Mushkin XP 996657 4GB 2X2GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 CL7-7-7-20 Dual Channel Memory Kit
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 Rating: Review Date: 12/06/09 |
Mushkin XP 996657 4GB 2X2GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 CL7-7-7-20 Dual Channel Memory Kit
Cons:*On some motherboards they do not run at the advertised speed by default.*Can require voltage boost to reach stablity at advertised speed/timings.
Pros:*Good timings*Great price when on sale |
I would only recommend this ram for someone who is comfortable with tweaking in the bios. First, the ram did not run at the advertised speed by default. On my motherboard (gigabyte ma770t-ud3p) they ran at 1333mhz 9-9-9-24 at 2T. So you have to be comfortable enough to set the timings to the advertised 1600mhz 7-7-7-20 at 1T. However that will not run stable at stock voltages. To get stable I had to up the DDR3 voltage to 1.94v and add +0.15v to the CPU NB VID. Some people like doing this sort of thing anyway, and for those of us that do, this ram is great. This review was modfied by poster @ 12-06-09 10:51 PM