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Interesting find for ivy bridge/z77 memory selection

STiTRON
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After searching a long time for the perfect memory for my new build I found this article:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/ivy-bridge-ddr3_3.html

Basically says that a decent 2133mhz is the best kit for ivy bridge/z77 anymore and it's worthless...

Food for thought...

Main CPU: i7-3770k 1.2v 4.4ghz | MOBO: Asus M5E | RAM: Corsair Dom Plat. 2133mhz 8gb | GPU: Asus gtx 680 direct cu II Top | DRIVES: Samsung 840 Pro, Segate Baracuda, Western Digital Caviar Black | POWER SUPPLY: Corsair AX860 | CASE: CM HAF 932 a | CPU COOLER: H100 w/ push pull sp120's | KEYS: Ducky Shine II (black switches, purple backlit) | MOUSE: mionix naos 8200 ||||| Backup CPU: i5-4670k 1.2v 4.4ghz | MOBO: Asus M6H | RAM: Corsair Dom Plat. 1866mhz 8gb | GPU: Asus gtx 560 direct cu II OC | DRIVES: Samsung 840 Pro , Segate Baracuda | POWER SUPPLY: Corsair HX1050 | CASE: Corsair Carbide 300r window | CPU COOLER: Corsair H80 w/ push pull sp120's | KEYS: Microsoft sidewinder x4 | MOUSE: : Logitech g400 

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Yeah, it's generally known that 1600 MHz is the best you can really get (specifically for gaming).

It'll be a while before memory bottlenecks the rest of the system at all.

I have mine running at 2400. There's no difference.

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According to more charts you see a 5fps gain with crysis warhead, and a 16fps gain for farcry 2....

1600 vs. 2133 mhz

Some games will see a greater gain with faster ram, especially the CPU dependent ones.

I grabbed some dominator platinum, 16gb cas9 @2133mhz is epic!!!!! The problems start happening once you go above 2133mhz... Kits start jumping to 1.65 volt ram... Ivy bridge can "take damage" blah blah blah

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Main CPU: i7-3770k 1.2v 4.4ghz | MOBO: Asus M5E | RAM: Corsair Dom Plat. 2133mhz 8gb | GPU: Asus gtx 680 direct cu II Top | DRIVES: Samsung 840 Pro, Segate Baracuda, Western Digital Caviar Black | POWER SUPPLY: Corsair AX860 | CASE: CM HAF 932 a | CPU COOLER: H100 w/ push pull sp120's | KEYS: Ducky Shine II (black switches, purple backlit) | MOUSE: mionix naos 8200 ||||| Backup CPU: i5-4670k 1.2v 4.4ghz | MOBO: Asus M6H | RAM: Corsair Dom Plat. 1866mhz 8gb | GPU: Asus gtx 560 direct cu II OC | DRIVES: Samsung 840 Pro , Segate Baracuda | POWER SUPPLY: Corsair HX1050 | CASE: Corsair Carbide 300r window | CPU COOLER: Corsair H80 w/ push pull sp120's | KEYS: Microsoft sidewinder x4 | MOUSE: : Logitech g400 

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I have the Same platinums they are awsome.

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cas matters less for gaming. Also i heard ddr4 is coming soon! And if so i dont think memory will ever cause a bottle neck

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cas matters less for gaming. Also i heard ddr4 is coming soon! And if so i dont think memory will ever cause a bottle neck

Soon would be around 2015 for consumers. But you're right, memory isn't a bottleneck.

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2133MHz is the sweet spot for Ivy Bridge, much like 1866MHz is the sweet spot for Sandy Bridge,

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2133MHz is the sweet spot for Ivy Bridge, much like 1866MHz is the sweet spot for Sandy Bridge,
right on!!!

Main CPU: i7-3770k 1.2v 4.4ghz | MOBO: Asus M5E | RAM: Corsair Dom Plat. 2133mhz 8gb | GPU: Asus gtx 680 direct cu II Top | DRIVES: Samsung 840 Pro, Segate Baracuda, Western Digital Caviar Black | POWER SUPPLY: Corsair AX860 | CASE: CM HAF 932 a | CPU COOLER: H100 w/ push pull sp120's | KEYS: Ducky Shine II (black switches, purple backlit) | MOUSE: mionix naos 8200 ||||| Backup CPU: i5-4670k 1.2v 4.4ghz | MOBO: Asus M6H | RAM: Corsair Dom Plat. 1866mhz 8gb | GPU: Asus gtx 560 direct cu II OC | DRIVES: Samsung 840 Pro , Segate Baracuda | POWER SUPPLY: Corsair HX1050 | CASE: Corsair Carbide 300r window | CPU COOLER: Corsair H80 w/ push pull sp120's | KEYS: Microsoft sidewinder x4 | MOUSE: : Logitech g400 

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