Posted June 1, 2013 Corsair Vengeance VS. Patriot Viper 3 I am currently in the middle of getting a list of parts together that I want for a new build. I plan on doing a red and black them around the Crosshair V. The only thing I can't really decide on is the RAM. The mobo has 2 red dimms and 2 black dimms, and I would like to have 1 red kit of RAM and 1 black kit of RAM. Both Corsair and Patriot have matching sets of RAM in red and black. I have no experience with Corsair or Patriot RAM and was wondering what the forum would recommend. The kits are the following: Corsair http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233310 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246 Patriot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220686 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220734 I know 32GB is overkill but I will be running multiple VMs and doing HD video and image editing. If anybody would be able to help that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 Go with Vengeance, I have them and they're awesome. Look balling and run well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 Get the cheapest CL9 1600 kit you can get. The CL10's are a waste of time and slower in anything but rendering and only if you overclock it properly. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220686 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220734 Edit: You also want ram with the same voltages. Getting identical ram like what I linked should be your best choice. If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 vengeance and I also own them i7-3770k, Gigabyte UD5H, NZXT Switch 810, OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD, WD Caviar Blue 1TB, 560 ti Twin Frozr II OC 2GB, Cooler Master V8, Corsair Vengeance 8GB, OCZ Modxstream 700w, Corsair k60 and M65. OH and RED LED LIGHTS FUCK YA :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 vengeance are awesome thats what im using and love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 Go with vengeance, ive got 4x 4gb black sticks in my rig and they look epic. CPU: i5 3570k PSU: CX650 Corsair SSD: 128GB Samsung 840 RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance Case: Zalman Z11 HDD: 500Gb Toshiba & 1TB Western Digital MOBO: ASrock Extreme 4 Z77 GPU: GTX 770 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 Author Haha wow, only 20 minutes and already 5 responses. I Guess I'll probably be going with the Vengeance then. Thanks guys. Here's a picture of a sloth in space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 Haha wow, only 20 minutes and already 5 responses. I Guess I'll probably be going with the Vengeance then. Thanks guys. Here's a picture of a sloth in space. Don't go with the vengeance. It's CL10 and is slower unless you overclock it and even then it will only be slightly faster for rendering but still generally slower. If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 You can always overclock your memory. I happened to get a good set of Corsair RAM. It's the XMS3 set, 2 x 4GB. Stock is 1333 CL9 @ 1.5V. I have them overclocked to 2000 CL10 1.65V. Corsair makes some great memory. CPU: Intel i5-2320 @ 3.9gHz GPU: MSI GTX 670 PE @ 1411/7387 I wanna go fast! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 You can always overclock your memory. I happened to get a good set of Corsair RAM. It's the XMS3 set, 2 x 4GB. Stock is 1333 CL9 @ 1.5V. I have them overclocked to 2000 CL10 1.65V. Corsair makes some great memory. The problem is not the frequency but the latency of CL10 ram. If you can avoid it and go CL9, do so. The situations is different from yours since you got CL9 ram. If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 Go G-Skill ripjaw series Fan Junkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 If I remember correctly, you combine the latency and frequency together to get the overall bandwidth/performance. So 1333mHz at CL9, you get 13.5 nanosecond response times. With 10664 MB/s max bandwidth. 1600 CL9 has a 11.25 nanosecond response, with 12800 MB/s max bandwidth. 1600 CL10 has a 12.5 nanosecond response, same bandwidth.. My 2000 CL10 has a 10 nanosecond response, with 16000 MB/s bandwidth. You solve for response time by taking 1 divided by the actual clock of the DDR RAM (1600mHz is 800) and multiplying by the CL number. 1/666 x 9 = .0135 or 13.5 ns. Solve for maximum bandwidth by multiplying the full clock speed by 8. What I'm saying, is he can buy the (most likely) cheaper CL10 kit, up the voltage, and change his timings or his frequency. Timing and frequency together matter, it isn't just timing. CPU: Intel i5-2320 @ 3.9gHz GPU: MSI GTX 670 PE @ 1411/7387 I wanna go fast! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2013 I have Patriot Viper 3 RAM and I love it. I haven't had any problems and Patriot is great for customer service. "The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing." - Dizzy Dean i7-4770K, ASUS Z87 Gryphon, EVGA GTX 780 Ti, 16 GB Kingston Fury RAM, Crucial M500 240 GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Seasonic 760W PSU, Asus BD, Phanteks Evlolv mATX (Gunmetal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 2, 2013 Author I've got at least 4 months until I'll be able to buy any parts for build. So I'll look into it again closer to that time. As long as nothing revolutionary comes out in the RAM market then I will probably end up going with the Vengeance as long as I can still find the red kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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