Looking for some low-profile memory

[Speedbird]

Hi

 

I'm looking for some low-profile DDR3 memory for my next PC. I need an 8GB kit (2x4 is preferred) running at 1866 MHz and CL9. Voltage should be 1.5V or less (I'm using a Haswell CPU). So far I've found the GSkill Ripjaws X.

[xox]

RED:  http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-red-low-profile-pc3-14900-%281866%29-non-ecc-cas-9-10-9-27-xmp-15v

BLUE: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-lp-cerulean-blue-pc3-14900-(1866)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-10-9-2

[Speedbird]

BREAD:  http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-red-low-profile-pc3-14900-%281866%29-non-ecc-cas-9-10-9-27-xmp-15v

BLUE: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-lp-cerulean-blue-pc3-14900-(1866)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-10-9-2

Thanks.

 

The 'red to bread extension' I made sure makes it funny

[GloriousPain]

Hi

 

I'm looking for some low-profile DDR3 memory for my next PC. I need an 8GB kit (2x4 is preferred) running at 1866 MHz and CL9. Voltage should be 1.5V or less (I'm using a Haswell CPU). So far I've found the GSkill Ripjaws X.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148662&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

try this(or looking for equivalent) it's far lower profile(Look at the notches on the sides of dimms and compare) and lower voltage(1.35v instead of 1.5v) than previously reccommending (plus Corsair RAM has been shown to be less durable than average in the past but it's nearly neglible) it's 1600 but it can easily go 1866 (99% of the time) and true CL 9 (9-9-9-27 not CL 9-10-9-27)

[i_build_nanosuits]

i just want to point out that i use the exact red vengeance 1866 modules in the first link and they are awesome...

ALSO...avoid crucial ballistix at all cost they have the highest rate of failure and are well known to be amongst if not the worst line of DDR3 dimms available.

[i_build_nanosuits]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148662&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

try this(or looking for equivalent) it's far lower profile(Look at the notches on the sides of dimms and compare) and lower voltage(1.35v instead of 1.5v) than previously reccommending (plus Corsair RAM has been shown to be less durable than average in the past but it's nearly neglible) it's 1600 but it can easily go 1866 (99% of the time) and true CL 9 (9-9-9-27 not CL 9-10-9-27)

it's the other way around mate the corsair vengeance dimms are amongst the best available and crucial is shit.

[Speedbird]

i just want to point out that i use the exact red vengeance 1866 modules in the first link and they are awesome...

ALSO...avoid crucial ballistix at all cost they have the highest rate of failure and are well known to be amongst if not the worst line of DDR3 dimms available.

Thanks and thanks. I was actually thinking about Crucial, so thank you for leading me away from that.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Thanks and thanks. I was actually thinking about Crucial, so thank you for leading me away from that.

a quick google search will confirm my say.

[GloriousPain]

i just want to point out that i use the exact red vengeance 1866 modules in the first link and they are awesome...

ALSO...avoid crucial ballistix at all cost they have the highest rate of failure and are well known to be amongst if not the worst line of DDR3 dimms available.

 

 

it's the other way around mate the corsair vengeance dimms are amongst the best available and crucial is shit.

 

 

Thanks and thanks. I was actually thinking about Crucial, so thank you for leading me away from that.

 

 

a quick google search will confirm my say.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/108284-huge-list-of-failure-rates-on-pc-components-french-but-i-translated-nearly-everything/ 

Corsair IS TERRIBLE not crucial I think Nanosuits is dyslexic... but as I had said in my post it's nearly neglible as it's by fractions of a percent... (copy pasted rates in post below)

[GloriousPain]

Memory/RAM:

Article posted on May 10th 2013:

 

Average Failure rates:

 

- Kingston 0,20% (vs 0,27% year before)
- Crucial 0,39% (vs 0,30% year before)

- G.Skill 0,95% (vs 1,01% year before)

- Corsair 1,18% (vs 1,06% year before)

 

The rankings stay the same from the previous year. Kingston and G-skill reduce their failure rates, while it increases for Crucial and Corsair.

 

Here are the 5 products with the most returns:

- 4,92% : Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (4x4) DDR3 1600 CL9
- 4,46% : Corsair Vengeance LP Black 16 GB (4x4) DDR3 1600 CL9
- 4,35% : Corsair Vengeance LP Blue 16 GB (4x4) DDR3 1600 CL9
- 3,46% : Corsair XM3 8 GB (2x4) DDR3 1333 CL9
- 3,31% : Corsair XM3 16 GB (2x8) DDR3 1600 CL11

 

Corsair apparently had some problems with it's DDR3 kits during this time period, notably vengeance kits.

 

Article posted on October 30th, 2013:

 

Average Failure rates:

 

- Kingston 0,20% (vs 0,20% before)
- Crucial 0,46% (vs 0,39% before)

- G.Skill 0,90% (vs 0,95% before)

- Corsair 1,08% (vs 1,18% before)

 

For the third consecutive period, the ranking stays the same. Kingston keeps it's very low return rate, while we see a small increase in crucial and a small improvement in G. Skill and Corsair failure rates. 

 

Here again, we don't take see any memory kits with over 5% return rates, nevertheless here are the 5 kits with the highest return rates:

 

- 4,41% Corsair XMS 4 GB (2x2) DDR3 1333 CL9

- 4,14% Corsair XMS3 8 GB (2x4) DDR3 1333 CL9
- 3,63% Corsair Value Select 8 GB DDR3 1333 CL9
- 2,73% Corsair Mac Memory SO-DIMM 8 GB (2x4) DDR3 1066 CL7
- 2,67% Corsair Vengeance SO-DIMM 16 GB (2x8) DDR3 1600 CL10

 

Just like the last article we only see corsair models in this ranking, however this time around the models with the highest failure rates are not necessarily the highest end ones (vengeance series). 

[Speedbird]

Crucial won't work for me.

 

1) They're all 1.65V

2) The heatspreaders are too damn high.