Upgrading RAM

[Ivan Duque]

Hello guys!

 

I'm looking to upgrade my RAM from 2x4GB of Corsair Vengeance (DDR3 1600MHZ) to 2x8GB, preferably Corsair (DDR3 1600MHZ), and found these two kits:

 

* Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3L DRAM 1600MHZ C9 1.35V Kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0123ZAWHA/
* Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 DRAM 1600MHZ C9 1.5V Kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5XAN06/

 

However, I'm in doubt since the DDR3L 1.35V kit is cheaper than the DDR3 1.5V kit right now.

I would like to know:

 

* ¿The DDR3L 1.35V kit will be compatible with my ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO and my i7 4790K?. I'm not sure since the motherboard site don't mention DDR3L and the CPU site mentions DDR3L 1.5V, not DDR3L 1.35V.

* ¿The DDR3L kit will run at 1600MHZ using 1.35V, or they will just run at a lower frecuency or at 1600MHZ using 1.5V in case they are not fully compatible?

 

If this gets complicated, maybe I will opt to get the DDR3 kit instead of the DDR3L kit in order to avoid the hassle and just use it at 1600MHZ 1.5V with XMP as my current kit works.

 

Looking forward to your comments.

Kind regards,

[Navbryce]

I'm not sure if getting Vengeance Pro (as opposed to Vengeance) RAM is worth the money. The main difference is just the heat sink... (Not clockspeeds/any other spec in this case)

[3rrant]

5 minutes ago, Ivan Duque said:

Hello guys!

 

I'm looking to upgrade my RAM from 2x4GB of Corsair Vengeance (DDR3 1600MHZ) to 2x8GB, preferably Corsair (DDR3 1600MHZ), and found these two kits:

 

* Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3L DRAM 1600MHZ C9 1.35V Kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0123ZAWHA/
* Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 DRAM 1600MHZ C9 1.5V Kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5XAN06/

 

However, I'm in doubt since the DDR3L 1.35V kit is cheaper than the DDR3 1.5V kit right now.

I would like to know:

 

* ¿The DDR3L 1.35V kit will be compatible with my ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO and my i7 4790K?. I'm not sure since the motherboard site don't mention DDR3L and the CPU site mentions DDR3L 1.5V, not DDR3L 1.35V.

* ¿The DDR3L kit will run at 1600MHZ using 1.35V, or they will just run at a lower frecuency or at 1600MHZ using 1.5V in case they are not fully compatible?

 

If this gets complicated, maybe I will opt to get the DDR3 kit instead of the DDR3L kit in order to avoid the hassle and just use it at 1600MHZ 1.5V with XMP as my current kit works.

 

Looking forward to your comments.

Kind regards,

DDR3L is just "lower power consumption" version. It doesn't change anything as long as it's the 240-pins version.

 

Go for the lowest price. If they are the same, go for the DDR3L if you want to overclock.

[Ivan Duque]

9 minutes ago, Navbryce said:

I'm not sure if getting Vengeance Pro (as opposed to Vengeance) RAM is worth the money. The main difference is just the heat sink... (Not clockspeeds/any other spec in this case)

So it would be the same if I get the "non" pro version?: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008E3M4QS/

It's actually cheaper and runs at 1600MHZ 1.5V but the latency is CL10 instead of CL9. At least I know for sure this will be 100% compatible with my CPU/Motherboard.