Hi all, I'm looking for some expert advice about my RAM choice and any experiences with the 1600 kingston ram, the dilema is that the 8gb 1600 kingston ram (4x2) is only 1 quid cheaper than the standard 8gb 1333 (2x4), so I figured it was a no brainer when i ordered to go for the higher and possibly better made kingston xmp choice...
However while I've been waiting in the queue i've found some posts on here and elsewhere that suggest 1600 is a less stable frequency, perhaps causing crashes that may not present themselves in a short period of quality control testing. Any truth to this or is it only a slightly higher risk?
I'm not planning to overclock straight away but it's nice to have the option at a latter date so I thought the higher speed would be better, but if it's gonna cause any stability issues before i even overclock i'd rather just have a stable system.
Basically I'd like to know if anyone has had any lockup problems using the kingston ram and if it's worth me changing to the 1333 standard rather than have problems down the line? Also the standard 1333 is only 2 sticks instead of 4 which i hear is generally better but by how much.
I'm using my system mainly for gaming, WoW, Company of Heroes and looking forward to Shogun Total War 2 when it finally gets finished.
A few miliseconds wont make much difference really if its at the cost of stability, so for a quid either way which is the way I should go ya think, 1600 or 1333?
Also I know many of you are down on the Killer network card, as the jury is out on them, so before you tell me to lose that dont bother, I like the various options and had the 1st killer card in my old system and it gave a slight boost I feel, perhaps placebo but still.
Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost
Motherboard
ASUS® P7P55D-E PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
1.5TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD15EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium PCI Express (£59)
Network Facilities
Bigfoot Killer 2100 PCI-E Gigabit LAN Card - Max Performance Online Gaming (£69)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
However while I've been waiting in the queue i've found some posts on here and elsewhere that suggest 1600 is a less stable frequency, perhaps causing crashes that may not present themselves in a short period of quality control testing. Any truth to this or is it only a slightly higher risk?
I'm not planning to overclock straight away but it's nice to have the option at a latter date so I thought the higher speed would be better, but if it's gonna cause any stability issues before i even overclock i'd rather just have a stable system.
Basically I'd like to know if anyone has had any lockup problems using the kingston ram and if it's worth me changing to the 1333 standard rather than have problems down the line? Also the standard 1333 is only 2 sticks instead of 4 which i hear is generally better but by how much.
I'm using my system mainly for gaming, WoW, Company of Heroes and looking forward to Shogun Total War 2 when it finally gets finished.
A few miliseconds wont make much difference really if its at the cost of stability, so for a quid either way which is the way I should go ya think, 1600 or 1333?
Also I know many of you are down on the Killer network card, as the jury is out on them, so before you tell me to lose that dont bother, I like the various options and had the 1st killer card in my old system and it gave a slight boost I feel, perhaps placebo but still.
Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost
Motherboard
ASUS® P7P55D-E PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
1.5TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD15EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium PCI Express (£59)
Network Facilities
Bigfoot Killer 2100 PCI-E Gigabit LAN Card - Max Performance Online Gaming (£69)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)