4GB Corsair XMS3 1600MHz PC12800 DDR3 $22.29 or 8GB $42.29 Shipped AR

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  • July 5, 2011 at 2:20 pm #26122
    Aaron Ledger

      TigerDirect has 4GB Corsair XMS3 1600MHz PC12800 DDR3 for $22.29 shipped after $20 rebate. Buy 2 for dual channel for 8GB @ $42.29 shipped after $40 rebate.

      7/21: Updated deal, now with even lower pricing

      July 5, 2011 at 2:34 pm #30552
      topperdude

        Frys.com has similar (if not same) RAM for a bit less currently ($42 shipped AR):

        http://www.frys.com/product/6410762

        July 20, 2011 at 5:00 pm #30742
        DavidStein

          that price is low enough to tempt me to go to 16GB, even though i have absolutely no reason for more (heck, even 8GB is overkill) 

          July 20, 2011 at 5:44 pm #30743
          mikinho

            [quote=DavidStein]

            that price is low enough to tempt me to go to 16GB, even though i have absolutely no reason for more (heck, even 8GB is overkill) 

            [/quote]

            I wouldn’t suggest using this RAM w/ 16GB.  I’ve tested it in 12 systems and at 16GB it is NOT stable.

             

            Edit: I posted from wrong account…cutpaste as me 🙂

            July 20, 2011 at 5:51 pm #30744
            DavidStein

              good to know, i was safe anyways because the reviews on tigerdirect said it only runs 1333 at 1.5V, 1600 needs 1.65V and I’ve got a sandy bridge rig.

              July 20, 2011 at 6:05 pm #30745
              swoon

                I haven’t tried 16GB, but I am using 8GB of this @ 1333 1.5v just fine. I suppose it may be capable of 1600 @ 1.5v, it’s just not spec’d for it so YMMV.

                July 20, 2011 at 6:24 pm #30746
                jrandeck

                  [quote=mikinho]

                  I wouldn’t suggest using this RAM w/ 16GB.  I’ve tested it in 12 systems and at 16GB it is NOT stable.

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                  Were you testing it at the rated speed or a step slower?   In every system I’ve ever tried to put 4 sticks of memory into over the last several years I’ve had to back the memory clock off one step to make the system stable. (Of course it hasn’t been that often, really.)

                  I’ve never tried buying a matched set of 4 sticks to get around that, but from what I’ve read, that’s the fix for the issue.

                   

                  July 20, 2011 at 6:29 pm #30747
                  mikinho

                    [quote=jrandeck]

                    Were you testing it at the rated speed or a step slower?   In every system I’ve ever tried to put 4 sticks of memory into over the last several years I’ve had to back the memory clock off one step to make the system stable. (Of course it hasn’t been that often, really.)

                    I’ve never tried buying a matched set of 4 sticks to get around that, but from what I’ve read, that’s the fix for the issue.

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                    Yes.  I tried as far as 800MHz and still not stable.

                    I ended up going w/ a recommendation from Mike Garcen with Kingston HyperX that was half the price for 16GB and it works w/o issue at top speeds.

                    Second time Corsair has really let me down.  The first was a similar issue with my server and 32GB of RAM.  Went with Crucial there.

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