Some of my system specks 1st ...
Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (rev. 1.0) bios version F6
Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1866C9DF 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1866 CL 9-9-9-24
Intel Core i7 Extreme 975 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 3.33GHZ
ATM I have 6GB DDR3 3X2GB Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1866C9DF. I'll be selling this and would replace with a 3X4GB rather than adding another 3X2 (6GB) to existing RAM.
I want to upgrade to 12GB but unsure what kit to go with. I found quite a few posts on the web saying that this board is very picky with RAM but were mostly in the last year maybe earlier bios versions?
If any of you have this board with 12GB can you please share what memory you're using it with?
Here are some of the kits I'm looking at for now.
Corsair XMS3 Dominator CMP12GX3M3A1600C9 12GB DDR3 3X4GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9-24 $165
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=54051Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte PC3-12800 12GB 3X4GB DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24 1.5V $115
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60641Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte PC3-12800 12GB 3X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 1.65V $74.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=52621Corsair Vengeance 12GB 3X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 XMP $89.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57080G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL from NewEgg $98.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358 I've never used the Corsair Vengeance series with the X58 chipset so not sure on that?
PS: I buy most of my stuff at
www.ncix.com so if you could link me to something they carry would be awesome.
Thank you.