another_bryan Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Hey gang, I am building a hybrid rig that works by day (animation, rendering and CAD) and plays by night (left4Dead). Hopefully by now the systems are listed in the stats below. I am interested in a higher corei7 overclock (using the new D0 stepping) of somewhere between 3.8-4.0 gHz). I am also hoping to make use of 12GB of memory as this will allow me to run several instances of my renderer for those occasional late night rendering jobs. Which memory should I be buying that will give me the best odds for stability-Success? [ I dont mind slowing the memory down a bit in order to maintain the overclock, if this is indeed the sacrifice I need to make.] Am i Better off buying a pre-matched set of 12gb or 2 sets of higher-end 6gb? Your experience and thoughts are appreciated...thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 A pre-matched 12 GB set is your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another_bryan Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 I wish there was a dominator 12gb kit I feel like my chances would be better hitting stable overclocks under 12gb with the higher end ram than with the XMS series. Has anyone here managed to hit 1600 AND an overclock under a loaded 12gb ram stack? if so; can you show your settings and point me to the stick you are using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 FYI they DO have a 12 GB 1600 kit: HX3X12G1600C9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another_bryan Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 FYI they DO have a 12 GB 1600 kit: HX3X12G1600C9 Thats an XMS3 set right? I was always under the impression that line was more 'entry level' and probably not a good overclocker. am I misinformed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 9, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 9, 2009 That is the fastest 12 Gig set we offer and with 6 modules you will not get much over clocking on this platform if any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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