ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe, what is the best ram for running XMP mode on this mobo?

[beastontheroad]

Hello,

I am about to buy some RAM for this board ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe as the Corsair ram I already purchased (tw3x4g1600c9d g) seems to be aimed primarily at the AMD platform.

What is the best ram to use on this board? I want to set it to XMP mode and let it handle everything? Is this possible? Price is not an issue.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I couldn't find much info on this board aside from the link below.

 

http://www.corsair.com/testreports/report_print_new.aspx?r_id=1249020&p_id=1105952&m_id=1081261

 

I checked the mobo ram config guide on the Corsair site and was looking at the ram listed below. Will these run well in XMP mode on my mobo and do they support XMP as there is no mention of this on the page. What is the difference with the black heat spreader and the dominator spreader? Do they include cooling fans? Thanks...

 

 

http://www.corsair.com/configurator/product_results.aspx?id=1498752

 

 

CMT4GX3M2A1600C7 DDR3-1600 (DominatorGT-12800C7*4GB) 4GB Kit (2 x 2GB) 1.65v 7-7-7-20-2T

 

and

 

CMG4GX3M2A1600C7 DDR3-1600 (DominatorGT-12800C7*4GB) 4GB Kit (2 x 2GB) 1.65v 7-7-7-20-2T

 

 

 

I found this ram online CMT4GX3M2A1600C7 with the airflow fans, is it the same as the Ram in the Corsair labs test report as the numbers at the start of it are different?

[beastontheroad]

Hmmmm.... no answers.... I shall look elsewhere for help.

[Yellowbeard]

Any of the 1600C7 or 1600C8 "flavors" found HERE would be a very good fit for that board and CPU combo. I assume you are using the 870 listed in your spex?

[beastontheroad]

Cheers thanks for the info and fast response :) Yes it is for the i7-870

 

Would this be the best ram of the bunch? [CMT4GX3M2A1600C7] Corsair 4GB (2 x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) XMP, DOMINATOR GT+ DHX + AirFan, DDR3, for Intel Core i7,i5, i3, 2x240-pin DIMMs, 7-7-7-20,