💾 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory F3-1600C9D-16GXM Review

So the highest "standard" RAM bar is 1600 MHz. That's not it. This is a stick of 1333MHz RAM overclocked to 1600MHz and needs to be unlocked via the XMP profile on the motherboard. This is not a plug and play 1600MHz. So if you open CPU ID or equivalent software and don't understand why your clock speed is 1333 instead of 1600 (technically you'll be running on half of each of the two channels), it's because you need to enable XMP in the BIOS. This should be SPECIFICALLY stated as many people do

Reading and displaying various memory modules, G.Skill F3-1600C9D-16GXM has a tested latency: 9-9-9-24-2N memory performance that caught my attention and please take a look check the technical details for free on their website gskill.com/en/product/f3-1600c9d-16gxm I am originally using G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL on my Windows 7 Ultimate System Build on an Intel DP55KG Desktop Board. Extreme Series already from 10/17/2010 with an Intel Core i7-875K processor and this hardware is still running…

I have a rudimentary knowledge of BIOS settings and I think it would have helped with the install, but to get the most out of this RAM it was just a matter of plugging it in, clicking the XMP selector and booting . It just worked. It's not the best price for DDR3 RAM, but my first (cheapest) choice saved the hardware from failing. This one did it on first boot. My old LGA1155 motherboard is now 32GB max. Aside from a complete overhaul of my system, I couldn't be happier. Definitely recommend…

I've been using an ASRock Z68 Fatal1ty Gen3 Pro motherboard and an Intel 3770K (4.4GHz) processor for almost 10 years with no problems, and the RAM is Mushkin uses DDR3 Redline 2400MHz for the first 5 years. Then everything went wrong and Mushkin didn't have that Redline anymore, so they replaced that with a Blackline 2400MHz and were allowed to upgrade from 8GB (2x4GB) to 16GB (2x8GB) for free! Having used them for the last few years they still work great but after upgrading from Win 7 to 10…

Combined with ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 and FX6300. The memory works perfectly with the rest of the parts. The XMP profile for DDR3-1600 operation is detected in the settings and I immediately set it up with that profile. Top it all off with a lifetime guarantee and what more could you ask for than perhaps a lower price. I don't overclock, so I can't comment on that. However, as with all things technical, be sure to read the setup instructions and recommendations for that memory, as well as your…

This is RAM. It works. It came in retail box. at 1600MHz; before you complain that it's 1333 -MHz RAM, go into the BIOS settings and indeed check it, tune it right and you can squeeze every last drop of performance if your bios supports intel xmp (interestingly the bios on my system is AMD based) you can out of it get the correct stats, otherwise it takes a bit of trial and error. Maybe not the best RAM (there's faster RAM out there if your system supports it and mine doesn't), but definitely…