CORSAIR DOMINATOR RAM worth it?

Motox20

Motox20

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As I'm fine tuning my build I've come across RAM that says it's designed specifically for certain CPU's and I'm wondering if this set is worth the extra $$. I've built quite a few comps and I usually try to budget myself but this time I want to do it right with the best I can get.

A few of the reviews have the same MB and CPU I'm planning on, AMD phenom II x6 1090T(planning to OC to about 3.8GHz) and ASUS Crosshair IV Formula so I'm confident that it's compatible and will run like I want it to.

RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145284

The G.Skill Ripjaws RAM I was planning is about half the price, but if this RAM is that much better it'll be worth it.

Thanks for any input
 
hmm, they'll work with AMD even though the compatibility only lists Intel CPU's? That kind of thing always makes me nervous, if that's the case I was skipping over a bunch of RAM while looking.

I'll do some more research on these, thanks.
 
Motox20 said:
hmm, they'll work with AMD even though the compatibility only lists Intel CPU's? That kind of thing always makes me nervous, if that's the case I was skipping over a bunch of RAM while looking.

I'll do some more research on these, thanks.
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It (generally) doesn't matter about the compatibility list. If it is the same memory standard (DDR, DDR2, DDR3 etc), if it has voltages that the board and CPU can handle, if it has speeds that the mobo can handle, it will work
 
From what I understand for Sandy bridge they have to be 1.65V or lower by default. So if has good timing and low voltage hence (Designed for or Compatible with P67 blah blah blah) But it works just fine on AMD systems. The lower the voltage the better for either one.
 
Awesome! This is some great info to have, I just assumed that when it said Designed for i5, i7, etc that it wouldn't work as well with AMD.

Thanks very much all.
 
Aastii said:
It (generally) doesn't matter about the compatibility list. If it is the same memory standard (DDR, DDR2, DDR3 etc), if it has voltages that the board and CPU can handle, if it has speeds that the mobo can handle, it will work
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StrangleHold said:
From what I understand for Sandy bridge they have to be 1.65V or lower by default. So if has good timing and low voltage hence (Designed for or Compatible with P67 blah blah blah) But it works just fine on AMD systems. The lower the voltage the better for either one.
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Aastii is right, for SB 1.65v is the highest "official" standard, most RAM won't need more than that voltage unless you're overclocking. I use 1.8v on my RAM (because it's running 7-9-7-24 timings) perfectly fine.
 
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