16GB (4x4GB) G.Skill RipjawsX F3-17000CL9Q-16GBXLD 9-11-9-28-2T

[quake6]

I'm currently reviewing this sticks so I wanted to share with you some preliminary results what I have achieved. First of all, none of the scores are tweaked, just wanted to see and share what memory is capable. Memory is specified at 2133MHz with 9-11-9-28-2T latency by default, have lifetime warranty and comes with Turbulence fan.



Test Setup
Currently my MIVE isn't at my place so I decided to test new EVGA P67 board, FTW. Board is pretty solid, but lacking in read capability which you will see in Everest and Maxxmem scores and it is overvolting CPU voltage by 0.05v - 0.06v from idle to load and it is 0.02v more then what is showing in E-Leet, but voltage for memory and IMC are stable so what you see in E-Leet is the real voltage

- Core i7 2600k
- EVGA P67 FTW
- MSI GTX 580 Lightning
- WD 500GB Blue
- Windows 7 64-bit SP1



Results:




All of the results were done with 1.63v and with tRFC at 96 and I think that CPU is pretty close to its maximum, at least with this board as while I was testing it on AIR, I couldn't reach those clocks (it was almost 20MHz lower with same voltages and latency). Also I have some feeling that memory don't like voltage, but will test that further

[FedericoUY]

Wow, that's a great kit man. 2200 9-10-9 @ 1.63 is awesome. Are they fully stable? Any info on IC's?

[quake6]

Yes, they are fully stable, tested with Linx and Prime95 Blend tests.

I don't know which ICs are on it, never took off the HS

[Barr3l Rid3r]

Yes, they are fully stable, tested with Linx and Prime95 Blend tests.

I don't know which ICs are on it, never took off the HS

Ah don't worry they will fall soon then you tell us.

[quake6]

Why would they fall?

[Barr3l Rid3r]

Why would they fall?

G Skill usually make some great rams but their HS sux, and uses a really bad glue, some I've used here they felt in my hand when sticks was hot

[owikh84]

G Skill usually make some great rams but their HS sux, and uses a really bad glue, some I've used here they felt in my hand when sticks was hot

+1
Last month Taiwan G.Skill RMA attempted to reject my RMA due to loosen heatspreader. Said it's a physical damage and void warranty. After a few discussions with their top management then only they accepted my RMA request.

[gkiing]

Yeah, the G.Skill heat spreaders suck, they're thin sheet metal. I just got this Mushkin 996997, and the heat spreaders are cast and bolted together. Really impressed with the quality of the heatsink on these things (although it hits the bottom of my corsair a50 cpu hs and has to bend to the side in the ram socket a bit). The top of the heatsink is solid not sheetmetal meeting at a gap.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...200&Tpk=996997
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[FedericoUY]

You'll be happy with them, they overclock pretty well.

[Punisher!]

Nice kit man. 9-10 is really impressive for 4gb modules over 2000Mhz.

[Erklat]

Yeah, the G.Skill heat spreaders suck

+1. I wasn't happy with Mushkin Blackline either, those clips looked they could fall apart any moment. This is visible is bolted firm in space. Dominator too is whole different league compared to these.

Nice results btw.

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Two years later, yeah, yeah. I snagged a kit of these off eBay recently. They're BFR, but couldn't do 9-11-10 at 2400 stable. However, what shocked me is how high they went on RIVB+4930k. This was unintentional, I just put them in after benching a 4x8GB MFR kit and expected the board to do bad overclock recovery, but it booted and even passed Super Pi 32M when I ran it.