Dear XtremeSystems forum members,

I am looking for a little advice or comments on a high value, performance 3x2GB DDR3 Kit. After surveying the market, it looks like I am in the $200 ballpark.

This RAM will going into an Intel DX58SO revision 504 (and perhaps DX58SO2 if and when released). I only use Intel motherboards because that is the standard for the "hackintosh" Mac OS X development project I work on.

Otherwise, I am planning to use this memory with an Intel Core i7-980X and a Noctua NH-D14 (so I may have to deal with a heatspeader versus CPU heatsink clearance issue on one DIMM, but I am prepared to Dremel!).

Here is what I am naively looking at:

$220 after rebate:
Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback 998826
DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 6-8-6-24 1.65V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226124

$220 after rebate:
Mushkin Enhanced Redline 998805
DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 6-8-6-24 1.65V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226121

Is the any real difference between Ridgeback or Redline (besides the free 2GB USB false drive)? Same IC's?


$190:
G.SKILL PI Series F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI
DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 7-8-7-24-2N 1.5V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231335


I am inclined to go with the Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback 998826 kit.

What other 3x2GB DDR3 Kit kits should I be looking at?

Thanks for your input!