G.Skill Sniper Series 8 GB Dual Channel Memory Module (F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2)
Description:
8GB G.Skill DDR3 Sniper Series low-voltage (1.25V) dual channel kit, 2x4GB modules, PC3-12800 with timings of 9-9-9-24. 1600MHz memory kit, 1.25V, designed for Intel P67 and P55 Series. With amazingly unique Sniper 'gun' heatsinks.
Details:
Detail
Value
Binding
Personal Computers
Brand
G.Skill
EAN
0848354007227
Feature
Non-ECC
Weight
0.29 pounds
Label
G.Skill
Manufacturer
G.Skill
MPN
F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2
Package Quantity
1
Product Group
CE
Product Type Name
RAM_MEMORY
Publisher
G.Skill
SKU
13675387
Studio
G.Skill
Title
G.Skill Sniper Series 8 GB Dual Channel Memory Module (F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2)
I bought these from a local guy off craigslist for $40.00, use them on My H67 1155 mobo with zero problems. they give a high WEI score and I never have speed issues while gaming or running multiple applications.
lifetime warrantee is nice also touch also. as for the "sniper design", the heatsinks add a little bit of unwanted space footprint, but they still fit okay next to my low profile heatsink.
I would buy them again in a heartbeat.
Pros
Cons
fast, compatibility, lifetime warrantee, low voltage
In the Cons part of the review the set I bought had a bad stick bu the other was good, this ram seems...OK. the Speed shipped with them was 1600-9-9-9-24-2T but the failing stick will not run at 1333-8-8-8-24-2T. I think the Corsair Vengeance would have been a better choice this was G.Skill's reaction to that for people to use it on Sandy Bridge.
Cost:
I picked these up on newegg for $49.99 on 10/19/2011.
Why:
I bought these because I liked the lower voltage being that it was going to be in a 24/7 F@H rig. Less volts = less heat.
Cosmetics:
Pleasing, if you're into things that look "pretty" these sticks certainly do it. For me I care more about functionality rather than looks.
Performance:
What you can expect from 1600 speed memory. Just at a lower voltage!
Other:
I ran them at stock clock for about a month and a half before I decided to overclock them. Currently I'm running this memory at 1.5 volts with a timing of 10-10-10-28 and at 1866. It's been stable for about a day with a few passes through Prime 95 and running huge adv.
I plan on tweaking the timings a bit more in the future.
So I grabbed 2 sets of this up. My rig is current and in my sig, so check the specs. I almost moved to 1366 from my phenom 2 platform for the triple channel memory until I did some more research. Sandy bridge is dual channel memory, but just as good if not improved over triple channel stuff.
My sandra memory bandwidth at stock and 1.25v was around 20 gb/s. I decided to shoot for the 1866 overclock. I needed 1.35v to get stable in prime and also discovered I needed a vccio bump to 1.16v after passing memtest but failing a worker after a couple hours in prime, so be weary of that. Timings for 1866 were loosened to 10-10-10-25 from stock 9-9-9-24 although Im sure that there are some that could be tightened back up on 1.35v Im currently running, or maybe with a little bit more voltage. Under the 1866 overclock my sandra memory bandwidth is about 23 gb/s and my latency is 58ns.
These sticks have great performance for any platform. And on sandy bridge where the cpu/IMC are so closely intertwined, I cant help but imagine such a reduced voltage (and by proxy, temperature) which will encourage chip longevity.
I decide to go with these sticks after being sorely dissapointed by garbage corsair vengeance. Two sets failed on me and would not run at rated speeds no matter the voltage increase, with only 2 dimms populated. Corsair makes good products, just not memory in my oppinion. Stick with gskill for that and you wont be let down.
As you can see from my pics, it is only slightly bested in the bandwidth department by triple channel, but the difference is really negligible.
The following benches are with the 1866 overclock. Its very easy to attain so sorry I didnt include the stock benches as well.
This picture is with highly overclocked ram (2ghz i think- the yellow one) with tighter timings on an AMD platform, at look at the bandwidth improvement of the sniper used on sandy bridge.
Pros
Cons
Low voltage, low temps, 1866 on 1.35v
Cant really think of any, some people complain about the heatsink shaped like a gun, but to be honest I never noticed
I ended up buying these to replace my power hungry Corsair Vengeance. Was a great move. I bought two 8GB kits for $99.99 from Newegg.
Of course, lower voltage means less heat, and also gives a bit more headroom for overclocking. Currently I'm running stock at 1600mhz, but was able to get them to 1866 with just loosening the timings up a bit to
10-9-10-28 and bump the voltage to 1.5v . Was nice and stable through intel burntest on extreme.
The heatspreader design is pretty nice looking too. Simple black is what I like. Rather low profile too so its great for anyone with heatsink clearance issues.
I have the same type of memory, i was wondering how much of a performance boost it was overclocking them? Is it worth the time or is there little differnce? Is it possible to get these low voltage babies to 2666MHz?...Seems highly unlikely to me.
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