G.Skill PI or Kingston HyperX ?

Ghost.26 · Feb 24, 2009

Hi guys.

It's finally this week that I decide which RAM I'll be buying.

Now it's between G.Skill PI PC2-6400 and Kingston HyperX PC2-8500. I would buy 2 kits for a total of 8 GB.

Both are at the same price. Newegg "seems" to have HyperX in stock.... I hope they will still have this kit in stock tomorrow...

Anyways, here is a little summary of both kits :

Kingston is 1066
G.Skill is 800

Kingston runs at 2.2v
G.Skill runs at 1.8v

Both has a good heatspreader, but there is a little advantage to the G.Skill.

Both has the same bandwidth at the same clock speeds.

Reliability and Kingston's legendary stability or lower voltage and heat ( and easier to manage for the northbridge ) of G.SKill ?

Note that I plan to overclock my CPU on a 450x9 bus configuration to eventually hit the 4 GHz. The G.Skill can overclock to 450 MHz without any problem.

My motherboard : Asus Technologies Motherboard: Asus Maximus Formula / Intel X38 Express Chipset / ICH9R Southbridge / Intel 45nm Processors Ready

What's your point of view ??? Here is a review comparing the HyperX and the G.Skill : http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/gskillpi6400_5

Thank you very much.

Ghost.26

wingman99 · Feb 24, 2009

I like Kingston HyperX never had a problem. :attn:

Ghost.26 · Feb 24, 2009

G.Skill too has a pretty good reputation ... That's why I'm so hesitating between both brand.

Remember it's 2 kit for a total of 8 GB. Two kits operating at 1.8v wouldn't be better than two kits operating at 2.2v-2.3v?

Earlier, it was clear : G.Skill. But now I've seen Kingston arriving in stock on Newegg and now I'm totally in a dilema.

hi-yield · Feb 24, 2009

I just bought a 4Gb set of Hyper X from the Egg.
They were in stock then (3 days ago) :clap:

Edit: PC2- 6400 though.

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

GSkill bins their RAM very tightly. Don't assume an 800 kit will hit 1000 MHz. They are good quality, but be sure to buy the speed you need. I would go with the Kinston between those two.

Shiggity · Feb 25, 2009

18 is # 1 said:
GSkill bins their RAM very tightly. Don't assume an 800 kit will hit 1000 MHz. They are good quality, but be sure to buy the speed you need. I would go with the Kinston between those two.

+1

My gskills run incredibly solid at 800-875, but they refuse to do any higher.

Ghost.26 · Feb 25, 2009

NQ and PI Series are completely different too...

According to reviews ( based on December 1st ) the PI series can do the 1000 Mhz @ 1.9-1.95v with 5-5-5-15 timmings on a standard P35 mobo.

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=674&pageid=3

I think I can expect at least 450 MHz with 4 sticks running at 4-4-4-12 ( at worse at 5-5-5-15 ) @ 1.9v on a Maximus Formula.

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

Ghost.26 said:
NQ and PI Series are completely different too...

According to reviews ( based on December 1st ) the PI series can do the 1000 Mhz @ 1.9-1.95v with 5-5-5-15 timmings on a standard P35 mobo.

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=674&pageid=3

I think I can expect at least 450 MHz with 4 sticks running at 4-4-4-12 ( at worse at 5-5-5-15 ) @ 1.9v on a Maximus Formula.

If you're going to use an Intel processor, speed will benefit you more than tight timings.

gigabit · Feb 25, 2009

My G.Skill DDR2-900 BPI's will do 1066 at 5-5-5-15 with 2.1v easy on my 780i.But ive been running them a little under volted at DDR2 900 4-4-4-12 with 1.95v

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

gigabit said:
My G.Skill DDR2-900 BPI's will do 1066 at 5-5-5-15 with 2.1v easy on my 780i.But ive been running them a little under volted at DDR2 900 4-4-4-12 with 1.95v

Have you actually had them that high? I'd like a screenie as I've read they don't like cas5.

Ghost.26 · Feb 25, 2009

That's what I read too. The PI 6400 likes better the CAS5...

I really can't decide myself on which kit to get...

G.Skill PI 800 overclocked to 900 using 1:1 ratio, lowest voltage possible, best heatsink and immediate shipping.
or
G.Skill PK 1066 using another ratio to hit the 1800 MHz FSB, 2.1v instead of 1.8-1.9v and Newegg shipping which seems longer for purchases in Canada.

Newegg doesn't have any more Kingston in stock... they never get the HyperX in sotck for more than 1 day.

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

The Pi black 800 & 900 use the same ICs.

Ghost.26 · Feb 25, 2009

This is not what I've already read ... Anyways. I'm hesitating between the PK 8500 and PI 6400.

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

I highly recommend the 1066 over the 800s

Ghost.26 · Feb 25, 2009

Give me some reasons please

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

Those are Powerchip ICs. They should do about 1100 MHz 5-5-5-15 at 2.0v
Same as my Mushkin...

Ghost.26 · Feb 25, 2009

Yes, but the PI are enough to hit 4 Ghz with my E8400 based on a 450x9 bus configuration.

I just want the best bang for the buck, the best quality for the buck. Not the one that overclocks the most or can break overclock records.

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

Ghost.26 said:
I just want the best bang for the buck

For $34 after MIR, these are the best bang: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267

The best choice of the two you listed is the 1066. Even if you don't plan to OC them now, it allows you more flexibility in the future.

Ghost.26 · Feb 25, 2009

The Reaper are too pricey. 101 $ CDN with only one kit applying the MIR is totally out of by 17-years old budget

And 82 $ per kit for the PC2-8500 are also too pricey. And the 6400 kit doesn't seem to have the best reputation in overclocking...

What do you mean by more flexibility ? I don't expect to go farther than 450Mhz of bus speed, really. And the PI Series has a lot of voltage room.

18 is # 1 · Feb 25, 2009

Ghost.26 said:
The Reaper are too pricey. 101 $ CDN with only one kit applying the MIR is totally out of by 17-years old budget And 82 $ per kit for the PC2-8500 are also too pricey. And the 6400 kit doesn't seem to have the best reputation in overclocking...

What do you mean by more flexibility ? I don't expect to go farther than 450Mhz of bus speed, really. And the PI Series has a lot of voltage room.

Flexibility to OC the RAM in the future if you choose to. You didn't say where you are from, or I could hve made this easier. These are the best value: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146726

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