After getting a Kingston memory kit which really doesn't play nice with my R4E I have come to the conclusion that it will be much better to purchase a new kit rather than trying to get my current kit working (it's new and I'll use it in some other machines instead).
This time I thought I'd look through the Qualified Vendor List (QVL) and buy a kit listed on it.
Problem is: A lot of these kits are not available anymore
😞I would have preferred a 16 GB kit, since apparently getting two 8GB kits does not guarantee a working setup on the R4E (i swear, modern machines are just way too picky when it comes to RAM!)
I decided on the G.SKILL F3-17000CL9Q-16GBXLD. But apparently nobody sells that kit anymore. My local hardware-pushers don't have it. My local e-shops don't have it. Amazon doesn't have it. E-bay doesn't have it.
They all do have the G-SKILL F3-17000CL9Q-16GBXM (notice the last XLD has been exhanged with XM) which is a lot similar, but not 100% (a few timings are changed).
The updated QVL on Asus' website has only added a few 4 GB kits in the 2400 MHz range, so no help there either.
Does anyone have a good suggestion for a working set of 16GB memory modules WHICH I CAN ACTUALLY PURCHASE at this point in time, and preferably above the 1600 MHz mark?
If not, what is your opinion on the allmost-but-not-quite identical G.SKILL F3-17000CL9Q-16GBXM kit?
I don't mind using multiple smaller kits if they will actually work with the R4E, but after having to "discard" a perfectly good kit of 1866 Mhz Kingston HyperX sticks because new systems are so damn picky with these things (not bashing the R4E here, just observing a sad trend for PC hardware anno 2012), I am not about to buy something without doing some research.
Thanks;
- Jesper
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