G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) DT Memory $30, Kingston HyperX XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 $30,Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) $35AR

Would this memory:
Kingston HyperX XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory
be a good fit for the Intel Core i5-3570K and MSI Z77A-G41?
I will not be playing any high graphic games. It will mainly be a HTPC.
And yes I am new to the PC building world.

$30 for 8GB seems like a good deal.

Picked up the XMP T1 series... Hope it fits with my 212+!

Good deals but i think i better just hold off for another month..

Awesome Deals

Quote from ktbass : Would this memory: Kingston HyperX XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory be a good fit for the Intel Core i5-3570K and MSI Z77A-G41? I will not be playing any high graphic games. It will mainly be a HTPC. And yes I am new to the PC building world. $30 for 8GB seems like a good deal.

If you are building a HTPC you would be overkilling it with that build. I'm a hardcore gamer and I hardly push the limits of my CPU and RAM and I have the 8 gig G.SKILL Ripjaw X-Series (on the same page for $30) and a slightly overclocked i5 2500k.

$30 is a good buy for 8 gigs, but is becoming more and more frequent and common in the last month or so.

EDIT: I can tell you that your build will work for a HTPC, my friend has that exact processor/RAM combo in his HTPC and it works great.

Quote from superfan86 : If you are building a HTPC you would be overkilling it with that build. I'm a hardcore gamer and I hardly push the limits of my CPU and RAM and I have the 8 gig G.SKILL Ripjaw X-Series (on the same page for $30) and a slightly overclocked i5 2500k. $30 is a good buy for 8 gigs, but is becoming more and more frequent and common in the last month or so. EDIT: I can tell you that your build will work for a HTPC, my friend has that exact processor/RAM combo in his HTPC and it works great.

I appreciate the info! I'm going to go ahead and pull the trigger on this. Even if the price for 8GB drops to $20, that's only $10 off this deal.

Damn, I hope the 8GB stick drops to 20 bucks. I would swoop it in a heart beat and load up 32GB in my rig. Hot damn!

Quote from ktbass : Would this memory: Kingston HyperX XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory be a good fit for the Intel Core i5-3570K and MSI Z77A-G41? I will not be playing any high graphic games. It will mainly be a HTPC. And yes I am new to the PC building world. $30 for 8GB seems like a good deal.

Quote from superfan86 : If you are building a HTPC you would be overkilling it with that build. I'm a hardcore gamer and I hardly push the limits of my CPU and RAM and I have the 8 gig G.SKILL Ripjaw X-Series (on the same page for $30) and a slightly overclocked i5 2500k. $30 is a good buy for 8 gigs, but is becoming more and more frequent and common in the last month or so. EDIT: I can tell you that your build will work for a HTPC, my friend has that exact processor/RAM combo in his HTPC and it works great.

Quote from ktbass : I appreciate the info! I'm going to go ahead and pull the trigger on this. Even if the price for 8GB drops to $20, that's only $10 off this deal.

Good advice. More to the point, even that 3570K and Z77 are overkill for an HTPC. Unless you're using Handbrake a lot you'll never see the difference between that and an i3.

Yikes! Just noticed both HyperX voltages are over 1.5. Not healthy for SB or IB. Pass.

And that Ripjaws X is a nice set but CAS latency 10. Same series Ripjaws X shows up sometimes for CAS 9 at 1600, a ten percent boost. (Easy math, heh.)

Quote from ResidentPony : Yikes! Just noticed both HyperX voltages are over 1.5. Not healthy for SB or IB. Pass. And that Ripjaws X is a nice set but CAS latency 10. Same series Ripjaws X shows up sometimes for CAS 9 at 1600, a ten percent boost. (Easy math, heh.)

same reaosn why i didnt pull the trigger. im just gonna stick with good ol 1.5v cas9 1600mhz.

Any of the highly reviewed g.skill, corsair vengeance, etc. will do. $40 but worth the piece of mind.

Quote from ResidentPony : Yikes! Just noticed both HyperX voltages are over 1.5. Not healthy for SB or IB. Pass. And that Ripjaws X is a nice set but CAS latency 10. Same series Ripjaws X shows up sometimes for CAS 9 at 1600, a ten percent boost. (Easy math, heh.)

I didn't look at the detailed specs. I didn't realize that they offered the same ram with different CAS. Mine is the Ripjaw X, but I have a CAS of 9 @ 1600.

Does the project info change based on what NE gets in stock or are their 2 different models of that ram with the same name?

Quote from superfan86 : If you are building a HTPC you would be overkilling it with that build. I'm a hardcore gamer and I hardly push the limits of my CPU and RAM and I have the 8 gig G.SKILL Ripjaw X-Series (on the same page for $30) and a slightly overclocked i5 2500k. $30 is a good buy for 8 gigs, but is becoming more and more frequent and common in the last month or so. EDIT: I can tell you that your build will work for a HTPC, my friend has that exact processor/RAM combo in his HTPC and it works great.

Everyone's definition of a HTPC varies. Some do a little gaming on theirs also, but where you really need horsepower is if you do any kind movie ripping/converting. It's way more demanding than any game that you can throw at it. Fire up handbrake and you'll see what I mean.

Any chance of Amazon price matching these since it involves a discount code?

Quote from ResidentPony : Yikes! Just noticed both HyperX voltages are over 1.5. Not healthy for SB or IB. Pass. And that Ripjaws X is a nice set but CAS latency 10. Same series Ripjaws X shows up sometimes for CAS 9 at 1600, a ten percent boost. (Easy math, heh.)

Quote from ResidentPony : Good advice. More to the point, even that 3570K and Z77 are overkill for an HTPC. Unless you're using Handbrake a lot you'll never see the difference between that and an i3.

I'm fine with having a processor and mobo that are overkill. And yes I do rip a lot of DVDs/BluRays.
I ordered the Kingston HyperX XMP Blu Red Series. Should I cancel that order? I do not know what problems come with voltages over 1.5.