G.Skill RipjawsX 4GB DDR3-2133mhz Review @ £50 inc vat

1. Introduction2. G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-2133mhz3. Testing Methodology and Setup4. KitGuru Photoshop Benchmark5. AIDA 646. SiSoft Sandra7. 3D Studio Max 20118. MaxxMem 29. Closing Thoughts10. View All Pages

Today, we are using the excellent Asus P8P67 Deluxe motherboard.

The memory was immediately detected and a voltage of 1.65 was applied. Overclocking memory with today's boards isn't quite as versatile as it used to be due to Sandybridge platform changes.

The memory speed was accessible via the pop down frequency panel in the bios as seen in the image above left. We tried to tighten RAS to CAS Latency timings to 9 and then 10, but the system wouldn't boot, even with extra voltage.

System Validation is available here.

Even with extra voltage we couldn't get the generalised timings tighter, although we did get the Command Rate to 1T. We managed to overclock the memory to 2230mhz via FSB overclocking, but it made little, if any difference to the results. We are therefore concentrating the review on the default ‘2133mhz' profile settings in the bios, and by manually adjusting the command rate to 1T.

Test System:
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4,388mhz
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Cooler: Thermaltake Frio OCK
Chassis: Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Power Supply: ADATA 1200W
Graphics: AMD HD6850
Hard Drives: Intel 128GB SSD (Boot), Samsung 2TB (storage), Crucial 128GB SSD.

Comparison memory:
No Brand DDR3 1333mhz 4GB 9-9-9-24
No brand DDR3 1600mhz 4GB 9-9-9-24

Software:
SiSoft Sandra
Adobe Photoshop CS5 64 bit
3D Studio Max 2011
Aida 64 Extreme Edition
MaxMemm

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