RAM suggestions for build in progress

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Hey Tekkers,

I have a build underway utilising an ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 and an FX-8320 (will overclock, have Hyper 212 EVO). I need to get this thing up and running in the next couple of days as I am using it to perform genomic analysis bits and pieces for my thesis (my old rig wasn't up to the task). As such, I am not in a position to order things online, my local PC store 'MSY' tends to beat out most online retailers in Australia anyhow. I really just need to find a decent 16Gb kit among those they have in stock and get to work - 16Gb being necessary as some of my scripts write to RAM and my data sets are enormous (whole human genomes).

On hand they have the following:

Patriot Viper http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9420

G.Skill Sniper http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10151

G.Skill Ripjaws X http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10149

Patriot IEM Blue http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10206

These all come in at ~$130 Australian or less, which is about what I have left to spend.

Any thoughts on what may suit me best?

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I say go with the Sniper memory. Gets great reviews, and is quite low profile Which is awesome for your cooler

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Well, they seem to have identical specs. I'd just go with Patriot Viper since it's (one of) the cheapest.

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you need to search for memory with a low heat spreader, otherwise  you cant put this into slot 1 with that big air cooler will cover the first memory slot on the motherboard, so that make sense

http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9826

or

http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9745

or these vipers seems low to me

http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9419

or

http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10142

 

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Thanks guys, this has been helpful!

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guys? :O tsss :(  im not a guy :P grrrrr haha

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Sorry Mistery! I meant guys in the androgynous sense of the word...