G.SKILL Ripjaws X + Turbulence II Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXLD

Pros: Came and worked all around. Extrememly fast. Had to tweek BIOS Settings to get the higher speeds as advertised but works great with my EVGA P67 F.T.W. mobo.

Cons: Can only get this set with the fan, I originally purchased this kit and now I want to add another 8 GB of ram, but have to pay for another fan. The fan is nice, but I hate the blue led as I went with an all red setup myself... and it is loud for such a small thing.

Other Thoughts: Make other colors LED available and I wouldn't mind.....

Pros: Bought this in December for a Sandy Bridge build on an Asrock P67 Extreme6 board. Installed it, set it to XMP settings and the board set the correct timings for this ram. No problems whatsoever.

Cons: Stuck having to pay for that somewhat useless and flimsy ram fan. This ram doesn't need that fan since I have decent airflow in my case already. Plus, I really don't trust that fan frame to stay put as I found it to be really flimsy.

Pros: I bought this mem actually by mistake, but being the tweek-geek that I am, I had to try it on my Asus Sabertooth 990FX with an AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Blk. It took a few seconds for "Any-Mem" to recognize it, but when it did, it was crazy fast. Booted right to the bios to check things out, and the mem had defaulted itself to 1866Mhz with the CPU @ 3863. I decided to push it a bit, but bring down the CPU, and low and behold it actually cranked "past" 2133 by just a small margine. I was too excited to write down data so I can't tell you exactly what it was without being uncertain I'd be lying. However, I do know it was somewhere aroung 2156 @ 10/11/10/30 and "no" voltage tweaks!

Cons: The down-side to all this is that its not supported for AMD, and if anything happened to my Sabertooth, or any other component of my rig (2XCrucual M4SSD 64GB-raid0, 2XSapphire HD 6790 1Gb in CrossfireX, AMD 1090TBlk that hits 4gig any time I want it) I'd kinda be upset.

Other Thoughts: If this mem will do this on an AMD rig with a 1090T on a Sabertooth 990FX, just think what it will do on your Intel rig....that is, if you know what your doing to start with. Granted, theres always the exception to the rule, and there may be some that get a bad set, but doubtful. Especially given what you've just read about my experience with an AMD setup on a Sabrtooth 990FX Tuff series. I don't intend on returning this set, as I have a few friends that will be more than happy to get it for their Intel rigs, and there's nothing better than getting tp see your gaming buds face light up when that machine kicks in and runs like a Bat-outa-h**l. Good mem G.Skill. Now make some for us AMD users will ya?

Pros: Work perfect & fast. Great fast tech support if you need it.
Entered timings and voltage in bios manually without a hitch!

Cons: None

Pros: Runs fantastic at any of the speeds less than 2133 that I select in the BIOS.

Cons: I usually run Corsair RAM which has been good to me over the years. This is my first try with G.Skill. It's advertised as 2133 RAM but I could never get it to run reliably at that speed with my Intel 2600k on an ASRock P67 Extreme 6 board. Runs fantastic at any of the lower speeds I select in the BIOS.

Other Thoughts: Overall this is good RAM due to the lower cost but it has not lived up to the claim of 2133 speeds for me.

Manufacturer Response:

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Dear Customer

Thank you for your G.Skill purchase and review. We can surely assist you with this problem and help you achieve the rated specifications for the memory. First, please make sure you have the latest BIOS for the motherboard. With the memory installed in the white slots, enable XMP in BIOS, raise VCCIO slightly and see if that is stable. If that does not work, you can also try manual settings by inputting DRAM Frequency DDR3-2133, DRAM Timings tCL 9 - tRCD 10 - tRP 9 - tRAS 28, DRAM Voltage 1.65V. Should you continue to have problems, feel free to contact our technical support department directly for assistance. They will make sure your G.Skill memory operates at maximum performance.

Thank you
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Pros: Fast RAM
SCORES 7.9 WEI
Cas 9 - Respectable

Cons: Not really a con because you don't need it but.. The fan that you attach to your ram is quite loud for such a small device..

Other Thoughts: I was an idiot with this RAM and wasn't getting desired speeds.. I then noticed I had placed my RAM in the wrong slots.. IE Slots 1 and 2 instead of 1 and 3(my MB isnt color coded).. I completely forgot and after installing the fan on top of the RAM it was out of sight and mind... LOL

G.Skill will be seeing ALOT more of me.

My build is
Z68-UD7-B3
OCZ VERTEX 3
PNY GTS 250 - :(
CORSAIR AX1200
CORSAIR 800D
CORSAIR H100
W/2 NOCTUA NF-P12
I7 2600K

RAZER NAGA MOLTEN
DAS KEYBOARD

Pros: All sticks showed up,no issue with install,fans are cool-They add that lil extra bling to the case which is nice..

Cons: Nothing..

Other Thoughts: Chances are your board with place these at 1600mhz,dont fret,just overclock!

Pros: Memory is very fast with WEI of 7.9 at defualt speed and timings.
Attractive design and comes with cooling fans.
XMP certified.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Alot of people give bad reviews on memory because it is not detected at advertised speed. This memory defualts to 1600.
Hay... Understand that with the higher memory speeds. Memory loads at defualt speeds and MUST be adjusted in BIOS.
That is why most will list speed and timings.
If you know what your doing, you don't even need to match with a motherboard QVL! I have never used a QVL for memory. I do make sure to match the Type and speed with the MB and have not had problems. I have built PCs for over 15 years.

Pros: Looks good, works great. Bought 16GB for my ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z mobo and 3.4GHz Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge Processor.

Cons: Heatsinks are a bit large and conflicted with my Thermaltake Frio OCK CPU Cooler.

Pros: Installed onto ASRock MB with 2600K processor without a hitch. Working great after several months of use

Cons: Fan Color clashes with my other fan colors.