G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBSR

Pros: it is speedy memory with descent timings... what i expected.

Cons: newegg shipping is a joke... if you order something on friday please select 3 day shipping because they do absolutely nothing on weekends. priority one day shipping got my package a weekend vacation 450 miles away... ups and fedex both deliver on saturday, just not for newegg i guess.

Other Thoughts: No egg deduction when its not the memories fault. just be aware weekend shipping is atrocious.

Pros: This is the second build I have used this model of G.Skill memory for, and once again, they are FAST and flawless.

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: Running in an Asus P8Z77-V Pro motherboard.

Pros: I have 4 of theses sticks in a MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 MoBo with an FX-8350 CPU, I AM COMPLETELY SATISFIED!!!! I have 7.8 scores across the Windows Experience Index, with exception of this RAM and my Mushkin Chronos SSD @ 7.9!!!! Owned these for more then 4months now!!!

Cons: the OC process I went thru to get all the way upto a lil past 2200mhz, but got the final 2133mhz stated speed to work best!!

Other Thoughts: 1. Got these on 12/31/2012 for $45 a set!!!! (believe it was a SHELLshocker)
2. Screamin fast WEI @ 7.9
3. I now have 16gb (4x4gb) (I bought 2 kits that day)
4. Have had these ramped up to 2200mhz with my FX-8350 @ 4.87ghz, but just couldn't get it stable enuf to game for hours, so backed down to a 4.6ghz with specified 2133mhz RAM timings & 1.68v on memory for a solid performer on CoolMaster Hyper212+!!!! I had to up my CPU-NB to 1.3v, CPU Core 1.4v, NB 1.2v and I seamed to hit the sweetspot!!!
5. Purchased the G.Skill Memory Cooler Kit for added Cooling and Sweet Appearence!!

Pros: Amazing performance on these rams even if I run multiple applications. Haven't seen anything lag. Paired it up with an older model SSD. Not sure the brand of the SSD since it is really faded, got it as a gift and no issue so I don't care. I guess I can search it up in my system somewhere but if it isn't broken don't fix it.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Asus Crosshair V
AMD 8350
Older model SSD (not sure works great so don't care)
Asus 660 TI 2GB
Corsair Dual Fan Water Cooler H100
G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2x4GB)

Run all the latest game without any trouble (ie. Star Craft 2 Heart of Swarm, Diablo, Battlefield ect...)
Generic 730 Power Supply (works great and haven't seen any performance issue so not sure why anyone running on 1 graphic card would need any more even with over clock everything!!!)

Pros: decent ram

Cons: this ram was 60 bux when I bought it and I thought that was too high, so I waited and waited and waited for the price to drop and now it's 20 bux higher? epic fail...

Other Thoughts: I will order a 16 gig set from another vender and I will never buy g.skill again ever.

Manufacturer Response:

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Dear Customer

Glad to hear the memory is working well in your system. With regards to pricing, unfortunately that is something we can not control. DRAM is like a commodity in that it is based on global supply and demand. Pricing at your time of purchase was lower, but recently DDR3 pricing has gone up. If you compare G.Skill with any other brand, it is still the best specifications at the lowest price. Price for other brands have gone up too, not just G.Skill, but you will find that G.Skill is always the unbeatable value. DRAM prices fluctuate on a daily basis, so it could be even higher tomorrow. When you see good RAM, purchase it as soon as you can, otherwise you may miss the good deal again. For any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us directly.

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

Quality and customer service are our top priorities.

Tech Support Email: ustech@gskillusa.com
RMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.com
G.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

Pros: Its fast ram with nice heat sink on it.
You can get really good performace out of it by over clocking it. one of the best performace ram i had so far.

Cons: no cons. It's just perfect.

Pros: Super fast and stable. XMP profiles made it ease to just select them instead of tweaking settings manually. Low profile heatsink (I had to choose this ones against the ripjaws or my Notcua ND-H 14 would have not fit).

Cons: None at all!

Pros: This RAM is amazing. I run at 2133 on my Asus motherboard with a 4300 vishera CPU and never have speed problems. 10+ windows of chrome plus LoL or Combat Arms. I only bought 8 gb but am gonna go for the overkill with 16 soon. Also running windows 7. This full load and my motherboard doesnt get over 28 degrees c

Cons: Mother board (asus/amd 3+) detects as 800 but with EUFI bios, can easily clock to 2133 w/o cooler.

Pros: The higher end speed of the memory allows CPUs and I dare say, FPS with dual CPU/GPU processors really shine!! This memory does exactly that with a vengeance!
Although the memory is a bit high, it is not too high to get in the way of a number of good after market CPU coolers.

Cons: NONE!

But, keep in mind some motherboards will see the memory at a lower speed by default... you may need to go into BIOS to set the memory at its true speed to get out of it what it is supposed to be giving you.

Other Thoughts: Components.
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan (added 2 extra 120mm side fans)
MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
PowerColor AX7770 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (Single slot card!)
AMD A10-5800K Trinity 3.8GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 7660D AD580KWOHJBOX
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBSR
COOLER MASTER GeminII S524 120mm Long Life Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 2011/1366/1155/775 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ (Sits over the memory too and cools it as well!)
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM
Rosewill RCR-IC001 40-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB Port / Extra Silver Face Plate

Benchmarks using 3DMark06 from Futuremark.

No dedicated graphics card installed and no overclocking and 2133Mhz memory left at default 1600Mhz.
3DMark06 composite score: 7743
SM2.0 score: 2824
SM3.0 score: 3254
CPU score: 3475

No dedicated graphics card installed, base/minimum default overclocking (3.8Ghz to 4.2Ghz) and memory now set at 2133Mhz.
3DMark06 composite score: 9491
SM2.0 score: 3514
SM3.0 score: 4093
CPU score: 3757

Installed AMD 7770 HD dedicated graphics card and set it to run with the processor in dual graphics mode, base/minimum default overclocking (3.8Ghz to 4.2Ghz) and memory now set at 2133Mhz.
3DMark06 composite score: 15731
SM2.0 score: 6508
SM3.0 score: 7389
CPU score: 4098

End results here... does extremely well for hosting many shared drives and doubles as an inexpensive decent gaming rig too!

Pros: RAM seems to work great, no problems at all running it at 2133.

Cons: None that I know of

Other Thoughts: Cannot really list this as a con since I cannot say for sure what the problem is. The BIOS shows all 16GB in setup menus, but when it posts it only shows 8GB. Windows reports 16GB installed (8GB usable). Cannot figure out what the issue is here. Running this on an ASUS M5A99FX PRO 2.0 motherboard