G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GAB

Pros: These do 2400 easy with stock volts and XMP profile timings.
Good stable ram for the $

Cons: none

Pros: nice ram, very fast, working good in MSI Z77 mobo GD55. intel 3570k @4.0, and cooler master V6 heatsink. no problem whit the v6 heatsink. blue look good

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: in order to work @2133 you have to enable in the mobo bios "XMP" nothing more

Pros: Short, pretty blue, fast. Asus m5a97,
AMD FX-4170 @ 4.2-5GHz, 2 Pairs of G.SKILL Ares 16GB @ 2133. Can handle anything I throw at it.

Cons: 1 pair refused to run above 1600 after 2 months of use. Hardware Errors, BSOD... Tried changing every setting and reverting to old/new firmware.

Other Thoughts: Ram would only work @ 1866 until I updated the BIOS to 1503. Older identical pair still works @ 2133. I keep my system in front of AC vent for extra cooling.

Manufacturer Response:

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Dear Customer

Thank you for your G.Skill purchase and review. Glad to hear the Ares series is working fast in your AMD build. With 16GB of DDR3-2133, your computer should be capable of anything you put to it. All G.Skill memory kits are backed by a lifetime warranty, so if you have a problem with a kit, feel free to send it in for RMA exchange. We can have a new replacement sent to you immediately. Also, for future reference, it is best to use a single kit of memory rather than two separate kits. Performance and compatibility should be much better. For any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us directly.

Thank you
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Pros: BIG BANG FOR YOUR BUCK
LOW PROFILE
FAST FAST FAST

BUY IT NOW IT IS VERY REASONABLE IN PRICE

(REPLACED 8 GIG KIT OF AMD PERFORMANCE DDDR3 PC 12800 @ 1600MHZ WITH THE GSKILL 2133MHZ)
MSI P23 MOBO SPECS. OUT THE 1600 MHZ RAM MAX...
LOL
I AM ABLE TO RUN THE G SKILL @ 1866 MHZ...
FAST FAST FAST
WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE STABLE OVERCLOCK OF 4 GHZ WITH THIS RAM.....
LOTS OF HEAD ROOM
MAY HAVE TO ADJUST TIMMINGS MANUALLY IN BIOS TO RUN AT 1866 OR 2133

Cons: WAS NOT FREE

Other Thoughts: RIG:
AMD PHENOM 2 965 BE @ 4 GHZ
8 GIGS OF G SKILL ARES DDR3 PC17000 2133 MHZ RAM
RUNNING AT 1866 MHZ
MSI P23 MOBO
CORSAIR H70 LIQUID COOLER
ULTRA 650 WATT POWER SUPPLY
ASUS DVDRW
360 GIG HARD DRIVE SEAGATE SATA
SAPPHIRE HD 6870
WIN 7 PREMIUM 64

THIS MEMORY IS AN EXCELLENT BUY FOR THE PRICE POINT AND ITS PERFORMANCE (BANG FOR YOUR BUCK)

Pros: *nice price to performance ratio, I got these for $50 with free shipping.
*The blue heatsinks match my case
* runs at 2133 with my AMD system!

Cons: None that I can think of, with the product but the package came in a padded envelope after I paid for rush shipping and the good $3 UPS shipping to get it quicker.
someone needs to pay better attention to the packaging of sensitive equipment, its one thing to put a fan or something cheap in a envelope but the package isn't huge it should be boxed with packaging materials to ensure damage during transit is avoided, this would cut back on RMAs from damaged products. I am not happy with neweggs shipping policies as of late something must be done. But I couldn't take an egg off because the product it self is awesome.

Other Thoughts: Besides the shipping/packaging issue, this product runs awesome on my AMD 8120 FX 8 core, it allowed me to acheive a clock speed of 4.9ghz on an ASROCK 990FX mobo (black one with 3 pciex16 2.0 slots) the product on most of these AMD systems mobos, to run at speeds above 1600mhz HAS to be in slots A2 and B2 (dual channel mode) if not it will default to 1600mhz and running 2 of these kits will not work if you want over 8 gigs you have to get the 2x 8 gb kit for AMD systems. Basically it was plug and play for my motherboard it clocked to 2133MHZ with the auto profiles and even set the correct timmings, so no manual adjustments there. Windows also sees the speeds at 2133mhz so no issues there either. The only thing I can absolutely say about these modules is, they work 100% perfect in my AMD system and they are faster at 2133mhz 8 gigs than my 1600mhz 16gig kit i used to have and they increased my 3dmark11 score by 400 points.

Pros: Speed and memory size / price ratio.
Low heat spreaders.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: System performs a lot better with 8 GBs. I could get another pair and it won't interfere with my CPU heatsink. Not that much faster than the 4 GBs 1600mhz CL 7 i had (a difference of 4k on PC Mark 05 for memory performance), but the extra memory size is nice.

Pros: Works great. Looks good. Low profile. Make sure your processor can handle 2133 mhz (OC obviously)and 1.65volts.

Cons: Some motherboards cant handle more than 1.5 volts. And some processors cant handle 1.65 volts or 2133 mhz. (it will run at lesser clock speeds than 2133 mhz if it cant)

Other Thoughts: Good Ram BUT there is only a 7% difference in average performance than 1600 mhz. Wished i knew this before buying. Would have got 16gb of 1600mhz ram for $10 more than this, and 7% performance wasnt worth it IMO.

Pros: No issues from first boot! These are fast memories. No fancy heat sinks. Just pure workhorses.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Matched these with ASUS Maximus V Gene and Intel 3770K. Works wonderful.

Pros: fairly priced, fast, low latency, low profile, pleasing to the eye, matches asus light blue colors on p7p55 boards, heat sinks are seated tightly to the ram, they run cool even at 2133, black pcb.
this ram is perfect for people that dont need to spend every cent they have to have the flashiest hardware that uses the same chips anyway for twice the money.

Cons: i am not running third gen so i dont need another set.

Other Thoughts: asus p7p55d-evo, i7870es, g-skill ares 2133 2x4gb, 2x sandisk untra 120gb, seagate 1gb 64, evga 560ti 448 ultra, zalman cnps9900max, cooler master stacker stc-t01 limited ed black/blue, cooler master silent pro 850w,