Question 1

I was reviewing the memory compatibility list found on ASRock's site with respect to the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155, and did not see that F3-17000CL9Q-8GBZH was listed.

I currently have an i7-3770 in the event that may be relevant to providing an answer.

I am considering the purchase of this memory, however do not want to purchase if it is known to not work with this motherboard.  Can you tell me if the compatibility list shows tested memory that is considered compatible, or if it indicates that only memory found on that list will work?

Should that memory be known not to work, can you recommend another high speed (4 x 2GB) preferably made by Gskill?  Thanks

Accepted Answer

Looking at your boards requirements below I'd say it will work fine. After I installed mine I had to reboot a couple of time before my bios went into fail safe settings and updated the memory setting. 
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported
32GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel

Question 2

Can the timings be tightened up when setting a lower bandwidth, i.e. 1600 or 1866 MHz? What (stable) timings were you able to reach?

Accepted Answer

I was not able to get a stable performance at anywhere near the "so called" 2133..........settled for 1866......ran it on an MSI A88x-G43 mobo   w/ an A10-6800k processor

should have been stable up to 2133!!!

mobo and processor should have handled those speeds "nominally" w/o overclocking

not good.......................jim

Question 3

Can I use quad-channel memory (G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (4x2GB) 240-Pin DDR3) in a dual-channel motherboard (ASUS P5E3 Deluxe)?

Accepted Answer

What you need to do is look at the specs for that motherboard and see what it supports.

Question 4

im thinking of buying a couple of these but i was wondering if they would fit underneath my phanteks ph-tc14pe cpu cooler and would it also be compatible with an intel i7 3930k?

Accepted Answer

I bought the Zalman LQ-315 and I have about 2 inches of space on both sides of the cooler. Yes it is compatible with the I7-3930 K because that is what I'm using.

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