Question 1

is the cooler shown in the picture included?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I received what appears to be that same cooler when I bought this ram.

Question 2

is the cooler in the picture shown?  I plan or ordering two sets of these and pre-ordering the new 4790K intel processor.  Which mother board do you recommend as far as durability for this combination.  I am leading towards the asus Z97 VII Hero.

Accepted Answer

Hi, yes that is the cooler included.  But it is not needed unless the memory is overclocked/overvolted.  I don't actually use the cooler.  The motherboard I use with my 4770k is an ASUS Sabertooth Z87.  I think the Sabertooth line is an excellent choice for these CPUs, although I'm sure ASUS has other great models as well, just don't get a real cheap one.  The quality ones are worth the extra expense.

Best,
Jim

Question 3

In the video below, it says that this ram is specifically designed with the Z77 mobo's in mind. The mobo I use is the MSI Z97 Gaming 5.  It supports memory speeds up to 3300.  So will I be able to overclock the RAM with this mobo?  The guy in the video was unable to with the Z97 he was using.

Accepted Answer

Hi Kyle, I actually got this RAM for the Z87 (ASUS Sabertooth).  This specific RAM should work just fine with the Z97 too but I can't comment about overclocking it as I don't do any overclocking with my memory.  But I have had it running for a good year now without any problems.

Overclocking RAM is always a test-and-see process (as long as the MB supports it).  One person my not have desired results while another person may get it working ok.  Also, just because the MB says it supports 3300 speeds doesn't mean anyone can get those speeds easily.  Best, Jim

Question 4

Is this ram single rank or dual rank? If it sometimes one or the other, what are the odds of receiving two dual rank modules?

Accepted Answer

? What is dual rank? Dual channel then yes. Dual sided then yes.

Question 5

How do i set an xmp profile? I set the bandwidth, timings, and voltage in bios but not sure about xmp. I have setting that the mobo came with but this specific ram isnt on it.

Accepted Answer

Newer motherboards will have an XMP selection, where you can select Profile 1 or profile 2.  That will set all your timings, voltages automatically.  You shouldn't have to set up anything manually if you select the xmp profile.

Question 6

Has anyone tried this ram with an ASUS M5A99FX Pro? I read ASUS's QVL and only added confusion to my ignorance as it doesn't agree with the MB manual.

Accepted Answer

I have not triedbit with am Asus mono. Have you checked with G Skill. They may have a more up to date QVL list. I am using a MSI Z87 Mobo with no issue for a bought 1 year. Hope this helps some.

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