Question 1

Is this memory product compatible with the Z170 A ASUS motherboard?

Accepted Answer

They work just fine with Asus Maximus Gene VIII, but it should not be that much different then Z170A since they use the same chipset. You will need to set the bios to detect the correct ram to run the 3200 Mhz speed instead of 2133.

Question 2

What's the different of 2x8G and 4x8G ( both PC4 25600)? If I buy TWO 2x8G( total 4) are cheaper than ONE 4x8G. Hope some to solve this.

Accepted Answer

With 2x8GB you would achieve 16GB while only filling 2 ram slots out of 4 which would give you more space to expand. If you opt to get 4x of the 8GB sticks then you would have 32GB which is max for most standard boards with 1150, 1151, 115x sockets. So if it's cheaper to just get 2x of the 2x8GB to max out your ram then go for it! Otherwise most people will say that if you aren't doing very memory intensive tasks that it isn't really necessary to have more then 16GB. even 16GB is a bit of a stretch but it's a safety net for most.

Question 3

How is this different from the Ripjaws V DDR4 3200, just the heatshink?

Accepted Answer

Aside from the heatsink; "G.SKILL has selected and hand-screened the 'highest-end Samsung IC memory chips'."

With the cost of these being relatively cheap in comparison I went with these for their overclocking potential as well as their aesthetics for my build. So far I have simply enabled XMP mode, lowered the command rate to 1 and let them run without any issues.

Question 4

Is this compatible with X99-A 2011-v3?

Accepted Answer

I got this RAM for a Z170MB and it works great in it. The x99 is a 4-way ram set-up.  2 sets of 2 sticks might work, but I think I would just go head and get a 4-way RAM set, That's what I did for my x99MB build.

Question 5

If I buy two sets of two, will it function the same as buying one set of four?

Accepted Answer

Kind of hard to say since you don't say what MB chipset you are using.  If you are using a 2-way chipset such as an Intel Z17 series, then I guess 2 2-stick set would work fine.  I've used this type config., even with 2-stick sets of the same make and model brought at different times when I found I needed more memory and only had one issue, which I solved by switching the newer rev set from slot set 1 to slot set 2.  Not this memory though.

If you are using a 4-way chipset such as an Intel X99 I think I would just go with a matched 4-stick set.

Question 6

Will this RAM Module work on Asus Z170 Deluxe ?

Accepted Answer

Yes I have the same setup, it works

Question 7

Is anyone using these on the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 board?  I already bought the board, and I'm shopping for memory.

Accepted Answer

I'm using it in a gigabyte gaming g1 z170 and it works awesome.

Check the gigabyte website they have listed all the memories they support on the motherboard page under support tab.

Question 8

Will it work with ASUS B85m-G board ?

Accepted Answer

Checked the specs on this MB on the Egg site.  they say it needs DDR3 1600/ 1333/ 1066, so unless that is wrong, no this memory will not work.  Suggest you go to the Asus site for this MB and look at their memory recommendations.

Question 9

Is anyone using this with the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 board?  I already bought the board, and now I'm shopping for memory

Accepted Answer

I purchased the Asus ROG Maximus VIII  (Z170) with a 6700K intel.
Using the XMP settings in BIOS the on-board video was flaky, flipping off and on every second and more.

Left the RAM at the stock non-overclock speed without the xmp overclock and it's fine.  CPU up at 4.8Ghz with water cooling.

Not sure how to get it to work with the higher settings sadly.  Maybe if you used a pcie video card you would not experience this issue.

Question 10

I cannot get this RAM to work using XMP on a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5.  XMP Lists one profile, 32.00 Multiplier with what appears to be correct timing and 1.35v.  The RAM works fine when XMP is disabled, running at 2133 and 1.20v.  Can anybody post or mail me their advanced timing settings from a board that works so I can try to configure manually?  Yes I know this RAM is not on the approved list, and yes, I have tried every BIOS up to the newest F4.

Thank You

Accepted Answer

In my experience with memory this usually means that one of the memory modules (or both) has something wrong with it. If you RMA them G.Skill will give you a brand new set and it may fix your XMP issue (it has with me in the past with G.Skill memory)

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