[Deux]

Nice to see some love for the AMD guys. Still might just be better off buying of of the i7 kits and using the best two sticks as the price difference isn't that huge.

[Buckeye]

Originally Posted by Deux

Nice to see some love for the AMD guys. Still might just be better off buying of of the i7 kits and using the best two sticks as the price difference isn't that huge.

Not a bad idea Deux

I have been doing that here with a bit of success. Is there any draw backs at all to do it that way ?

At least you have sets of RAM that can be used to two different setups

[Deux]

Originally Posted by Buckeye

Not a bad idea Deux

I have been doing that here with a bit of success. Is there any draw backs at all to do it that way ?

At least you have sets of RAM that can be used to two different setups

That too

AFAIK, that's what Chew* has been doing when he isn't using GTR with crazy volts.

As for possible downsides, I don't see many. Only things would be getting an RMA may be slightly more difficult for someone who doesn't have an i7 to test with also.

Only other possible issue that occurs to me would be regarding the binning process and how tightly they are binned in regards to Cas latency. The i7 kits are all binned for frequency at C7 and C8 so it is possible to get sticks that clock poorly at C6, possible but unlikely. WIth the AMD sticks you are virtually guaranteed that the sticks will clock well at Cas 6.

[Buckeye]

I have been using a wide mix of sticks with my AMD setups. From G.Skill to OCZ Flex kits that date back to QX9770 and 790i days, and newer Core I7 kits.

The older sticks require more vdim so I just have to watch that when I switch out sets.

So far the OCZ Flex is doing pretty well and going down to CL 6 and 1:4 ratios but at 2.0 vdim.

I think the Dom 1600's I have are more stable, tho I am still early in testing those. My OCZ Reapers just don't want to play on AMD for some reason, tho I still need some more time to figure them out. I was able to push the Dom's over 2,000mhz while the Reapers its not easy to get that fast.