Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit 1.5V

The media could not be loaded. Works perfectly for me without a single blue screen or crash of any sort in over 3 months using these. These are the high profile version of the chip that adds aluminum heat dissipating fenders. I recommend them if you have the room. There is also a low profile version of the same chip without the fenders. If you check the Corsair site, it explains more behind the value of their fenders, so I believe there is a reason to them, especially if Corsair went out of their way to offer both. So if you have the room, as they aren't remotely in the way of anything on my board, I'd go with them as heat is the enemy inside of a computer. But check for room. If you need to hang cards over them, you'll need the low profile version.Do check for the memory architecture used by your processor, and is probably repeated by the motherboard, which is to say if you need dual channel versus quad channel or tri-channel. These Vengeance Blue are targeted to the 2nd gen Intel chips, i5/i7-2xxx, all of which (that I know of) use dual channel. I believe quad channel can run in a dual channel mode, but I'd recommend just pairing the exact architecture with the right chips, especially at the price of memory as you are unlikely to reuse in a system years from now which by then, and I don't know if I trust the compatibility mode. For example, some AMD cpus use quad channel, and some high end Intel chips use tri-channel, and cannot use these. But I have the Intel i7-2600K and these are a perfect match.These are PC1600 but are compatible with the PC1333 qualifications of many. It will run at the PC1333 speed if that is what your processor uses, such as is the i7-2600K that I have. There is no harm in over qualifying for speed, but you don't want to under qualify if you need higher. You can check the CPU facts or motherboard facts in the manuals or on the manufacturer website.

Despite claiming a wide platform of compatibility I had some trouble getting it to work right out of the box so I'm only giving 4 stars. My system would boot just fine but after some period of use my system would lock up. I tried Memtest86 (from memtest.org) and found 100s of errors. I searched Corsair's web site/forum for some answers and found some crucial information for setup on an AMD Phenom II based systems that was not posted on the packaging.Here are some suggestions I gleamed from various threads in Corsair's forums:1. AMD Phenom II's memory needs additional voltage - Set to 1.65v for the memory2. AMD memory controller operates at a maximum of DDR1333 so set the memory clock to 666 Mhz It looks like you can go to the 16000 speed but you'd need to increase voltage to the memory controller and loosen up the timing settings but IMO I can't see a speed difference for that risk of stability.3. Command timing is 2T when using all four chipsAnd on my own I discovered the Bios, version F8 in my Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P, was incorrectly setting the timings to 11-11-11-29 vs. the MFG recommended settings of 9-9-9-24. I changed this manually with no problem.After all this, perhaps two hours of research and nearly a dozen re-boots, I managed to pass Memtest. I'll have to run the system through some hoops to see if it's stabile in real life but I feel much better now after passing a 2 hour intensive memory test.As other's have stated, depending on your aftermarket cooling solution you may have a problem inserting these particular modules as their heat spreaders are tall. I'm using the Corsair H60 water cooler with no problem.I have the following system configuration:AMD Phenom II 955 @ 3.2 GhzGigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P mother board with bios version F8Xigamatec 850 watt power supplyXFX 1GB GDDR5 ATI 48904x640GB WD black HDDs in Raid 1,0Windows 7 home premium 64bitand of course 16GB of Corsair Ram at 666 Mhz (DDR1333) 9-9-9-24 2T

Installed this on new ASUS motherboard. At first it would run at 1333 instead of 1600 in BIOS. When I tried to raise it to its maximum memory rate at 1600, The computer wouldn't boot up. I thought I had defective memory cards. I decided to Upgrade the ASUS Motherboard BIOS to the latest version. Now the mmemory cards run at the correct 1600 speed. I have been using it for the past few months without any problems. It installs easily and has built in heatsinks which keeps the memory cards relatively cool. Great price for 16 gbyte of Memory at 1600 MHz.Update: July 2017 this set of Memory modules have been working great since I installed it five years ago. Unfortunately, One of the modules went bad. I contacted Corsair to RMA the bad memory module and was told I needed to send in ALL FOUR modules from the set to get it replaced. I said I won't have any computer for more than two or three weeks. That didn't seem to matter to them. I send in the bad memory module with all the information they needed to replace it. They replied they still needed ALL FOUR modules from the set to make sure everything is compatible. I told them what if I purchase the exact same module except as a single in not a set. Corsair replied they can't guarantee the module will be compatible with the other three and wouldn't do it. So, I just purchased the exact same module as the set and installed it on my computer. Haven't had any problems anymore. Ran MEMTEST86 and everything came out good in flying colors.I Believe that Corsair could have sent me at least one good memory module to install in my computer so that while I am waiting for the set of four to return I have access to my computer. After I received the good set of memory modules, I can return the temporarily memory module back in the same container the new set came in. Corsair was going to honor their lifetime warranty. But the conditions were unacceptable.

i had these items for 11 months whenever the first and only issue arose. one of the modules broke on me, still under warranty i contacted corsair. with ZERO squabbling or fighting they simply asked me to return the module. i had a split new replacement within 12 days. i have had no other issues with the other 3 module or the replacment since! being used in:asus p8z77-v prointel i7 3770k16 GB ram,2 x 1TB hdd2 x 120GB ssd1 dvdrw

I bought 16GB of this memory in four modules to go with my Asus Crosshair iv Formula motherboard, Phenom 2 X4 B50, 2 x Asus HD6850 in Crossfire and I'm happy to say they all work perfectly together. One cautionary note, this memory is very tall and can't be used with a lot of performance air-coolers such as the Noctua range.

I had to get this replaced as one had faulty memory, all I had to do was phone Corsair who sorted everything out so fast and very well. I was so impressed that even though it had a problem I feel I have to give it 5 stars for Corsair's brilliant customer service.

I bought this to go with my Asus P77 board and it fits great. Not to mention the colour relation between the board and the RAM.I am keeping 12GB then selling off the extra 4GB, simply no one needs 16GB ram in a gaming pc.Please Note: Because of the heatsinks the product is quite tall and may interfere with some CPU coolers.Not sure what to say about this product - It's memory, it works, it appears to be fast. That's all.My setup:i5 2500kMSI 660ti Power Edition12GB RamAsus P77Great delivery from Amazon too.

This memory arrived as a box of 4*4GB modules each individually packaged. The blue memory looks cool on my blue motherboard and it returns 7.9 on windows experience score.It was easy to fit, passed all the memory checks and is totally stable even when boosted by my Asus motherboards turbo boost. The heat-sinks ensure that the memory stays cool.