G.Skill Ares compatibility with X58 ?

[Burnout]

Hello,

My current rig is :

- Motherboard : Asus P6T (X58/LGA 1366)
- CPU : INTEL Core i7 920 QUAD CORE (@ 3.6 Ghz) + Noctua NH-D14
- RAM: G.Skill Kit Extreme3 2 x 2 Go PC10600 Ripjaws CAS 7 (DUAL CHANNEL)
- GPU : SLI MSI GTX 460 Hawk (@840 Mhz)
- SSD : Intel X-25M Postville 160 Go
- OS : Windows Seven 64 bits Version Boite Home Premium

I plan to replace my memory to get 8 Gb of RAM, so my choice is this kit :
[ ARES ] F3-2133C9D-8GAB
http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=488&c1=1&c2=3

seems a good one, great frequency, good CAS and timings. And they aren't too high so it will be good if I add more ram.

My question is very simple : does Ares are compatible with X58 motherboards ?

If yes, I think I can make dual or tri-channel if I buy more memory ? (3x4 or 4x4 ?).

Thank you.

[Tradesman]

Yes, they'll work but will have to put in the timings manually as the XMP settings are ver 1.3

[Burnout]

Thank you for the answer.

Just one more thing : about frequency, does it will run at 2133 Mhz or I have to tweak it in to the BIOS to make it running at 2000 Mhz ?

Thanks.

[Tradesman]

Tweaking will be required, will want the latest BIOS and will require an OC (even for 2000) so be prepared to tweak it some

[Burnout]

Ok thank you.

If I want to have no tweak, does this kit is better ?
http://www.materiel.net/barrette-mem...as9-75942.html

or it will need tweaks too ? (like timings set manually).

I think I will take a Ripjaw kit, Ares seems a bit too complicated with X58 for myself, I hate BIOS.

Ty.

[GSKILL TECH]

Anything DDR3-1600+ will require tweak, but the higher the frequency, the more tweak you need.

So DDR3-1866 is easier than DDR3-2133

BUT, you can purchase DDR3-2133 to operate at DDR3-1866 with lower timings. That is the benefit of purchasing memory better* than what your system can support.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[Burnout]

Thank you very much for the support.

To conclude, I think I will buy this kit :
http://www.materiel.net/barrette-mem...as8-75939.html

which will not required tweak I think (1600 Mhz) and will work with P6T.
I would like an Ares kit, because the height is good.

If you confirm me it wont need tweaks, I buy it.

Thank you .

[GSKILL TECH]

For max performance, you need to input settings, but it will not need OC tweaks. It takes a couple minutes, not hours.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[GSKILL TECH]

For max performance, you need to input settings, but it will not need OC tweaks. It takes a couple minutes, not hours.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[Burnout]

Hello,

I finally bought this kit :
http://www.materiel.net/barrette-mem...as9-75944.html

as you told me, I have a high frequency kit and I can make it running at 1600 to 2000 Mhz to have less tweaks to do.

I contacted G.Skill support by mail and they told me this :

The kit should works perfectly fine at 2000 MHz Tri-Channel with manual bios configuration, may try the timing 9-11-10-28-2N 1.65V as well, thank you

So, I installed the kit, I'm in BIOS right now and I have some problems (as I'm a noob...).

- for timings, I want to set 9-11-10-28-2N. If I'm not wrong, these are : "CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-CMD". I cant set tRCD to 11 (max is 10) and tRAS to 28 (max is 17).
- I dont understand DRAM frequency, I have this :

- auto
- DDR3-1083 MHz
- DDR3-1443 MHz
- DDR3-1804 MHz
- DDR3-2165 MHz
- DDR3-2525 MHz
- DDR3-2887 MHz
- DDR3-3248 MHz
I dont understand what to choose.

Then, I think I have to set DRAM Bus Voltage to 1.65V, but what for QPI/DRAM Core Voltage ? (he is on "auto" by default)

I think I'll need to rund my kit at 1600 or 1800, which is not a problem if needed but I dont know what to set -_- .

Thank you.

edit : woot, what a noob ! This is my OC which causes me trouble. So I should remove it first I think, but there is a "XMP" mode in "Ai Overclock Tuner" with 2 profiles and settings with 1.66V and timings, and 2133 Mhz.
Should I use that ? Ty.

[Tradesman]

Check first to see if you have the latest BIOS