RAM upgrade - which option is best?

Going to 8gb RAM to meet my multi-tasking, Adobe Creative Suite 5 needs.
Which of these is best?
My M15x: i7 720QM - GeForce 240M - 300gb HD

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL

8GB Kit (4GBx2), 204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600 upgrades for Alienware M15x Laptop/Notebook, CT1026703 from Crucial.com

Amazon.com: OCZ Technology Gold Series PC3-10666 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) Low Voltage Dual Channel Kits OCZ3G1333LV8GK: Electronics

Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX



Thanks in advance guys. I love this forum.

 

Look for 204 pin, 1333 RAM.

 

Yup definately 1333MHz. I got mine from crucial and am really happy with it.

 

Check the latency (CL). Latency determine the time wasted everytime you access the ram.

1333 MHz CL9 have almost the same speed as 1066 CL7 because what you gain in speed (1333 vs 1066) is lost with the access time (CL 9 vs CL 7).

The best option is 1333MHz CL7, which are not the common ram you may find.

 

From your list only the "8GB Kit (4GBx2), 204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600 upgrades for Alienware M15x Laptop/Notebook, CT1026703 from Crucial.com" works.

All the others are rams for pc's which have 240 pins instead of 204 pins.

Unless your m15x has been build as a desktop pc but I doupt that.

 

gotcha.

so, how about these?

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBSQ

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148276

 

I heard the G. Skill is nice.

 

8GB Kit (4GBx2), 204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600 upgrades for Alienware M15x Laptop/Notebook, CT1026703 from Crucial.com

this is they only one from the ones you listed that will work.

 

Haha this thread is so old.

 

:facepalm: I know i forgot i was in a search, lol

 

Well i guess while this thread is alive. /What is the best 8GB 1337 DDR3 204 pin Ram for our systems ?

 

What ever you find cheapest,heheh. But g skillz seems popular.

 

Yea thats what ive been gathering. What are you thoughts on Cas Latency ? does it really matter ?

 

It does but only when benching. I would just stick with cas9, cas7 runs too hot for my liking. Regular everyday things and gaming you won't see any noticeable difference

 

If ca7 runs so hot then why is more expensive ? and a "faster" choice ?

 

It's faster but like I said you'll prolly won't notice a difference in daily usage. But you will see a difference when benching. The extra speed isn't worth the extra heat for daily usage imho, but for benching then yes worth getting.

 

As far as the girls go I am the best Ram upgrade

 

^ hahaha Yea 2......gb LOl

 

The gskill is good stuff

 

I agree it is, but I got this stuff the other day, and it is working quite nicely:

AllComponents 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model AC3/SO1333X64/4096

2 of these and my computer is running along nicely. (was a better price recently, keep an eye out)

 

Im getting this. 8GB Kit (4GBx2), 204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600 upgrades for Alienware M15x Laptop/Notebook, CT1026703 from Crucial.com

reason being:
CL=9, not cl7 less heat, not going to effect my benchmarking much.
and its still 1333, not 1066, like most CL9. Thoughts ?

 

wow awesome price on those. looks good to me.

 

Thanks, it will be sitting up the tree in 22 days

 

DboogieC - Any idea what timings are on those RAM sticks? Im struggling to find a decent RAM upgrade

Thanks

 

This is a super old thread, but anyway, go for HyperX DDR3-1600.

It doesn't matter if you don't reach that speed (1600), as far as I know, it will run at CAS7 when it runs at 1333 speed