DDR3 for Asus Rog HERO Z87 board - Advice please

[michaelg]

I am a bit in doubt as to what memory will work best on this motherboard I am considering buying. (http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...(x16)-hdmi-atx)

Assuming I don't overclock, and use XMP to configure the memory, will there be *any* difference between the following 3 memory options - in terms of performance or stability?:

16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Blue PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V @ £126
16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Blue, PC3-14900 (1866), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-10-9-27, XMP, 1.5V @ £131
16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Silver, PC3-17066 (2133), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 11-11-11-27, XMP, 1.5V @ £142

And if I did want to overclock, which would be the best of those options - again in terms of performance and stability?

I appreciate that the real-world performance difference is unlikely to be dramatic, but on the other hand, there's only a £5 and £9 price increment.

TIA,

Michael...

[vinnyT]

Assuming you don't overclock,, there will be no discernible difference with the three in your post.

[Macadee]

I would guess that the chips are the same but with differing XMP profiles due to slackened timings

You could buy the cheaper version and input your own settings, or for ease and piece of mind get the higher version.

As above, the performance difference outside of benchmarks will be minor.

[michaelg]

Thanks for that, both of you. Much appreciated.