Patriot Viper 3 Pv316g160c9k 16gb 2x8gb Ddr3 1600mhz Ram

Added along side 16 GB of identical ram. No issues and running great in 10 minutes. Fast shipping.

Hoping they go back down in price a bit so I can max my system at 32GB.

Here's the story: I bought 16 gigs first, 2 8gb sticks. 1 of the 2 was faulty, failing the memtest. So I started an RMA with Patriot but purchased another 16 gigs to use while the others were getting replaced because I had no more RAM laying around and I didn't know how long it would take to get my RAM back. BOTH of those sticks were faulty. That's 3 out of 4... not very good in my opinion. I'm returning instead of replacing now. -If you get good modules, then you shouldn't have an issue with this RAM. -If you're okay with RMAing until you get a good pair then you're set with it's lifetime warranty. - I gave it a 3 but that's only because if it works it works well. I'd rather give it a 2.5 but you can't. I'm returning both and going with Corsair. Disappointed with Patriot's quality control. I always thought they were a reliable company.

My new build with ASROCK Z77 Pro3 motherboard was restarting continously with this RAM. I had to install different RAM in the motherboard and change the BIOS RAM setting to force 1600 MHz. After that it worked fine.

As for overclocking, I'm not a gamer so all I was expecting was what was advertised and it works wonders--I can do so many things at once, and almost instantaneously; I finally have a computer that can work as fast as I can think! I had debated getting Crucial Memory as I normally do, but with those, you have to buy the heat spreaders separately along with having to install them. With these modules, everything is all there in one neat package. The price is also competitive with Crucial.