I bought 2 of these (way overkill -- 1 is enough plus the original 8gb! ) and the ram runs at full speed with 10-10-10:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231582
69$ plus 10 rebate (was on sale before)
G.SKILL
Model
F3-1600C10D-16GSQ
Type
204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Tech Spec
Capacity
16GB (2 x 8G)
Speed
DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Cas Latency
10
Timing
10-10-10
Voltage
1.5V
ECC
No
Buffered/Registered
Unbuffered
Multi-channel Kit
Dual Channel Kit
Heat Spreader
No
isn't the same as http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Venge...6247483&sr=8-2&keywords=corsair+vengeance+204 ???
is this the best ram you can get now? (in terms of cas, etc)