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Has anyone used these?

http://www.mushkin.com/Memory/Radioactive/998966.aspx

If so, any comparison between them and Corsair?

I will be using the X58 Classified 3

Thanks

That version and part # is NEW, doubt many are running it yet, I have however been well pleased with the RED line enhanced version, running at 1648, at 7,8,7. And bought them because I was haveing issues with corsair X3 memory.  

yah after sitting back and looking at them, I'll go back to the Corsair Dominators.
 
Thanks

I haven't used either but I hope someone who has chimes. I'm not sure I like the look of them but the specs are certainly top of the line. I hadn't even heard of these sticks before you pointed to them so I decided to look a little deeper. I haven't seen or searched for reviews but they're pretty new so I suspect we will soon if not already. Looking just at specs and being the Overclocker I always see more in less if you know what I mean and Honestly I think these are a better value also here. With timings like that I'd take my chances with an OC. Plus it would give you $60 to spend elsewhere.

Both Mushkin and Corsair are good choices for memory. To date I have used Blackline, Redline, Ridgeback, and the GT kits. I would say the Blackline has been the most reliable of the kits going on two years of use now. I had to RMA the Redline kit due to having memory stability issues at higher bclk and received the Ridgeback as a replacement which works correctly. I have not had a chance to really push the Ridgeback yet to see what it can do. I did have to RMA the GT kit after 6-months of use due to a faulty stick but the replacement kit has been running rock solid so far. The GT kit can do nice tight timings at 1600 MHz. I currently run 6-7-6-18 but can pass LinX at 6-6-5-17.
 
Here is another kit to look at:
 
http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=279
 
I have not seen this kit on Newegg in a while though.

I can get Mushkin DDR3 PC3-16000 9-10-9-24 Blackline http://www.mushkin.com/Memory/Blackline/998696.aspx
 
for $159.00. Is this the same memory (spec wise) you are talking about?

I would personally go with the lower latency rather than the higher speed. My reasoning behind this:
 
If you get the lower latency it would be easier to overclock the speed of the ram. But if you get the higher speed, it's going to be impossible to overclock it to the latency of a 1600, plus you can't be sure if the mobo can handle more than 2000Mhz; I know my x58 is rated 1600+, but never actually had a 2000Mhz sticks in it. And don't forget the price difference, too.

This is what I ended up ordering:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226121
 
Thanks for all the guideance & suggestions.

yeah you will have great success on an EVGA board with them. If you want a Mushkin case badge just go on there site and make a post on the forums and they will mail one out of no charge to you.
 
Any of there products I have purchased worked properly out of the box as long as you set BIOS features properly. They do allow for overclocking headroom as well if you so desire to.
 
The same redlines I was able to get to 2000mhz but had to loosen my timings to 8-8-8-24 but preferred having tighter timings at a lower frequency considering I run 2 different Redline kits (998805 + 998691) for a 6x2gb setup. I have that at 6-8-6-18 @1600mhz wiht my CPU at 4.2ghz and BCLK at 200mhz and can pass over 100 runs of LinX and other stress tests nicely.

I just installed a set of the same redlines, tightes timings at 1600+ I have been able to run on an X58 board.  6-6-6-18

Not to uncommon for Corsair or any other mfg for that matter. i had 4 1GB sticks all same rev 1.1. Two sticks went bad got the replacements rev 1.2 and all the sudden the 2 pair coupling refused to work together and Corsair refused to support. It does leave a bitter taste in ones mouth.

P.S. Corsair agreed to replace them with a newer version of the GT, so +1 for them :)

Well I'm waiting for the memory to be delivered, I think its coming by snail express.

well i have 2 different Mushkin Redline kits one is 998805 and the other is 998691. Both are 3x2gb kits and I put them together for 12gb and run them at the higher 6-8-6-18 even though the 998691s are rated for 6-7-6-18. loosening the timing just a bit stabilized them to work better and i have not had any problems  in my set up with mixed kits from Mushkin.
If you have the 998805s i would just buy another to match them.
 
Tighter timings > Higher Frequency when it comes to memory