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best brand of ram??

Last post 07-28-2008, 9:17 PM by redfisher17. 12 replies.
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  •  07-28-2008, 5:38 PM 364502

    best brand of ram??

    my other motherboard seems to have broke so it needs to be replaced ddr2 probably 1060 cause i will oc a little about 1ghz oc unless with that amount of oc will 800 ram will work just fine?? so whats the best brand of ram? probably a 2gb stick btw im not doing anything serious in photoshop or 3dmodeling or anything

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  •  07-28-2008, 5:58 PM 364512 in reply to 364502

    Re: best brand of ram??

    I think there's no 'best' RAM. It would depend on your individual needs. I wouldn't know off-hand what would OC best on your board, so I'll leave that to the experts. Generally, I think you'll see a lot of Corsair Dominator, OCZ Reaper, Patriots.. DDR2-1066 are great bargains.

    Thought I'd start ya out. 

    e8400 @ 3.6 GHz <> Corsair 750w <> EVGA 750i FTW <> eVGA 8800GT OC'd > Xig1283 <> 4GB OCZ @ 960mhz <> Samsung F1 750GB <> Samsung Optical & LCD <> TT Armor

  •  07-28-2008, 6:09 PM 364521 in reply to 364502

    Re: best brand of ram??

    Crucial is my brand of choice.

    Other good brands include Patroiot, Corsair, etc.

     

    I'm going to be busy this week stockpiling firearms and cash after hearing the election results.

  •  07-28-2008, 6:12 PM 364524 in reply to 364521

    Re: best brand of ram??

    ok thanks so can i get a 1ghz oc with 800 ram or will i NEED 1066

  •  07-28-2008, 6:18 PM 364528 in reply to 364521

    Re: best brand of ram??

    IronMan77:

    Crucial is my brand of choice.

    Other good brands include Patroiot, Corsair, etc.

     

    Oh ya, left out the Crucial, great RAM as well. Might at well go 2 Gb of 800.. since it's cheap.  I'm not saying buy it *becuase* it's cheap, jus that apps in XP will use the extra kick of RAM. Who do you do with the system mostly?

    e8400 @ 3.6 GHz <> Corsair 750w <> EVGA 750i FTW <> eVGA 8800GT OC'd > Xig1283 <> 4GB OCZ @ 960mhz <> Samsung F1 750GB <> Samsung Optical & LCD <> TT Armor

  •  07-28-2008, 6:24 PM 364534 in reply to 364528

    Re: best brand of ram??

    I would have to say Corsair based on my personal experience. 

  •  07-28-2008, 6:28 PM 364537 in reply to 364534

    Re: best brand of ram??

    You could try the OCZ Platinum 2x1G kit for $20 (after MIR).. just a thought.
    e8400 @ 3.6 GHz <> Corsair 750w <> EVGA 750i FTW <> eVGA 8800GT OC'd > Xig1283 <> 4GB OCZ @ 960mhz <> Samsung F1 750GB <> Samsung Optical & LCD <> TT Armor

  •  07-28-2008, 6:32 PM 364542 in reply to 364537

    Re: best brand of ram??

    wow!  im just wondering would i be better  to use 1 stick of 2gb or 2  1gb sticks?

  •  07-28-2008, 6:39 PM 364546 in reply to 364542

    Re: best brand of ram??

    computeruler:
    wow!  im just wondering would i be better  to use 1 stick of 2gb or 2  1gb sticks?

    I'm not sure what'd you gain with either. Except extra open slots with a single stick. If you don't plan on upgrading, I think you get cheaper with 2x1. IDK, anyone?

    e8400 @ 3.6 GHz <> Corsair 750w <> EVGA 750i FTW <> eVGA 8800GT OC'd > Xig1283 <> 4GB OCZ @ 960mhz <> Samsung F1 750GB <> Samsung Optical & LCD <> TT Armor

  •  07-28-2008, 8:03 PM 364586 in reply to 364546

    Re: best brand of ram??

    i saw this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161182

    its cheap and has a lifetime warrenty according to their site good reviews also is this a good brand? or should i go with something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220279 even though it doesnt have a heat spreader
     

  •  07-28-2008, 8:45 PM 364610 in reply to 364586

    Re: best brand of ram??

    computeruler:

    i saw this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161182

    its cheap and has a lifetime warrenty according to their site good reviews also is this a good brand? or should i go with something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220279 even though it doesnt have a heat spreader
     

    cool. any CL4 sticks? btw, compruler, pardon the misunderstanding of your Q. at 1st.

    e8400 @ 3.6 GHz <> Corsair 750w <> EVGA 750i FTW <> eVGA 8800GT OC'd > Xig1283 <> 4GB OCZ @ 960mhz <> Samsung F1 750GB <> Samsung Optical & LCD <> TT Armor

  •  07-28-2008, 9:05 PM 364624 in reply to 364610

    Re: best brand of ram??

    what one of those 2 i posted would be better though?? cant i just change it to 4 in the bios though?

  •  07-28-2008, 9:17 PM 364631 in reply to 364624

    Re: best brand of ram??

    Well, you can change in BIOS, but (i'd have to look back) weren't you talking OC? You'll have a tougher time keepin stable at CL4. But I was choose the Patriot of the 2. no tech reason, just personal pref.

    e8400 @ 3.6 GHz <> Corsair 750w <> EVGA 750i FTW <> eVGA 8800GT OC'd > Xig1283 <> 4GB OCZ @ 960mhz <> Samsung F1 750GB <> Samsung Optical & LCD <> TT Armor
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