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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. 


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  •  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.

     


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  •  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 > 4g OCZ @ 960 > Samsung F1 750Gb > Samsung Optical & LCD > Tt Armor Case
  •  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 > 4g OCZ @ 960 > Samsung F1 750Gb > Samsung Optical & LCD > Tt Armor Case
  •  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 > 4g OCZ @ 960 > Samsung F1 750Gb > Samsung Optical & LCD > Tt Armor Case
  •  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 > 4g OCZ @ 960 > Samsung F1 750Gb > Samsung Optical & LCD > Tt Armor Case
  •  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 > 4g OCZ @ 960 > Samsung F1 750Gb > Samsung Optical & LCD > Tt Armor Case
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