Whats the best 'Bang For Buck' ram out there now?

Vegeta · 1 Nov 2007 at 18:24

Hi, thinking about building a new system and am interested in 4gb ram, now the rest of the PC I decided to go for the best bang for buck stuff so....

Q6600 energy efficient version
Abit ip35 pro
8800GT

What would be the best ram for that & would 4X1gb be better as it's a lot cheaper or would I get low overclocks with that?

Will_3rd · 1 Nov 2007 at 18:27

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

I would go with this.

Vegeta · 1 Nov 2007 at 18:29

And buy 2 lots of it do you reckon? Does filling all the slots in a motherboard still make the overclocks less?

Will_3rd · 1 Nov 2007 at 18:36

For that price I would say so, the 4GB (2GB x 2) stuff is poor at the moment.

It should be OK with the newer boards, just bump up the Northbridge voltage and you should be good to go.

Deluxe1 · 1 Nov 2007 at 18:42

i just picked up 4gb 2x2gb of g.skill ddr2 pc8000 for £133.

-K- · 1 Nov 2007 at 18:43

Lol anyone read the last review that product had?

Vista 32 Bit with 4 sticks of that, misleading for ppl less informed.

Vegeta · 1 Nov 2007 at 18:48

-K- said:
Lol anyone read the last review that product had?

Vista 32 Bit with 4 sticks of that, misleading for ppl less informed.

Don't understand what you're trying to say lol, can you explain fully.

-K- · 1 Nov 2007 at 19:02

Vegeta said:
Don't understand what you're trying to say lol, can you explain fully.

Does vista 32bit works with 4GB? I guess no. What if someone who are less informed decided to purchase 32bit OS along with 4GB of ram, based on that review?

CyZMyAssBaby · 1 Nov 2007 at 19:11

A 32 bit op system will see 3.2gigs of ram. If you considered upgrading to a 64bit system then 4 gigs will be seen. Although at the moment 6400 ram has dropped substantially in price. For future upgrading purposes a suggestion would be http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-072-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=
This ram can reach 950-1000mhz. For £96-00 inc delivery and will overclock better than 2x2g modules.

Will_3rd · 2 Nov 2007 at 11:18

-K- said:
Does vista 32bit works with 4GB? I guess no. What if someone who are less informed decided to purchase 32bit OS along with 4GB of ram, based on that review?

Not sure what this has to do with anything, the OP didn't even mention what OS he had.

sulli · 2 Nov 2007 at 20:50

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-088-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

Tute · 2 Nov 2007 at 21:40

sulli said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-088-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

I'd say the Ballistix too. Everyone raves about them, apparantly even the PC5300 modules are good overclockers.

SinaiSound · 2 Nov 2007 at 23:46

Tute said:
I'd say the Ballistix too. Everyone raves about them, apparantly even the PC5300 modules are good overclockers.

Indeed, currently running mine at 540fsb 5-5-5-15

MumboJumbo · 3 Nov 2007 at 16:07

Hefner said:
Indeed, currently running mine at 540fsb 5-5-5-15

How long has it been since the last pair died or how long have you been running that. 3 months seems to be the average life span

People just dont seem to get it though. Most people on here play games right? Whats the difference in a game with 4gb when your ram is running at 800mhz or 1200mhz? Hardly anything in it! Only benchmarking can tell. Why buy ram which overclocks really well but has very bad reliability and dies oftern? Sure their RMA is good but id rather ram that lasts years.

The OCZ and geil ram is the best for the price. 4gb for 80/90 quid running at 800mhz is great value and you wont need anything faster then that or any more then that for games.

SinaiSound · 3 Nov 2007 at 19:51

I was running them at 500FSB CAS4 for over 3 months, been running them at 540FSB for about 3 weeks I think.

Stuck them at 2.2v with a 120mm fan blowing over them to keep them cool.