Cheap DDR3 ram, whats the catch

shimy182 · 30 Mar 2008 at 15:18

I'v noticed that there are really cheap corsiar DDR 3 rams about for 60-70 pounds, I'd like to know if they are any good.

so, anyone brave enough to test them out

EDIT: the price stated is for a dual channel 2 gb ram kit

Cob · 30 Mar 2008 at 15:29

If they're Corsair then they should be grand.

What speed are they?

gurusan · 30 Mar 2008 at 15:29

No catch, they just have pretty loose timings for 1333 speeds...doubt they will clock very well but you can try.

shimy182 · 30 Mar 2008 at 16:00

Corsair Memory DDR3 2GB (2 x 1024MB) 1333MHz 2 x 240 DIMMs 9-9-9-27 64mx8 (Silver)

is the name of it, i do like overclocking cpus, and i really dont want the ram to get in the way... now im facing a dilemma.

it does have smallish heatsinks on though.

gurusan · 30 Mar 2008 at 16:02

You can theoretically run 666FSB before you even start overclocking the ram, so I wouldn't worry about it getting in the way.

Cob · 30 Mar 2008 at 16:03

That's not really worth it when you can pick up 2x2gb of OCZ PC2-8000 for £55.

gurusan · 30 Mar 2008 at 16:14

only worth it if you have your heart set on a DDR3 motherboard.

shimy182 · 30 Mar 2008 at 16:59

I was thinking of the 790i chipset mobo actually... i thought it will be great for its future proofness.. and if i ever wanted to get lots of ram in the future... i can !

Im currently planning an upgrade for wolfdale basically.

Chimerical · 31 Mar 2008 at 01:09

If you're definitely going for SLi, then Skulltrail or 790i are certainly the best options. So basically go for the DDR3 and 790i board.

jambus · 31 Mar 2008 at 23:47

timings.

555BUK · 1 Apr 2008 at 12:26

The timings will only result in a 2 or 3% performance deficit. The cost savings are massive. DDR3 is supposedly cheaper to manufacture than DDR2 so I guess the high prices are due to "price fixing" again.

Expect DDR3 prices to drop really quickly very soon.

shimy182 · 8 Apr 2008 at 17:08

Im waiting patiently here

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Also, will 790 boards go down in price with the rams?

slowrunner · 8 Apr 2008 at 18:32

shimy182 said:
I was thinking of the 790i chipset mobo actually... i thought it will be great for its future proofness.. and if i ever wanted to get lots of ram in the future... i can !

Im currently planning an upgrade for wolfdale basically.

future proofness won't count when nehalem and the new socket size come along.

dazz25 · 9 Apr 2008 at 11:25

As above, DDR3 isn't worth it until the nehalem socket is released.

bledd · 9 Apr 2008 at 14:06

the catch is, they're 1gb sticks imo