GeIL PC6400C4 or Corsair TwinX XMS2 PC 6400

SiriusB · 19 Nov 2006 at 14:28

I have specced myself an upgrade which consists of

E6600
Gigabyte DS4
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B

Now, I am told the GeIL is the best stuff, but, if I go with GeIL I'll have to pay ~50 quid more for the spec and I will have to pay up the 600 quid in one go.

So, is the GeIL worth paying more for, or is the Corsair RAM just as good.

SiriusB

Cob · 19 Nov 2006 at 14:54

Well if you've managed to find the TwinX XMS2 PC 6400 for £150 ( :eek:

) then go for it.

SiriusB · 19 Nov 2006 at 15:13

Nah, the RAM isn't cheaper, but I have a choice of two etailers to buy my stuff from. The cheaper one doesn't do any GeIL RAM tho. So before I buy I just wanted to see if the GeIL was worth me spending an extra 50 quid or not.

SiriusB

Cob · 19 Nov 2006 at 15:22

Nah it's certainly not worth paying an extra £50 for. The Corsair is just as good, probably better.

The Geil was the stand-out option when it was dirt cheap, but not now that it's in the same price bracket as the Corsair.

SiriusB · 19 Nov 2006 at 17:08

Looks like it is the Corsair then!

To be honest it would have gone against all my instincts if everyone had said go for the GeIL, but as I suspected it isn't THAT good to blow an extra 50 quid for.

Thanks for your help Cob

SiriusB

jake000 · 19 Nov 2006 at 18:34

Sorry to jump in on your thread but I heard that the Geil ram overclocks in some cases to PC8500 speeds. How good is the Corsair ram at overclocking?

Thank you

Cob · 19 Nov 2006 at 18:46

It some cases the Geil will hit high clocks. But an awful lot of people are having trouble getting over 900Mhz with it.

If you were going to spend an extra £50 then you would be better with some Corsair DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400C4 TwinX as it should do PC8500 speeds at 5,5,5,15 according to Yellowbeard a few posts down.

jake000 · 19 Nov 2006 at 19:01

Cob said:
It some cases the Geil will hit high clocks. But an awful lot of people are having trouble getting over 900Mhz with it.

If you were going to spend an extra £50 then you would be better with some Corsair DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400C4 TwinX as it should do PC8500 speeds at 5,5,5,15 according to Yellowbeard a few posts down.

Thanks Cob, exactly what I needed to know

harris1986 · 20 Nov 2006 at 07:31

on this note how much better is the geil ultra over the geil value? as my current batch of geil value is clocking insanely well! i currently have a choice of :

2x1gb geil ultra - £199
2x1gb corsair twinx c5 - £187
2x1gb OCZ plat - £187
2x1gb geil ultra - £158

i really in need of memory that will do in excess of 900mhz so i can push my conroe! my current geil pc5300 does 850mhz!