Hello to everyone at overclockers!!
this is my first post and im seeking some advice so if anyone is able to help/offer their thoughts it'd be mostly appreciated.
currently in the process of building a new pc, the one im currently sat at has served well giving that it cost less than £250 more than 2 years ago and is still going (just about).
however with the need to go faster and faster, and running out of hard drive space, thought it'd make sense to just build new from scratch rather than upgrade bit by bit.
most parts are now sorted, although i'm still debating between an opty 170 or a 4400 dualcore (didnt realise the new intel stuff was on the way out when i ordered my MB)
but anyways
my motherboard is a Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe
processor is probably going to be of the opteron variety
other parts are, well, various other parts that bare no real relevance to choosing RAM i guess.
So, I want 2gb of DDR - Asus recommends Corsair XMS3500LL for the board, its a bit pricey but by all accounts very good. The timings also seem fairly pleasent.
I was wondering, should I just go for this, or is there something out there that might be better for the money?
Main uses for computer are the general bumbling on the net, a media pc, and using things like photoshop and ACID which at present crucify the 512mb I have.
And why go for 2gb instead of 1gb? Because its only an extra £50ish so it seems silly not to!
ta in advance
oh yeh, i'd like it to be nice stable and reliable as well, not really planning on clocking the RAM or anything unless anyone tells me I really should do. More interested in getting the processor to a tasty speed and keeping it reliable
this is my first post and im seeking some advice so if anyone is able to help/offer their thoughts it'd be mostly appreciated.
currently in the process of building a new pc, the one im currently sat at has served well giving that it cost less than £250 more than 2 years ago and is still going (just about).
however with the need to go faster and faster, and running out of hard drive space, thought it'd make sense to just build new from scratch rather than upgrade bit by bit.
most parts are now sorted, although i'm still debating between an opty 170 or a 4400 dualcore (didnt realise the new intel stuff was on the way out when i ordered my MB)
but anyways
my motherboard is a Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe
processor is probably going to be of the opteron variety
other parts are, well, various other parts that bare no real relevance to choosing RAM i guess.
So, I want 2gb of DDR - Asus recommends Corsair XMS3500LL for the board, its a bit pricey but by all accounts very good. The timings also seem fairly pleasent.
I was wondering, should I just go for this, or is there something out there that might be better for the money?
Main uses for computer are the general bumbling on the net, a media pc, and using things like photoshop and ACID which at present crucify the 512mb I have.
And why go for 2gb instead of 1gb? Because its only an extra £50ish so it seems silly not to!
ta in advance
oh yeh, i'd like it to be nice stable and reliable as well, not really planning on clocking the RAM or anything unless anyone tells me I really should do. More interested in getting the processor to a tasty speed and keeping it reliable
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