Is the Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select any good?

kchakkar · 7 Jul 2007 at 21:26

I am looking at the Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300C5 and was wondering if they are good for overclocking. Also does the lack of heatspreaders make them overheat?

gurusan · 7 Jul 2007 at 22:03

kchakkar said:
I am looking at the Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300C5 and was wondering if they are good for overclocking. Also does the lack of heatspreaders make them overheat?

Any value ram is bad for overclocking...and no heatspreaders actually don't even do much.

Indy500 · 7 Jul 2007 at 22:04

DDR2 value ram isn't necessarily bad for overclocking

just look at xs.org forums for examples.

Sone · 8 Jul 2007 at 10:50

used corsair value ram in my last few systems. Doesent clock well but does what it says, have had enough problems with nomake memory to make it worth the extra imho.

Shame crucial went downhill, there PC133/2100 was very cheap and just about the best you could get

Cob · 8 Jul 2007 at 13:10

Tbh you'd be better looking at this.

feelintherage · 8 Jul 2007 at 17:30

ive got that corsair ram and want new stuff is the geil value ram any good or are you better with the normal geil stuff

Cob · 9 Jul 2007 at 00:10

Well the normal Geil stuff should clock a bit further since it's CAS4.

But I'd look at this before the C4 Geil. It'll happily run at the same speeds as the C4 Geil and will actually overclock further. Plus it's Crucial.

feelintherage · 9 Jul 2007 at 21:36

Cob said:
Well the normal Geil stuff should clock a bit further since it's CAS4.

But I'd look at this before the C4 Geil. It'll happily run at the same speeds as the C4 Geil and will actually overclock further. Plus it's Crucial.

lets just say im a n00b who doesnt know how to overclock and just wants 2gb ram whats good?

Cob · 10 Jul 2007 at 01:29

Well you'll need to manually set most PC6400 to it's spec anyway (most boots at pc5300 speeds first time) so you may as well get the PC5300 Ballistix and set it to 800mhz 4-4-4-12.

feelintherage · 10 Jul 2007 at 21:48

Cob said:
Well you'll need to manually set most PC6400 to it's spec anyway (most boots at pc5300 speeds first time) so you may as well get the PC5300 Ballistix and set it to 800mhz 4-4-4-12.

so if i just set everything to 4-4-4-12 its like having pc6400 ram? this seems awfully good and simple too

Cob · 11 Jul 2007 at 13:43

If it's running at 800mhz then yes. Tho the PC5300 Ballistix will go past 1000mhz on it's stock 2.2v.

squiffy · 11 Jul 2007 at 13:47

Used value DDR and DDR, works fine for systems where overclocking isn't requred.

Wiggins · 11 Jul 2007 at 16:19

I use Samsung Value PC4200 533Mhz and have had it pushed to 680Mhz on 4-3-3-10 for the last 9 months with no problems.

Corsair Value have the Samsung Chips on them so you might be able to get a bit out of it.

I was looking at the Ballistix the other day and was thinking of getting that stuff. Especially now if it can clock to 800Mhz out of the packaging on 4-4-4-12.