Memory Prices hit all time bottom!!

DJSKYLINE · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:24

which ram should i go for - is it worth the extra pounds for corsair

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-108-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

My pc will be

e6420
DS4
Corsair 520w psu
vista ultimate

Nelly · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:26

TiZoR said:
sorry i forgot add that i wanted 4gb memory not 2gb

I would reccomend the ram i've got but not at the prices, its still expensive for 4GB, I'm not sure how well 4GB of the above rams I mentioned would work in your motherboard.

Maybe if someone with your board with 4 sticks of 1gb maybe able to help.

Nelly · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:29

DJSKYLINE said:
which ram should i go for - is it worth the extra pounds for corsair

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-108-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

My pc will be

e6420
DS4
Corsair 520w psu
vista ultimate

Either if your keeping to the specs of the ram itself or you could just go straight for the:-

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR

Better quality IC's i.e Micron which could give better le-way when wanting to overclock further.

The $6m Dan · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:37

They may go lower over the next few months, but even if they do it might not be by much, as the manufacturers are making very little.

Article here.

Locky · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:41

with the falling prices will we see a fall in price the the gfx cards?

Nelly · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:42

TiZoR said:
with the falling prices will we see a fall in price the the gfx cards?

Probally when the ATI X2900 XTX etc are released, also the Nvidia cards may fall in price to compensate i.e a price war.

mykkk · 24 Apr 2007 at 18:21

Nelly said:
Either if your keeping to the specs of the ram itself or you could just go straight for the:-

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR

Better quality IC's i.e Micron which could give better le-way when wanting to overclock further.

I would go for (and personally have) the Ballistix 5300 which I've been told by several people overclock to and beyond the 6400's.

It's cheaper!

Someone back me up quick!

DJSKYLINE · 24 Apr 2007 at 18:27

lol

ill think ill stick with the pc6400 - decent price and i wont be overclocking for a while

thanks anyway

Dravic · 24 Apr 2007 at 18:33

mykkk said:
I would go for (and personally have) the Ballistix 5300 which I've been told by several people overclock to and beyond the 6400's.

It's cheaper!

Someone back me up quick!

Are the Ballistix 5300, 6400 and 8500 basically the same kits with a different SPD programmed?

tomanders91 · 24 Apr 2007 at 18:47

very nice, thinking about upping my ram even more, does anyone know if adding more ram puts any more strain on the psu at all?

shokz · 24 Apr 2007 at 19:13

http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR

Insane. :eek:

Proc · 24 Apr 2007 at 19:22

Very tempted to get another 2GB of the OCZ Platinum stuff, anyone know of any problems with the Asus P5NE-SLi and 4GB of ram?

Defcon5 · 24 Apr 2007 at 19:38

How long are they likely to stay like this?

gurusan · 24 Apr 2007 at 19:45

Wow..i might just have to pick up another 2gb of the ballistix.

p4radox · 24 Apr 2007 at 20:28

tomanders91 said:
very nice, thinking about upping my ram even more, does anyone know if adding more ram puts any more strain on the psu at all?

Very little. About 5W per stick at max.

kbc · 24 Apr 2007 at 21:24

The prices are mad! =/ I'm thinking of upgrading my system to a Core2 E6600 but I'd need to flog my existing system first. The RAM prices are pretty shocking, I'm so tempted. Is it worth even buying some RAM now to take advantage of the price drop?

matt100 · 25 Apr 2007 at 01:33

Gibbo, are the OCZ flex XLC modules likely to drop? I fancied them when 2gb of fairly ordinary ddr2 was £120 and these were £160+ but double the price of comparable ram is crazy for some fancy heatspreaders.

Mattus · 25 Apr 2007 at 02:03

Dravic said:
Are the Ballistix 5300, 6400 and 8500 basically the same kits with a different SPD programmed?

I'd also appreciate an answer to this.

Gibbo · 25 Apr 2007 at 08:37

Hi there

Further reductions in Corsair and OCZ prices.

DampCat · 25 Apr 2007 at 08:39

You better buy fast if you wanna take advantage of these prices!

Apparently the reason for the price crash is because Samsung and a bunch of others swapped a bunch of their production of NAND memory over to DRAM but they have announced they are changing some of it back because NAND prices skyrocketed. (quoted from some dude in Kazakstan)

I just ordered my 2gb of Ballistix !