ram for a new build

[Dave0w]

my friend as had him pc for 7 years and now wants a new one that look good with lots of leds.... but as to last the test of time. we have been lookong at the Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer. is the ram any good or it is just crap ram with leds strapped on.

he is building an 1155 i5 - for gaming and and everything that a family would use it for

ifthe Crucial is not all that good what should he get for around the same price
8gb for about £60 as he want 2x4gb kits

 

[LukieBoy007]

Yes they are good RAM sticks, but you could get the same for half the price (but no LED's).

 

[Orcvader]

8gb kit for half the price: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-020-TG

Unless he really wants those LEDs...

 

[honosuseri]

If you give us a budget for the build we can spec suggestions for a complete rig.

The crucial RAM is good, however the LEDs are a bit of a gimmick and you will only see them providing you have a windowed case.

YOUR BASKET
1 x PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £96.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £84.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £74.99
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £69.98
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £944.33 (includes shipping : £13.75).



That could be waaaay over budget but it's just to show you what can be done. I've compromised on the RAM in that it only has the one LED for the dragons eye The mobo does SLI/Xfire it's colour matched to the RAM nicely too. The closed loop cooler, allows you to see more of the mobo and RAM through the case window, it's lit with a red LED too as are the case fans.

We'd love to see what you guys are thinking of building

 

[Dave0w]

8gb kit for half the price: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-020-TG

Unless he really wants those LEDs...

Mmm and a lot less performance...

Yes they are good RAM sticks, but you could get the same for half the price (but no LED's).

Yer he wants LEDs because they look cool

If you give us a budget for the build we can spec suggestions for a complete rig.

The crucial RAM is good, however the LEDs are a bit of a gimmick and you will only see them providing you have a windowed case.

YOUR BASKET
1 x PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £96.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £84.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £74.99
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £69.98
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £944.33 (includes shipping : £13.75).



That could be waaaay over budget but it's just to show you what can be done. I've compromised on the RAM in that it only has the one LED for the dragons eye The mobo does SLI/Xfire it's colour matched to the RAM nicely too. The closed loop cooler, allows you to see more of the mobo and RAM through the case window, it's lit with a red LED too as are the case fans.

We'd love to see what you guys are thinking of building

not realy want I asked was it