some x58 ram

bigredni · 25 Sep 2011 at 23:21

hey so i im looking at these

Crucial Ballistix Sport 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit

and at these

Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit

and im wondering can one of you wonderful people tell me the difference? because it looks to me like the crucial is better yet the corsair is more expensive.

thanks

Surveyor · 25 Sep 2011 at 23:25

The Corsair is twice the price of the Crucial at OcUK.

The Crucial has slightly looser timings so would give you lower performance but only by a tiny amount.

At £60 for 12GB you can't really argue with the Corsair.

Get it while you can as RAM prices are on the way up.

bigredni · 25 Sep 2011 at 23:31

ahhh see i was thinking the bigger numbers on the crucial were better lol, so in regards to timing lower is better??

Surveyor · 25 Sep 2011 at 23:32

bigredni said:
ahhh see i was thinking the bigger numbers on the crucial were better lol, so in regards to timing lower is better??

Lower is better with timings but in this case they're not £60 better.

bigredni · 25 Sep 2011 at 23:41

haha true, thanks man time to fork out some cash i think