To tomorrow I'm ordering Memory

bigmouse64 · 3 May 2006 at 00:08

Hello everyone, you must get sick of these, but I don't want to buy the wrong thing

Basically, I'm looking for 2GB (2x1GB sticks) to suit my needs with the following setup:

AMD 3700+ SD
ATI X800GTO2 256mb
320GB WD master
Sapphire PURE Innovation Gruper Radeon Xpress 200P (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-001-SP)

My main uses of this setup will be to play games, I'm hoping to play BF2 and F.E.A.R. at top spec.

Many thanks!

EDIT: I forgot to mention, my limit is 190 pounds.

trojan698 · 3 May 2006 at 00:23

What Motherboard?

bigmouse64 · 3 May 2006 at 00:25

Totally missed that, oops.

It's 'Sapphire PURE Innovation Gruper Radeon Xpress 200P (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-001-SP)'

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Sapphire_565.html

The top one.

Roland0 · 3 May 2006 at 18:09

Are you going to overclock it? if so then i suggest you get one of the pc4000 modules, if not the i would go with one of the low latency pc3200 sets

bigmouse64 · 3 May 2006 at 22:26

I hope to overclock it, once I learn how too, lol.

Any particular pair to buy?

Minstadave · 4 May 2006 at 12:51

G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 2x1gb and Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 look good for the price

The Gskill has slightly tighter timings for the same money.

bigmouse64 · 4 May 2006 at 23:16

Thanks, any advance on other brands?

Minstadave · 4 May 2006 at 23:19

bigmouse64 said:
Thanks, any advance on other brands?

With the Muskin out of stock and the OCZ being so expensive they're the only two I'd be looking at to be honest, unless you want save some money and take the Geil Value, but you may find they hamper with your overclock.

Steevo38 · 4 May 2006 at 23:21

Was going to suggest the Mushkin HP3200's but looks like OcUK are out of them.

Nice tight timings on those.

Minstadave · 4 May 2006 at 23:22

Steevo38 said:
Was going to suggest the Mushkin HP3200's but looks like OcUK are out of them.

Nice tight timings on those.

£20 more than the GSkill ZX though with the same timings.

bigmouse64 · 5 May 2006 at 01:31

Ok many thanks, any other opinions will be appreciated.

Steevo38 · 5 May 2006 at 01:50

Minstadave said:
£20 more than the GSkill ZX though with the same timings.

True.

And GSkill is excellent ram.

bigmouse64 · 6 May 2006 at 22:11

Thanks for this info dudes.

nikebee · 7 May 2006 at 00:55

Minstadave said:
G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 2x1gb and Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 look good for the price

The Gskill has slightly tighter timings for the same money.

was about to recommend these myself...

G.Skill ZX series user here, wonderful stuff... no problems here at all, great tight timings, fast stuff and they overclock very nicely too.

definately best in its price range at the moment (imo anyway)

bigmouse64 · 8 May 2006 at 00:32

So, it looks like I'll order those, probably on Tuesday.

Many thanks to everyone who's contibuted.