Which 2x2gb ram?

DBT85 · 13 Aug 2007 at 12:48

im doing a lot of animation and ram intensive bits at the moment so im looking at getting some more ram. i use 2gb at the moment but i'd like to get 2x 2gb sticks to give me more scope for another 4 later.

really i just wondered if anyone had any views on the 6400 sets available on OCUK. The OCZ is the only one with any reviews on there, the black dragon is the more expensive of the three and the g.skill isnt great for an overclock as far as i can tell.

OCZ 2x 2gb 6400 - £188

G.skill 2x 2gb 6400 PQ - £176

Geil Black Dragon 2x 2gb 6400 - £193

any advice would be great

martin9887 · 13 Aug 2007 at 13:09

I'd also be interested in which is the best 4Gb kit, Im currently looking at this one, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-136-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813.

Cob · 13 Aug 2007 at 17:24

I think only the Mushkin 2x2gb kit overclocks well.

So the others are probably much of a muchness.

shine · 13 Aug 2007 at 17:27

I have the OCZ it runs fine at its rated speed but don't expect any overclocking - which I didn't. If you need 4GB RAM then its great if you're looking for overclocking potential then give the OCZ a miss.

DBT85 · 14 Aug 2007 at 14:23

i am waiting on a price for 2 HP2-6400 2x2 sets to be posted form the states. its about £190 for one set but im hoping that will come down to maybe 185 a set if i get the two together.

not sure if i'll keep both yet or sell one but at least it'll allow me to take my current and future cpus up a chunk in clock speed.

C64 · 17 Aug 2007 at 23:45

2x crucial ballistix pc 8500 2gb kits £180

DBT85 · 18 Aug 2007 at 10:22

afer some dicking around with the suppliers in the states for the mushkin i have given up on that road. But if i am right i can just get ordinary ram like the black dragon and run it on a 5:4 if it wont overclock much right? since there are no reviews anwhere about the black dragon i'm tempted to give it a shot and report in what i can find out.