Which RAM better to in Long Run

[Kyo]

Hi

Been thinking about this a little while now and i have been needing to get a 2Gb dual matching memory kit for some time now.

I can't decide whether to go for ..

Corsair :
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS4000PT TwinX
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX

Mushkin
Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Redline Extreme Performance Dual Channel

Geil
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3

OCZ
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000 Dual Channel Gold
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000 Dual Channel Platinum Series EB-DDR CAS3


I know there been quite a selection there but can anyone please advise which one and more importantly why? Really looking for a type of memory where is good value for money, decent quality and most suited for my spec that would hopefully make things easier to o''c my Opty . I would be playing games most of the time

My personal opinion or preference so far is either the Mushkin or Corsair 2GB DDR XMS4000PT. They should have a pretty decent performance ? Heard some wicked comments about the Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX. Decisions....decisions.

Many Thanks

Kyo

 

[Jimbo Mahoney]

You're running a DFI, so get the cheapest RAM.

Don't get the Corsair as DFI and Corsair don't seem to play well together.

Read this and decide whether you want to spend lots of money on RAM:

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Guides/athlon64oc/

My findings are the same.

Also, remember that more memory often equals a reduced max CPU clock because of the on-die memory controller (may not be so bad for a 'higher quality' CPU like an Opteron, but it was certainly true of the 3000 Venice, even with the memory controller revision).

 

[Kyo]

thanks jimbo that makes a lot of sense and great advise too. Geil seems to be right down that avenue. Take it if i wanted to spend a little more then Mushkin or perhaps some kind of OCZ (not sure gold or plat) would be better suited? Talk about greed now i got my eye on the G.skill HZ4000 as well. Hehe

 

[Street]

Don't get the Corsair as DFI and Corsair don't seem to play well together.

Never had a problem with Corsair and DFI myself... not with the latest BIOSs anyway. The earlier ones were hell. Have tried 3 different sets of Corsair RAM in my DFI and they've all worked on the newer BIOSs with no hitchs, have also used them to test my housemates board when his OCZ RAM was going scatty.

Heard some wicked comments about the Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX. Decisions....decisions.

They are quality sticks [email protected] with 2.6V!

 

[geeza]

Talk about greed now i got my eye on the G.skill HZ4000 as well. Hehe

I thought its cheaper than the corsair stuff. Ive just ordered it for my opteron 146 my geil is running happily at 200mhz cpu at 280x10 on a 150 divider. i hope to put this new stuff on a divider of 166 and get it to about 266mhz or no divider at all im im lucky

 

[Kyo]

Definitely keep us updated mate be intrested if better quality ram would squeeze that extra bit of performance out of your setup.

 

[Kyo]

Right i think i have decided to spend that little extra on ram.

Was going to go for the Geil value 2Gb but one of my friends commented that he recently got the

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000 Dual Channel Gold GX XTC pair which is fairly decent. Not sure if this works well for my setup but i was was concerned about the timings as i was thinking it should help o'c my rig that bit easier as well as it meant to be pretty decent RAM? . Anyone had any experience with this specific type of ram and is it as good as it made out? Did do a search on the forums but couldn't find anyhting specific on the gold edition.

Cheers