a_reborn_vetaran
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+8|6243|Belgium
I was looking for an extra 2GB's of RAM memory.
Which do you advice? (Manufacturer, Mhz, ...)
DDR2 doesn't work with DDR3, right? (I got DDR2)
I'll post some Specs of my good computer later, cuz now my brother is on it..
Thanks already.

-For use of gaming.
Brasso
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+1,549|6900

DDR2 800 is always a good bet, but if your mobo can handle it, 1066 and 1200 are faster.

G.Skill, OCZ, Corsair, Crucial...all good brands.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
Surgeons
U shud proabbly f off u fat prik
+3,097|6760|Gogledd Cymru

DDR2 8200

Edit: Also, try and get the lowest latencies you can find (The 4 numbers e.g. 4-4-4-12)

OCZ are a good buy.

Last edited by The Sheriff (2008-05-27 13:07:30)

a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium
What about Kingston or Team Elite . (It has to be available in Belgium...)

And also, I'd like to know some more about a good Hard drive.
I was looking for about 250GB, Seagate Barracuda, 7200 RPM, 16MB  (?)
Or do you think I can get better for 45€.
Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

What about Kingston or Team Elite . (It has to be available in Belgium...)

And also, I'd like to know some more about a good Hard drive.
I was looking for about 250GB, Seagate Barracuda, 7200 RPM, 16MB  (?)
Or do you think I can get better for 45€.
Samsung Spinpoint.

Last edited by Jenspm (2008-05-27 13:09:41)

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max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6837|NYC / Hamburg

what chipset does your mobo have? Nvidia ones are pretty picky, other ones can use pretty much everything
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aimless
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+166|6395|Texas
Mushkin makes very good ram as well.
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9669/cpumemoryyh7.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9669/cpumemoryyh7.cdacb69044.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/4821/spdzk6.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/4821/spdzk6.4ac8932a49.jpg
As you can see, all my ram sticks are Kingston, so I'd like to keep it like this.
What's your opinion. It doesn't matter , or is it important to use the same manufacturer.

Last edited by a_reborn_vetaran (2008-05-27 13:22:01)

r2zoo
Knowledge is power, guard it well
+126|6866|Michigan, USA

The Sheriff wrote:

DDR2 8200

Edit: Also, try and get the lowest latencies you can find (The 4 numbers e.g. 4-4-4-12)

OCZ are a good buy.
Latencies are a waste if you ask me, most RAM can be clocked lower if you want, and personally, I dont see the fuss, maybe an extra 1-2% performence on the whole, not really a selling point for me.  If your overclocking, it may be more worthwhile to look into, otherwise its an extra cost for something you wont notice.

Personally Im running A-Data, great speed for the price, recommended brand by Asus as well, a fine company, and their finally moving away from their bright pink heatsinks, huzzah.
Brasso
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"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium
Oh , lol, while I'm asking all these things about upgrading, I also like to ask you what a good headset is. Mine is a bid old and rusty, so I'm ready for some new stuff.
Not to expensive please Just a good one for a good price.

fix the pics please

I'll try...

Last edited by a_reborn_vetaran (2008-05-27 13:24:56)

Brasso
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a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

Oh , lol, while I'm asking all these things about upgrading, I also like to ask you what a good headset is. Mine is a bid old and rusty, so I'm ready for some new stuff.
Not to expensive please Just a good one for a good price.
Icemat Siberia Headphones is what a lot around here (including me) have, they're good.  If you want to spend a little moar you'll hear suggestions of various Sennheisers which are great.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium
Fix of pics:

https://img396.imageshack.us/img396/3614/cpujh9.jpg
https://img396.imageshack.us/img396/3614/cpujh9.49c35924af.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9359/memoryyl5.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9359/memoryyl5.faa2cfcb37.jpg
https://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5968/slot1jh2.jpg
https://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5968/slot1jh2.37c4e9684b.jpg
https://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3483/slot2ws9.jpg
https://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3483/slot2ws9.a4ec60d41d.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8097/slot3se9.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8097/slot3se9.35f6f85cd1.jpg
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium

haffeysucks wrote:

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

Oh , lol, while I'm asking all these things about upgrading, I also like to ask you what a good headset is. Mine is a bid old and rusty, so I'm ready for some new stuff.
Not to expensive please Just a good one for a good price.
Icemat Siberia Headphones is what a lot around here (including me) have, they're good.  If you want to spend a little moar you'll hear suggestions of various Sennheisers which are great.
Yes , but I was looking for a headset. So a "speaker" + headphones.
Edit: Sennheisers are wireless (some) and cost waaaay to much ( 195€ wtf)

Last edited by a_reborn_vetaran (2008-05-27 13:31:42)

.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone
A good type of ram is the one that has Micron D9 chips.
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
Brasso
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+1,549|6900

looks like you're running two 512mb sticks of PC2 4300 (in dual channel, perhaps) and one 1gb stick of PC2 5300.  that means your 1gb stick is limited to the lower speed - your 1gb stick is running at PC2 4300 speeds.  do you have an extra slot on your motherboard for more RAM?

all in all, we need your motherboard model, because your RAM is pretty slow to begin with (you might want to replace it all).

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

Oh , lol, while I'm asking all these things about upgrading, I also like to ask you what a good headset is. Mine is a bid old and rusty, so I'm ready for some new stuff.
Not to expensive please Just a good one for a good price.
Icemat Siberia Headphones is what a lot around here (including me) have, they're good.  If you want to spend a little moar you'll hear suggestions of various Sennheisers which are great.
Yes , but I was looking for a headset. So a "speaker" + headphones.
Edit: Sennheisers are wireless (some) and cost waaaay to much ( 195€ wtf)
a headset = headphones with a boom mic

Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-05-27 13:34:33)

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium
I do have another (and last) slot for extra Ram memory.
So you're telling me that I have to replace the 2 bits of 512Mb's with 266Mhz for (maybe) 1 bit of 1GB with 333Mhz?
Which also makes that I have an extra slot for more (which I won't do) Ram.
Edit: How can I show you my type of motherboard? Isn't that clear on the Cpu-Z pics? NVM , found it

And thanks for the info about Headphones etc.

Last edited by a_reborn_vetaran (2008-05-27 13:40:54)

Brasso
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a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

I do have another (and last) slot for extra Ram memory.
So you're telling me that I have to replace the 2 bits of 512Mb's with 266Mhz for (maybe) 1 bit of 1GB with 333Mhz?
well if you provide us with the motherboard model you could probably get faster memory.  but if your mobo only takes up to 333MHz, then yeah, that would be your best bet.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
a_reborn_vetaran
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Mainboard:
https://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8823/mainboardqr4.jpg
https://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8823/mainboardqr4.dc8ba90922.jpg
Brasso
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+1,549|6900

Intel Website wrote:

Memory    

    * Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
    * Support for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
    * Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Nice!  So that means that you can get DDR2 800 sticks.  They're dirt cheap.

Beautiful if you don't mind mail in rebates.  Good latencies too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820227231

Latencies a little higher, but no MIRs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820231098
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium
I've also found this in the Internet:
Memory :
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
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Is it a nice motherboard? Lol (I don't know that much of these things, like I say in all threads I make)
Brasso
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+1,549|6900

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

Is it a nice motherboard? Lol (I don't know that much of these things, like I say in all threads I make)
well, it's pretty standard.  i'm guessing you have a dell?
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
a_reborn_vetaran
Member
+8|6243|Belgium

haffeysucks wrote:

Intel Website wrote:

Memory    

    * Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
    * Support for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
    * Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Nice!  So that means that you can get DDR2 800 sticks.  They're dirt cheap.

Beautiful if you don't mind mail in rebates.  Good latencies too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820227231

Latencies a little higher, but no MIRs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820231098
And if it's like this: G-SKILL 2 x 2 GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CL5 PC Memories
€69,07 (So this means it's already 4GB of Ram for a nice price? = 35€ per Stick)

Important edit: I'm going to sleep, but I'll check it tomorrow. Sweet dreams :p

Last edited by a_reborn_vetaran (2008-05-27 13:52:52)

Brasso
member
+1,549|6900

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

Intel Website wrote:

Memory    

    * Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
    * Support for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
    * Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Nice!  So that means that you can get DDR2 800 sticks.  They're dirt cheap.

Beautiful if you don't mind mail in rebates.  Good latencies too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820227231

Latencies a little higher, but no MIRs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820231098
And if it's like this: G-SKILL 2 x 2 GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CL5 PC Memories
€69,07 (So this means it's already 4GB of Ram for a nice price? = 35€ per Stick)

Important edit: I'm going to sleep, but I'll check it tomorrow. Sweet dreams :p
I'd guess that $2 = 1 Euro, right?  Just about.  That's a little expensive, but I'm used to pretty low US Newegg prices, I don't know how expensive stuff in Europe is.  Wait for Freezer, .Sup, or max to come in this thread and tell you.  night
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

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