Which RAM is better?

2007-01-04 17:02:15

#1

sneakysegan11: Member; +13|7001|York, PA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCo … 6820231032

My dad told me to get something new for $200, so I decided to get RAM. Can you guys help me out and tell me which one is better? Thanks a lot guys!!!!!

2007-01-04 17:06:30

#2

RoosterCantrell: Goodbye :); +399|6937|Somewhere else

Depends on what timings you want

2007-01-04 17:07:17

#3

Sk: stat padding is for girls; +41|6846

this one is marginally faster:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820231032
but you wont notice any difference.

and as it says the other set (the red ones) are significantly tested in pairs, whilst the white ones dont say that, then I'd go for the red ones and save myself a few bucks.

2007-01-04 17:14:17

#4

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7006|UK

Are you replacing your current RAM with this, or adding it in? Plus the differences in performance really can barely be noticed, I doubt e.g one will load up 2142 anymore than a half a second quicker. I agree also with Sk, the red ones are tested in pairs, and you can spend that $10 on sweets Red pair me thinsk to

Martyn

2007-01-04 17:19:42

#5

sneakysegan11: Member; +13|7001|York, PA

Bell wrote:
Are you replacing your current RAM with this, or adding it in? Plus the differences in performance really can barely be noticed, I doubt e.g one will load up 2142 anymore than a half a second quicker. I agree also with Sk, the red ones are tested in pairs, and you can spend that $10 on sweets Red pair me thinsk to

Martyn

I am giving the 1 gb i have now to my dad and then i'll have which ever one i buy all for myself.

2007-01-04 17:37:13

#6

sneakysegan11: Member; +13|7001|York, PA

Is it better to have high or low cas latency?

2007-01-04 18:07:53

#7

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7038|SE London

sneakysegan11 wrote:
Is it better to have high or low cas latency?

Low.

I wouldn't go for the red ones. Since you're buying DDR memory I assume you are running an AMD CPU. AMD CPUs have onboard memory controllers which means latenices make more of a difference on AMD systems. Spend a bit more and get the ones with better latency.

Low latency DDRII modules are not worth the extra money, DDR ones are.

2007-01-04 18:28:20

#8

Sk: stat padding is for girls; +41|6846

Bertster7 wrote:
sneakysegan11 wrote:
Is it better to have high or low cas latency?
Low.

I wouldn't go for the red ones. Since you're buying DDR memory I assume you are running an AMD CPU. AMD CPUs have onboard memory controllers which means latenices make more of a difference on AMD systems. Spend a bit more and get the ones with better latency.

Low latency DDRII modules are not worth the extra money, DDR ones are.

but a latency of 2.5 and 2 isn't going to make any noticable difference...
not even with benchmarking tools would I expect to see any difference.

The paired set are more likely to give you better "performance" than two "untested together" sticks with lower latency, simply because they've been tested and found to be a great match for each other.....

2007-01-04 18:51:44

#9

Immobile Sniper: Member; +3|6956

> Opinions will probably vary greatly here,but all the computer-knowledgable people I know personally all say Corsair,and not just any Corsair but the XMS is best if you are certain about wanting DDR-400,or needing 184-pin for your current board. It will run in practically anything,especially if you don't know enough yet to overclock it yourself and just let the BIOS detect it. The only exception to this is possibly for the highest-end Crucial,Geil,and OCZ stuff,and you might pay double for that. Here is a link to some that will come in shipping and all about 80 bucks over the limit he set for you,but saving your allowance or not blowing money on the weekend for a month or so will generate the difference.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820145575

Here is a link for the same set at ZipZoomFly with a 40.00 rebate.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe … e=80097-55

Hope this helps,Tommy D.

2007-01-04 19:27:12

#10

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7038|SE London

Sk wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
sneakysegan11 wrote:
Is it better to have high or low cas latency?
Low.

I wouldn't go for the red ones. Since you're buying DDR memory I assume you are running an AMD CPU. AMD CPUs have onboard memory controllers which means latenices make more of a difference on AMD systems. Spend a bit more and get the ones with better latency.

Low latency DDRII modules are not worth the extra money, DDR ones are.
but a latency of 2.5 and 2 isn't going to make any noticable difference...
not even with benchmarking tools would I expect to see any difference.

The paired set are more likely to give you better "performance" than two "untested together" sticks with lower latency, simply because they've been tested and found to be a great match for each other.....

I completely disagree. I reckon you'd get a boost of about 2-3%, potentially greater if overclocking. That's a better speed increase than using an AM2 alternative with DDR2 memory would acheive.

The fact that they are tested together is completely irrelevant as well. They are identical matched modules, they will work in dual channel mode. It's not a manufacturer I would go with though.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-01-04 19:31:47)

2007-01-04 19:39:16

#11

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|7099|Deep In The South Of Texas

Go with the lower latency kit. I checked them both out when I was looking for new ram and according to the reviews I saw the Value Series overclocked better than the other set.

2007-01-04 19:41:18

#12

sneakysegan11: Member; +13|7001|York, PA

ok well thanks for all the help guys!! im going to go with the silver pair of RAM i posted. Seems the best for my budget, i would buy the corsair but im impatient and i want some new RAM now, lol. But anyway thanks for the help!

2007-01-05 05:43:16

#13

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|7006|EUtopia | Austria

I'd say for most of the people regularly clocked RAM does the job aswell.
$70 more just for some little kick in performance doesn't pay off, I think.

But as you've already made up your mind anyway, that advice is kinda worthless ^^

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