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RAM suggestions for this new AMD rig . . .
My first build:
This rig is for gaming. Want the most stable 2 GB's (2x1GB sticks) of RAM out there for the non-OC'er. Don't know the first thing about OC'ing, just want great RAM stock out of the box - money no object. Thanks in advance. Build Specs: Lian-Li PC-75B PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC ATX12V 510W DFI LANParty SLI-DR AMD Athlon 64 4000+ XFX PVT70FUNDE Geforce 7800GTX Plextor PX-716AL/SW - primary Plextor PX-740A/SW-BL - secondary Western Digital Raptor 74GB Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Windows XP Pro SP2 |
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"Chinooks_FURY" wrote in message
... My first build: This rig is for gaming. Want the most stable 2 GB's (2x1GB sticks) of RAM out there for the non-OC'er. Don't know the first thing about OC'ing, just want great RAM stock out of the box - money no object. Thanks in advance. Build Specs: Lian-Li PC-75B PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC ATX12V 510W DFI LANParty SLI-DR AMD Athlon 64 4000+ XFX PVT70FUNDE Geforce 7800GTX Plextor PX-716AL/SW - primary Plextor PX-740A/SW-BL - secondary Western Digital Raptor 74GB Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Windows XP Pro SP2 Crucial Ballistix or OCZ. |
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"Chinooks_FURY" wrote in message ... My first build: This rig is for gaming. Want the most stable 2 GB's (2x1GB sticks) of RAM out there for the non-OC'er. Don't know the first thing about OC'ing, just want great RAM stock out of the box - money no object. Thanks in advance. Build Specs: Lian-Li PC-75B PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC ATX12V 510W DFI LANParty SLI-DR AMD Athlon 64 4000+ XFX PVT70FUNDE Geforce 7800GTX Plextor PX-716AL/SW - primary Plextor PX-740A/SW-BL - secondary Western Digital Raptor 74GB Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Windows XP Pro SP2 Corsair is the absolute best RAM out there. I am running 2 1GB sticks PC3200 2-2-2-5 (AMD 4000+) It is the best RAM I have ever used... Bobby |
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Which series of Corsair? Thanks for post.
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Corsair is the absolute best RAM out there.
I am running 2 1GB sticks PC3200 2-2-2-5 (AMD 4000+) It is the best RAM I have ever used... Bobby Corsair gets slated over at http://www.dfi-street.com/ Choice is yours, but I wouldn't part with a penny until I've asked the experts and read plenty at DFI Street. Tony. |
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"TonyC" wrote in message ... Corsair is the absolute best RAM out there. I am running 2 1GB sticks PC3200 2-2-2-5 (AMD 4000+) It is the best RAM I have ever used... Bobby Corsair gets slated over at http://www.dfi-street.com/ Choice is yours, but I wouldn't part with a penny until I've asked the experts and read plenty at DFI Street. Tony. By one person...Sheesh. Corsair is top drawer memory. Using standard benchmarks, it beat OCZ on my system. It is stable, fast, and very OC'able. To others reading this post...dfi-street is a forum where people post their opinions. the opinions posted there are not meant to be taken as gospel truth. One individual had an issue with Corsair (probably because he had the core voltage set too low). Bobby |
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By one person...Sheesh.
Corsair is top drawer memory. Using standard benchmarks, it beat OCZ on my system. It is stable, fast, and very OC'able. To others reading this post...dfi-street is a forum where people post their opinions. the opinions posted there are not meant to be taken as gospel truth. One individual had an issue with Corsair (probably because he had the core voltage set too low). Bobby Doesn't that apply to any opinion posted anywhere on the net? You have a point though. It's still a good place for him to visit, as he owns a DFI board. |
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I'm shy of Corsair. Got two Value Selects and they had different chipsets
and wouldn't run in dual channel. So I would advise to get a dual channel kit. I'm running four 512 Kingmax (2 dual-channel kits) and they run in dual-channel at pc3200, if set manually. Passed a night of memtest86. I see on newegg that people are happy with the Corsair Value Select 2 gig dual channel kit. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145527 If you're not overclocking, that would be a great choice. -- Ed Light Smiley :-/ MS Smiley :-\ Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. Bring the Troops Home: http://bringthemhomenow.org Fight Spam: http://bluesecurity.com |
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Chinooks_FURY wrote:
My first build: This rig is for gaming. Want the most stable 2 GB's (2x1GB sticks) of RAM out there for the non-OC'er. Don't know the first thing about OC'ing, just want great RAM stock out of the box - money no object. Thanks in advance. Non-oc'er makes it pretty easy, doesn't it? Buy from the most reputable dealer with the easiest return policy. Buy local if everything else is equal. I bought a 2GB OCZ kit from newegg. One stick was DOA. I was out shipping both ways. I was out time too of course. I bought Crucial direct the second time. It was a toss up between Crucial and running down to Fry's (they'll take anything back at this particular store). Finally decided on Crucial because of a solid four or five year history with them. No problems. |
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"Ed Light" wrote in message news:EJ_Xe.254021$E95.96233@fed1read01... I'm shy of Corsair. Got two Value Selects and they had different chipsets and wouldn't run in dual channel. So I would advise to get a dual channel kit. I'm running four 512 Kingmax (2 dual-channel kits) and they run in dual-channel at pc3200, if set manually. Passed a night of memtest86. I see on newegg that people are happy with the Corsair Value Select 2 gig dual channel kit. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145527 If you're not overclocking, that would be a great choice. -- Ed Light Smiley :-/ MS Smiley :-\ Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. Bring the Troops Home: http://bringthemhomenow.org Fight Spam: http://bluesecurity.com When you buy unmatched pairs, you run the risk of getting mismatched sticks. This is true of *ANY* RAM vendor, not just Corsair. If you are going to be running Dual Channel, you *must* specify matched pairs. Bobby |
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