How to select the good RAM

VampD · 09-26-2008, 10:50 AM

Anyone have any good recommendations for ddr2 ram? There seems to be so many different kinds of companies offered ram and ram being offered. What are the differances besides the timings and mhz it runs at? I know the basics like the lower the timings the better, and the higher the mhz the better. On Newegg G.skill, Corsair, and OZC seem to have a whole bunch of ram with the same timings and mhz...so whats different about them? Just different looking heat sinks and colors?

thirdshiftdj · 09-26-2008, 11:43 AM

some use different chips that allow for better ocing. Some use the same ones but higher binned. Are you looking at 2x2gb or 2x1gb kits?

VampD · 09-26-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by thirdshiftdj

some use different chips that allow for better ocing. Some use the same ones but higher binned. Are you looking at 2x2gb or 2x1gb kits?

They don't make 4x1gb kits? I'm interested in 4 gb of ram since I heard its affordable. I don't really plan on OCing and just want to run the ram at stock voltage and timings and have it be fast enough already

thirdshiftdj · 09-26-2008, 04:03 PM

yea they do

carnageX · 09-27-2008, 05:37 PM

Newegg.com - DDR2 800 (PC2 6400), 4GB (4 x 1GB), Desktop Memory, Memory, Computer Hardware

Can always just get 2, 2x1GB kits of the same kind though...it'd be the same lol.

VampD · 09-27-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by carnageX

Newegg.com - DDR2 800 (PC2 6400), 4GB (4 x 1GB), Desktop Memory, Memory, Computer Hardware

Can always just get 2, 2x1GB kits of the same kind though...it'd be the same lol.

alright to be honest it doesn't matter if its 4x1gb or 2x2gb, I would appreciate answers to my questions such as:. What are the differances besides the timings and mhz it runs at? I know the basics like the lower the timings the better, and the higher the mhz the better.

On Newegg G.skill, Corsair, and OZC seem to have a whole bunch of ram with the same timings and mhz...so whats different about them? Just different looking heat sinks and colors?

wafflehammer · 09-28-2008, 11:01 AM

well...different companies so: different warranties , customer service...that type of stuff. and of course like some mentioned, some do use different chips that are better quality/better for OC'ing

thirdshiftdj · 09-28-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by VampD

alright to be honest it doesn't matter if its 4x1gb or 2x2gb, I would appreciate answers to my questions such as:. What are the differances besides the timings and mhz it runs at? I know the basics like the lower the timings the better, and the higher the mhz the better.

On Newegg G.skill, Corsair, and OZC seem to have a whole bunch of ram with the same timings and mhz...so whats different about them? Just different looking heat sinks and colors?

There are different IC's in ram. Promos,Micron,Elpida,powerchip just to name a few. Each have different oc characteristics. Don't just look at the timings but also the voltage it runs at. Some cases you'll see 800mhz ram running 5-5-5-15 thinking its bad ram because of slow timings but voltage is at 1.9v which you could pump alittle more voltage into it @ 2.2v and tighten timings and higher frequencies. Search for micron d9gmh or d9gkx

baron5 · 09-28-2008, 11:20 PM

yeah mircon d9s are great, thats wat the gskill Hz's used. well to answer your question, a good set of 4gb ram is the ocz reap HPC edition or the gskill PK's

Gabb · 09-29-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by baron5

yeah mircon d9s are great, thats wat the gskill Hz's used. well to answer your question, a good set of 4gb ram is the ocz reap HPC edition or the gskill PK's

I got the G.Skill HZs purely because everyone recommended them ( and I also had no idea about ram at the time...and still dont know too much ). I never had any problems sticking with the recommended 2.0v-2.1 at 800 mhz and 4-4-4-12. How do the new g.skill PKs stack up?

09-26-2008, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
VampD Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 72	How to select the good RAM Anyone have any good recommendations for ddr2 ram? There seems to be so many different kinds of companies offered ram and ram being offered. What are the differances besides the timings and mhz it runs at? I know the basics like the lower the timings the better, and the higher the mhz the better. On Newegg G.skill, Corsair, and OZC seem to have a whole bunch of ram with the same timings and mhz...so whats different about them? Just different looking heat sinks and colors?

09-26-2008, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj up, up, down, down Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 3,016	Re: How to select the good RAM some use different chips that allow for better ocing. Some use the same ones but higher binned. Are you looking at 2x2gb or 2x1gb kits? __________________ *Gigabyte EP45T Extreme / 4gb Micron D9GTS/ Lian Li V2000 / 9800GX2* D'TEK Fuzion V2 / MCP355 / XSPC Res Top Silverstone OP850

09-26-2008, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj up, up, down, down Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 3,016	Re: How to select the good RAM yea they do __________________ *Gigabyte EP45T Extreme / 4gb Micron D9GTS/ Lian Li V2000 / 9800GX2* D'TEK Fuzion V2 / MCP355 / XSPC Res Top Silverstone OP850

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carnageX Lurker Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 3,174	Re: How to select the good RAM Newegg.com - DDR2 800 (PC2 6400), 4GB (4 x 1GB), Desktop Memory, Memory, Computer Hardware Can always just get 2, 2x1GB kits of the same kind though...it'd be the same lol. __________________ /Antec 900...................................Intel e6750 @ 3.53GHz\ /Xigmatek Rifle S1283..............GigaByte GA-P35-DS3R mobo\ /2x1GB G.Skill/2x1GB OCZ Gold DDR2-800 @ 5-5-5-15, 441MHz\ \|EVGA 8800GT 512MB @ 730/1000................Corsair 520hx PSU\| \19" Hanns-G Widescreen LCD.............19" AOC Fullscreen CRT/ \SeaGate 500GB/320GB; Maxtor 160GB external; W.D. 160GB/ \Creative X-Fi XtreemeMusic.........Logitech z-5500 speakers/ 3DMark06 Score: 13700 \| carnageX \| e6750 @ 3.53GHz \| 8800GT 512MB @ 760/1080 \| XP Home 32bit

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wafflehammer Ultra Techie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 861	Re: How to select the good RAM well...different companies so: different warranties , customer service...that type of stuff. and of course like some mentioned, some do use different chips that are better quality/better for OC'ing __________________ http://stiltner.myminicity.com/

09-28-2008, 11:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
baron5 Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: australia Posts: 2,155	Re: How to select the good RAM yeah mircon d9s are great, thats wat the gskill Hz's used. well to answer your question, a good set of 4gb ram is the ocz reap HPC edition or the gskill PK's __________________ My Budget Rig ~ $600 AUS AMD 5000+ BE @ 3.33GHz TRUE 120 cooler w/tx-2 GA-MA78GM-S2H 780g G.Skill 2GB NQ XFX 8800GS 730/1775/1000 monster oc'er Antec e.w 380w NSK 4000 case

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