1 GB of PC3200 Samsung Ram or 512 MB of Corsair XMS PC3200

[Krueger81]

Hello,

I just bught some Samsung Chips from SVC.Com I think they are rated at Cas 3 whereas the XMS sticks are rated at Cas2

What I am trying to figure out is should I keep the Samsung Ram or get Corsair???

Going to be running an Epox 8RDA+ at 200 MhZ FSB if all goes well.

Thanks
Phil

 

[ProviaFan]

I'd get the 1GB of Samsung because the stuff I do (heavy multitasking of many memory-intensive applications) would love to have more than 512MB (what I have currently). Heck, my system would work better (if all other factors remained constant) with 2GB of PC/133 SDR SDRAM than with 1GB of PC/2700 DDR SDRAM. :Q

However, if you're a hardcore overclocker, and don't plan on ever playing anything that would need more than 512MB (the latest Simcity has a voracious appetite for RAM, I've been told, as has BF1942), then perhaps the Corsair RAM would give you a slight advantage.

 

[brucehao]

Why not get 1GB of Corsair 3200 low latency?

 

[ElFenix]

just boost the voltage to 2.6 and see if you can hit CAS2 with the samsung stuff.

 

[optimistic]

I'm a quantity guy so...

 

[syberscott]

I was in a similar situation. I could only afford 512 of the corsair but I wanted a gig so I went with HyperX pc3000. As you can see in my sig it does pretty well.

 

[bgeh]

i'd get the 1GB of Samsung RAM

 

[Montano]

I'll go with the Corsair...or should I say, I did go with Corsair.

 

[John]

Stick with what you have unless synthetic benchmarks and 1-2fps mean a lot to you.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: brucehao
Why not get 1GB of Corsair 3200 low latency?

I did and it rocks! No regrets.

If you aren't worried about OC'ing and your RAM runs synchronously with your FSB w/out issue, I wouldn't worry about timings and OC'ability of RAM. Personally, I went with the best PC3200 out there b/c I've always found that my RAM was the limiting factor in my OC'ing efforts and flexibility. Being able to make FSB adjustments at 10-15MHz at a time sure beats 1/2 of your FSB in one shot.

Chiz

 

[SickBeast]

My vote is for the samsung. You'll need 1gb of ram in the near future anyways. I run 512mb and I'm itching to upgrade to 1gb.

 

[Krueger81]

well does anyone wanna buy some samsugn ram?

I just bought 1 GB of Twinmos/Winbond Ram

Phil

 

[SickBeast]

how much for a 512mb stick?

it's probably no good for me as all of my other ram is pc2700.

 

[human2k]

Originally posted by: optimistic
I'm a quantity guy so...

 

[Krueger81]

it till downgrade.

I'd like 75 per stick.

Thanks
Phil