best 2GB (1x2) DDR2 Ram for under $200?

[The Mailman]

whats the best 2gb of ram I can get on a $200 budget?

ddr2, 667 or 800mhz

 

[Pabster]

Patriot 667 is around $175

Corsair 800 is going to be about $25-$40 over your budget... unless you can find a rebate.

 

[The Mailman]

is OCZ as bad as im hearing around these forums?

 

[Lyfer]

OCZ Gold if you can verify compatibility.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Lyfer
OCZ Gold if you can verify compatibility.

The Platinum is much much better.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

OCZ Gold DDR2-667 gets pretty cheap with rebates. It's currently at $150 AR @ Chiefvalue.

 

[The Mailman]

keyword: compatability

my mobo is a MSI K9A
ive heard a user or two say OCZ would cause a conflict

any...thing?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: The Mailman
keyword: compatability

my mobo is a MSI K9A
ive heard a user or two say OCZ would cause a conflict

any...thing?

Gold = bad

Platinum = ok

It's why there's so many Gold sticks on "open box" at newegg and why it's cheap.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Originally posted by: The Mailman
keyword: compatability

my mobo is a MSI K9A
ive heard a user or two say OCZ would cause a conflict

any...thing?

My friend has a K9A with 2x1GB of OCZ Gold. It works perfectly fine.

*EDIT*
Nevermind, he has a K9N.

 

[The Mailman]

how is this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/G-SKILL-2GB-2-x-1GB...VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

http://cgi.ebay.com/G-SKILL-2GB-2-x-1GB...2QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/G-SKILL-2GB-2-x-1GB...2QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/BUFFALO-2GB-2-x-1GB...2QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[DerelictDev]

I was going to say buy the open box Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit from Newegg for $205 like I did but i just checked and the deal is already gone, price is back up to $275+.

Im glad i got it while it was still there ;p

It looks like zzf has a good price for it
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe...sp?ProductCode=83731&prodlist=shopping @ $235 but thats still $35 above your range

 

[The Mailman]

is it worth it to pay the extra for 800 or would 667 patriot work just as well on my AM2 MSI board?
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Patriot-2GB-PC2...2QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or how about those links i posted

anyone?


and yeah, 235 is out of the budget. gotta stick to it since i went over budget on CPU and HDD

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

DDR2-667 should be enough. You don't need to buy really expensive RAM.

 

[Baked]

OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 works for me.

 

[The Mailman]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
DDR2-667 should be enough. You don't need to buy really expensive RAM.

how about between those brands though

 

[acegazda]

Is it just me or did the price of RAM, ddr2 go up in the past week or so?

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Originally posted by: The Mailman

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
DDR2-667 should be enough. You don't need to buy really expensive RAM.

how about between those brands though

Brand name doesn't really matter. It's the actual RAM chips that count. As long as your motherboard doesn't have a specific dislike for RAM (like the DFI Lanparty Ultra-D and Corsair RAM).

 

[A5]

Yeah...when did RAM get expensive again?

 

[The Mailman]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb

Originally posted by: The Mailman

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
DDR2-667 should be enough. You don't need to buy really expensive RAM.

how about between those brands though

Brand name doesn't really matter. It's the actual RAM chips that count. As long as your motherboard doesn't have a specific dislike for RAM (like the DFI Lanparty Ultra-D and Corsair RAM).

so all ram is made equal?

then why do they do reviews and benchmark comparison reports against other ram?

why would a 667 patriot be good and a 667 OCZ gold series horrible??

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: The Mailman

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb

Originally posted by: The Mailman

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
DDR2-667 should be enough. You don't need to buy really expensive RAM.

how about between those brands though

Brand name doesn't really matter. It's the actual RAM chips that count. As long as your motherboard doesn't have a specific dislike for RAM (like the DFI Lanparty Ultra-D and Corsair RAM).

so all ram is made equal?

then why do they do reviews and benchmark comparison reports against other ram?

why would a 667 patriot be good and a 667 OCZ gold series horrible??

No it's not equal. Each ram manufacturer uses different voltage settings and different timings programmed into the memory. It also has alot to do with the type of chips used in the memory. OCZ may use Micron and someone else may use Samsung.

 

[Dufrane]

I've noticed that ram jumped 30-40 dollars in the past 2-3 weeks.

 

[The Mailman]

which brings me back.....what should i buy?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: The Mailman
which brings me back.....what should i buy?

Patriot 667 2GB kit

 

[The Mailman]

i need something i can get on ebay, newegg dont ship to Canadiana

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

There are so many differend types of RAM out there. Read some benchmarks, decide what's the best bang for your buck. As for me, I just started out with 2x512MB of Corsair ValueSelect DDR400 since it was so cheap. Later, I found an amazing deal for 2x1GB of Patriot low latency DDR400 for $105.