Crucial or Mushkin?

[fatwombat]

i was wondering which DDR memory is more recommended?
also whats the difference between ECC and nonECC? like is it worth the money for ECC?
thanx

 

[HansXP]

I would go with Crucial but both brands are very good.

ECC is a type of memory that has error correction built in. It's not necessary, but if your board supports it then it's not a bad idea to have it.

 

[CraigRT]

I'd also get Crucial being as for the price of Mushkin they can't beat the price/performance of Crucial.

I think everyone else will agree.. while Mushkin is great RAM... So is Crucial! - and at less cost.

Crucial gets my vote.

 

[QwErTyBk]

Go for the cheaper of the two (prob crucial) because both are great. I'm pretty sure ECC is mainly meant for servers, but I may be mistaken. So if it is for a server get ECC, otherwise for home usage get non-ECC. Good luck.

 

[PrincessGuard]

ECC does catch and correct single-bit errors (which are rare to begin with) but also incurs a slight performance penalty. If

 

[majewski9]

Crucial or Mushkin you cant go wrong with either one. I think the big factor in this decision is price.

 

[46POWER]

crucial!!
yup ecc is slightly slower...more for servers

 

[fatwombat]

thanx to everyone! 🙂
yea this isnt a server so i think i will stick with nonECC ^.^ a couple of bucks is a couple of bucks... heh
and being a student, i am a little low on the cash flow... so i guess if performance is about the same... crucial it is 😉
oh yea any difference between CL 2.5 and 2? i know CL 2 is better but is the difference significant?