DDR3200 performance

[cejacobs]

I'm looking at getting a 1GB kit of DDR 3200, but notice prices vary quite a bit. Is there really that much of a performance difference between the value ram and something like hyperx? I've been leaning towards the hyperx, but just wanted another opinion.

 

[Johnbear007]

Well, you need to give us more info first off.

IAlot of people will recommend buffalo and Geil

Personally I think this stuff is utter crap.

My basic rule of thumb is:

If you need it to run at stock speeds get crucial

If you are overclocking the RAM then get Corsair

I dont mess with the trendy fad crap like geil and bufallo. It's not worth it.

 

[cejacobs]

I running a P4 3.0Ghz with 800FSB on an intel D865GBF board. I'll be using it for some gaming, but mainly video editing.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Johnbear007
Well, you need to give us more info first off.

IAlot of people will recommend buffalo and Geil

Personally I think this stuff is utter crap.

My basic rule of thumb is:

If you need it to run at stock speeds get crucial

If you are overclocking the RAM then get Corsair

I dont mess with the trendy fad crap like geil and bufallo. It's not worth it.

have u ever used buffalo? i've used both buffalo and XMS and they are equally good. the difference? xms is $40 or so more for a 512 stick

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Johnbear007

I dont mess with the trendy fad crap like geil and bufallo. It's not worth it.

Buffalo isn't crap, it's basically naked Corsair (no heatspreaders). Same Winbond chips, high quality PCB, and it's about $90 for a 512MB stick. Buffalo is WELL worth the money.

 

[bw2314]

Go for Crucial or Corsair, they both overclock well and aren't too pricey.

 

[Ionizer86]

Well Value Ram sucks. You need at least some good-at-stock stuff like Crucial. The more expensive stuff like Corsair XMS LL will run at lower latencies, boosting speeds by a small tad.

 

[MournSanity]

Um, Buffalo PC3200 is running great for me.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: bw2314
Go for Crucial or Corsair, they both overclock well and aren't too pricey.

crucial doesnt OC at all, XMS ocs well but it costs an arm and a leg

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: cejacobs
I running a P4 3.0Ghz with 800FSB on an intel D865GBF board. I'll be using it for some gaming, but mainly video editing.

Geil ram has been shown to be a good match up with the 800 fsb pentium 4's.

That is my suggestion.
Dan

 

[cejacobs]

am I gonna have any problems stability becaue of the voltage on any of these (geil, buffalo, corsair). I know the board says it will run 2.6v only, while most of these have ranges of 2.6-3.1 or so.

 

[MDE]

My Buffalo PC3200 runs 2.6V default. The board almost definately has settings to bump it up to 2.8V.

 

[LeaDxPainT]

Corsair xms or crucial...I build all my systems (home and work) with either of these.