- Apr 13, 2003
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I am building a P4 system soon, and I am gonna use the following parts:
Abit IS7
P4 2.6C
I am stuck on how much $$$ I need to spend on ram. I have my choices narrowed down to the following:
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB Kit (2x512MB) PC3200 - $166 (NewEgg)
or
Kingston HyperX 1GB Kit (2x512MB) PC3700 - $225 (NewEgg)
I would love to save the $60 and buy the ValueRAM. I honestly can say I'm not gonna overclock (I am coming from a P3 500MHz, and I have used a 2.6C system, and it feels so much faster to me that I really don't need anything faster!). I just need it to be stable at stock speeds. The P4 2.6C runs at 200FSB/DDR400/PC3200, so it is running at the ValueRAMs rated speed. Is this ram known for not running its stock speed? Or should I stop being cheap and just spend the money (even though I REALLY REALLY need a new video card mine is a ATI RAGE3D 8MB PCI cause my Radeon9000 died). What should I do?
A. Buy the nice ram and keep the sh!t video card for a couple more months till I get more $$$.
B. Buy the cheaper ram and buy the nice video card.
Abit IS7
P4 2.6C
I am stuck on how much $$$ I need to spend on ram. I have my choices narrowed down to the following:
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB Kit (2x512MB) PC3200 - $166 (NewEgg)
or
Kingston HyperX 1GB Kit (2x512MB) PC3700 - $225 (NewEgg)
I would love to save the $60 and buy the ValueRAM. I honestly can say I'm not gonna overclock (I am coming from a P3 500MHz, and I have used a 2.6C system, and it feels so much faster to me that I really don't need anything faster!). I just need it to be stable at stock speeds. The P4 2.6C runs at 200FSB/DDR400/PC3200, so it is running at the ValueRAMs rated speed. Is this ram known for not running its stock speed? Or should I stop being cheap and just spend the money (even though I REALLY REALLY need a new video card mine is a ATI RAGE3D 8MB PCI cause my Radeon9000 died). What should I do?
A. Buy the nice ram and keep the sh!t video card for a couple more months till I get more $$$.
B. Buy the cheaper ram and buy the nice video card.