Is this good RAM?

[RaistlinZ]

I'm looking for some fast CAS2 PC3200 RAM for a new system. I saw these on newegg and it looked like a pretty good deal for two 1GB sticks of CAS2. Any opinions on these:

First one

Second one

I don't really see the difference between the two besides the color of the heat spreaders. Would this RAM be good for overclocking?

 

[stevty2889]

I can't see the differance either..cause both your links are broken and they give the same error..

 

[RaistlinZ]

Fixed now

 

[ryanv12]

One of the reviewers said it would run as Cas 2.5 in AMD systems..hm...I wonder if he's using s754

 

[Gamingphreek]

Why in the world do you need 2 Gig of RAM?

-Kevin

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Why in the world do you need 2 Gig of RAM?

-Kevin

I run two instances of Dark Age of Camelot MMORPG on one computer, while doing a bunch of other junk in the background.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Ok... and what CPU are you using here? Unless you already are using a dual processor/dual core processor setup then 2 gig wouldn't help that much.

Also why in the world would you run 2 games (when you cant play them at the same time) AND run other crap in the background (when, once again, you can only do 1 thing at a time). 2 Gig of RAM isn't going to do crap, you need like a Dual or Quad Opteron setup.

-Kevin

 

[stevty2889]

Well I don't see much differance other than one has a pt at the end of the part number. And 2 gig of ram can be very helpful in some cases, so don't let those other guys make you think it's useless. I got a huge improvement going to 2 gig of ram for playing MMORPG's. I have a dual monitor setup, so I can run 2 at once in windowed mode.

 

[imported_toot]

The only difference is the colour.. and the Corsair website says they are only meant for CAS2.5 on AMD..

They seem like good chips though!

 

[imported_rod]

Thats pretty good. I have the 1GB version of those kits. The only difference between those two is colour.

Also, they're rated at cas2.5 for amd's, but i set mine to 2.5-3-3-7 (cas2), and they run perfectly fine.

RoD

 

[Blain]

For some comparison...
Here's some benches from OC Tools using 2GB (1GBx2) Mushkin HP and 1GB (512MBx2) Corsair XPERT.
They are single benchmarks and weren't run with Norton AV, Seti@home, Prime95, Hot CPU while defragging all at the same time.

 

[Gerbil333]

That's the exact set I'm running, and it's great! If you need 2 GBs of RAM now, get it. If you're just a gamer, you're not going to see much of a benefit. I only upgraded because I won't be able to ugprade for the next four years, and I'll need it for sure within the next two.

The only thing it has helped in is Half-Life 2. The game doesn't have as much stuttering and it exits instantly now. I can keep more apps running in the background now too.