Kingston Hyper or Corsair XMS?

[Jincuteguy]

Should I get Corsair XMS ddr 400 memory modules or the ones from Kingston Hyper ???

 

[Vonkhan]

depends which mobo

chek out the memory guide / ATech articles

 

[Jincuteguy]

what memory guides?

the board im planning to get is Asus P4C800 Deluxe

 

[Jincuteguy]

yea i found the memory guide thx man

Also, should I get 2 x 512 sticks? or 4 x 256 stick? im planning to get 1G of DDR 400 (Corsair XMS Low Latency)

 

[Fallengod]

im in the same boat, been trying to figure out which mobo and ram to buy for my upgrade. From what I see. The crucial 3200 DDR is best Value ram, being cheapest. The HyperX and corsair are probably the top performers. In alot of reviews the HyperX just fell a little shy of some timings that the Corsair could do.
Also in terms of XMS, I think it is better to get the TwinX kits. Because they are 2 sets of ram together that have been tested already to run dual ddr. Also they have faster timings than the XMS does. I read some reviews that said if you just grab 2 sticks of the regular XMS, you could possibly run into the problem of them not being able to work perfectly side by side. Im not sure how true that is but....Just passing on that info. But Both hyperX and corsair should be fine buys.

I am not sure what I am going to buy yet myself. HyperX is some what cheaper. In terms of how many sticks to get, I am not sure why so many people are just grabbing 1gb of ram, you really dont need that much. It seems everyone buys 1gb these days, not sure why. I have 512mb right now, and it is more than enough.

 

[wetcat007]

Whatever u can get a better price on I guess, I have XMS and love it.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Jincuteguy
yea i found the memory guide thx man

Also, should I get 2 x 512 sticks? or 4 x 256 stick? im planning to get 1G of DDR 400 (Corsair XMS Low Latency)

2x 256mb because there is a limitation on 865/875 motherboard that with 4 sticks of RAM, you can't enable PAT. Atleast, that is what some people have said.

 

[Jincuteguy]

you mean 2 x 512 sticks?

 

[Jincuteguy]

also, what store sell the TwinX Corsair? Fry's? Best Buy? or any computer store? I dont really wanna buy on the net cause I dont have a credit card yet.

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: Jincuteguy
also, what store sell the TwinX Corsair? Fry's? Best Buy? or any computer store? I dont really wanna buy on the net cause I dont have a credit card yet.

if you can't find them, then get the normal XMS. it's the same thing. and i'd go for the 2 x 512 MB config

 

[Fallengod]

Originally posted by: Jincuteguy
you mean 2 x 512 sticks?

No he means 2x256..... With 1gb of ram, PAT disables from what I read.

 

[Vonkhan]

running HyperX pc3500 @ 2-3-2-5 right now w/ PSB533 on an Abit IC7 mobo

prime95 at 14k passed

memtest ran for 4 hours before i got bored

no probs with 3dmark03, big jump in score!

 

[Jincuteguy]

So if I got 2x512 ddr 400, the PAT will be disabled on the 875/865 boards?