Question about GEIL DDR2

[cfree1961]

I cannot find any reviews on this ram from geil: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820144212 up grading my rig and thinking of these but can't find anything are they too new? or any one know anything about how they perform? not really an over clocker but want some nice ram maybe going into a GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-DS4 AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard,with a Thermaltake Toughpower 700w psu Nvidia 8800gts 640mb card. Any input would be helpfull Thanks!

 

[DSF]

Yeeeeeeikes. I would not want RAM that needed 2.35-2.5V to operate normally.

 

[cfree1961]

Still learning about this stuff but why not?

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: cfree1961
Still learning about this stuff but why not?

1.8V is the approved standard for DDR2. Some manufacturers make "high performance memory" that needs 2.0-2.1V to run properly, but can achieve higher speeds. Many motherboard won't allow you to feed your RAM more than 2.2V, which is considered borderline dangerous in terms of possibly decreasing the lifespan of the RAM.

2.35-2.5V? I'm not even sure most motherboards would run that.

Get RAM that's rated to run at the standard 1.8V.

 

[cfree1961]

AAHH thanks for the heads up I understand I know my corsair run at 2.6 it would not run propoerly until I raised it and on the ramguy forum he even stated he needed to be set that high to run properly,,,,But I will heed your warning though thank you!

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: cfree1961
AAHH thanks for the heads up I understand I know my corsair run at 2.6 it would not run propoerly until I raised it and on the ramguy forum he even stated he needed to be set that high to run properly,,,,But I will heed your warning though thank you!

Well your Corsair is DDR, not DDR2. DDR, if I'm not mistaken, generally runs at 2.5V, so 2.6V isn't much of an overvolt. Jumping from 1.8V to 2.35V on the other hand, is excessive.

Just get some solid DDR2-800.
2x1GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820211066
2x2GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122

 

[cfree1961]

Thanks DSF I'm planning to upgrade to AM2+ phenom 9600 GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard and some good ram thanks again for the suggestions! I appreciate the help!

 

[error8]

Avoid Geil ram because I always had problems with it, both with DDR1 and DDR2. The ram that DSF showed you is great. My suggestion will also be to take the Intel path. You can buy a sexy P35 with a G0 Q6600 and you will have more performance and overclocking headroom, that you get with the Phenom combo, and I guess it is about the same price. And this advice comes from an AMD owner. But it's your choice. And now all hell brakes loose and everybody starts throwing flames at me for my advice.

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: error8
Avoid Geil ram because I always had problems with it, both with DDR1 and DDR2. The ram that DSF showed you is great. My suggestion will also be to take the Intel path. You can buy a sexy P35 with a G0 Q6600 and you will have more performance and overclocking headroom, that you get with the Phenom combo, and I guess it is about the same price. And this advice comes from an AMD owner. But it's your choice. And now all hell brakes loose and everybody starts throwing flames at me for my advice.

This is good advice. If you're going to spend a decent amount of money on a processor, AMD is not good value.

 

[cfree1961]

Thanks guys for the replies will look into the intel not looking to do heavy oc but would definately want the power to run anything I throw at it games or whatever,just want plenty of horsepower.

 

[error8]

Check this article here, where the 9600 black edition Phenom, doesn't touch the stock Q6600, but manages to consume double the power then the Intel does.
http://www.tomshardware.com/20...om_9600_black_edition/

 

[cfree1961]

Thanks error8 nice read,I guess the next question would be what mobo to buy I know NOTHING about intel I don't run SLI but would like a decent board any suggestions? I really appreciate the help you and DSF have given so far but it looks like I may have to go to the dark side

 

[error8]

Well , my advice would be to buy a P35 mobo, like this one :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128059

It's very cheap and it overclocks very well, and also no SLI.

 

[cfree1961]

What do you think about the OCZ mem you can bundle with it for 189 total? looks like a nice mobo!

 

[error8]

I would take this ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122 and it will take you to a total of 178$, saving 11$ and also having 4 gigs of ram. It's a better deal.

 

[cfree1961]

NICE! thanks for the heads up and the help I really appreciate it!