ram upgrade question

[TC91]

Should i upgrade from my 4 sticks of kingston value ram (667mhz 5-5-5-15 1.8v stock) which i have running at 3-4-4-12-1T 2.1v to a 2x2gb 800mhz kit (5-5-5-18 1.8v) ? The kit is gona cost me ~85bucks canadian which i think is a pretty good deal for 4gb (i paid 180cad for my 4 sticks last year). It leaves me running with 2 sticks instead of 4, with the possibility of going to 8gb in the future if needed. thanks for the help in advance.

 

[myocardia]

As long as you can afford it, definitely.

 

[n7]

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...e=MUSHKIN&promoid=1034

That's good stuff.

I don't really like big rebates, but if you don't mind them, here's some more good pricing.
http://www.ncix.com/products/i...teid=4352418&sku=26563
http://www.ncix.com/products/i...sku=23482&promoid=1034

I'd go with 2x2 GB + half your existing RAM for 6 GB.

Nothing wrong with that, & you'll still have dual channel.

 

[TC91]

thanks for the replies. n7, the first link you gave me was actually the ram i was looking at (from my local store memory express, not old enough to have a credit card yet, so i probably have to pick it up from there with a price match), but i also saw the mushkin hp-2, which has slighty lower timings (5-4-4-12) but with the same 1.8v (it seems like very nice timings for a 2gb stick on 1.8v). Would you think the hp-2 is worth the extra cost? TD direct has them for 87.05cad ( http://www.tddirect.ca/products/129755/MUSHKIN/996587/ ), which i think i might be able to get memory express to match, then use the 15cad MIR on top if possible.

 

[n7]

Personally, yes, i'd be looking at the Mushkin HP2 kit in that price range.
5-4-4 DDR2-800 1.8V is very good; that kit has lots of OCing headroom if you like tweaking.

Mushkin forums will set you up with all the timings & settings for basic to advanced OCing as well if you post there.


Good luck with pricematching at MemoryExpress though.

The one in Edmonton has a fit if i dare mention such a thing to them, or at least the last few times.

 

[TC91]

Cool, im from edmonton too. Yeah, they re a pain in the neck whenever i try to get a price match. im probably going to pick up the ram next week. btw nice oc on your ram (and 4 sticks too), i hope i can get the hp-2's to clock anywhere near there.