what exacly is VALUESELECT ram?

[narreth]

How much worse is it compared to normal ram?

 

[nefariouscaine]

Well kinda depending on what we're talking about here - there is *zero* difference BUT that is assuming you're only intention is to run at stock with no overclocking

JEDEC spec'd vs JEDEC spec'd is close to splitting hairs - if I have 1 kit of "premium" memory with heatspreaders rated at 5-5-5-18 at 1.8v DDR2-800 and one Valueselect Kit with out heatspreaders still rated at 5-5-5-18 at 1.8v - the only theoretical difference is the heatspreaders - or 3-3-3-8 DDR-400 at IIRC 2.6v for DDR1 JEDEC specs

they might use different chips, maybe, but you'd be fine all the same if stock clocks & timing is what you're shooting for

rule of thumb these days is there is little major differences in higher priced JEDEC memory vs lower price JEDEC memory -- but as always a good rule of thumb is to make sure you're buying from a good company

 

[n7]

Value Select in Corsair basically means it's the lowest binned stuff they sell, meaning it won't OC at all.
Granted, that can be said of pretty much all but the high end Corsair kits due to their over-aggressive binning.

But there's nothing wrong with value RAM, especially if the goal is a good price 🙂

 

[Yellowbeard]

Typically, our Value Select line is also geared towards replacing stock memory in systems like a Dell, HP, Gateway etc. The modules conform to JEDEC spex so they will boot and run at the stock voltages on those systems that don't have OCing options.

It is also very good for the average user that won't be OCing. Lots of people use it in quiet systems also like HTPCs again where they have no need for OCing memory.

 

[BladeVenom]

Sometimes the only real difference is a heatspreader.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: n7
Value Select in Corsair basically means it's the lowest binned stuff they sell, meaning it won't OC at all.
Granted, that can be said of pretty much all but the high end Corsair kits due to their over-aggressive binning.

But there's nothing wrong with value RAM, especially if the goal is a good price 🙂

From my experience with value select ram, I have tossed a heatspreader on them and OC'ed many a set well above rated speeds.

Originally posted by: BladeVenom
Sometimes the only real difference is a heatspreader.

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