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What would you recommend for my RAM?

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PascalT

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I'm looking to get 1/2gb of pc3200+ ram for my rig. There's so many brands and types out there that it's quite confusing. I know value ram can do the trick, but for what I do (heavy graphic editing), is there a ram type that might be better for me. IE. high bandwith or something? I was looking at the OCC Platinum rev1 chips, since I do plan on OCing, but given the main use of my rig, any recommendation?

2gb would be nice but it might be too expensive.

thanks.
 
You probably don't need anything better than value RAM, even if you OC, unless it's a P4 that's going to be overclocked quite heavily.
 
Originally posted by: ts3433
You probably don't need anything better than value RAM, even if you OC, unless it's a P4 that's going to be overclocked quite heavily.
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that is so blatanly wrong...

id say the OCZ platinum rev 2, should be like $270, best OCing ram they say.
 
Originally posted by: TheOasis
Originally posted by: ts3433
You probably don't need anything better than value RAM, even if you OC, unless it's a P4 that's going to be overclocked quite heavily.
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that is so blatanly wrong...

id say the OCZ platinum rev 2, should be like $270, best OCing ram they say.
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uhhh....actually he was quite right. for $270, he can get 2 gigs of ram
 
For A64s it's the truth (link), unless you are fine with paying 100% more for RAM to gain 1%-3% in real-world performance. (Not sure how latencies/1:1 overclocks affect the general "feel" of things, though, but remember that's quite subjective and not very quantifiable.) Doesn't make financial sense to me if you are running an A64.
 
What IS the difference between value ram and some pricey high-end ram? They run at the same speed, and why you would overclock your memory to the point of blowing up, I have no idea.
 
Originally posted by: MisterChief
What IS the difference between value ram and some pricey high-end ram? They run at the same speed, and why you would overclock your memory to the point of blowing up, I have no idea.
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high end ram has low latencies which allow it to remain stable when you overclock it high. and many different people have many different reasons for overclocking. i.e. for a hobby, to save money, to get a higher benchmark score, etc.
 
Originally posted by: TheOasis
Originally posted by: MisterChief
What IS the difference between value ram and some pricey high-end ram? They run at the same speed, and why you would overclock your memory to the point of blowing up, I have no idea.
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high end ram has low latencies which allow it to remain stable when you overclock it high. and many different people have many different reasons for overclocking. i.e. for a hobby, to save money, to get a higher benchmark score, etc.
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Ok. I understand now
 
Yes it's for an amd64, shoulda specified. I realise the actual performance of OCed ram won't do much, but wouldn't a high speed/low latency ram be much better than value ram with high latency?

I tend to agree tho that 2x1gb of value ram would probably be better due to my memory demands. Amount of memory over raw speed for me.

 
the ram that i listed isnt high latency - 2.5-3-3-5, the OCZ plat rev 2 is 2-2-2-5 ... completly unnoticable if you dont overclock much.
 
4 gigs of low latency registered ddr400 runs $1400. Be happy! Ram is cheaper now than it ever was.

2 gigs would be better than 1gb of low lantecy.

TheOasis already listed the Corsair Value I would have reccomended you.
 
Originally posted by: ribbon13
4 gigs of low latency registered ddr400 runs $1400. Be happy! Ram is cheaper now than it ever was.

2 gigs would be better than 1gb of low lantecy.

TheOasis already listed the Corsair Value I would have reccomended you.
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yes and 16gigs of registered ECC PC3200 goes for $8000!
 
Alright, looks like Corsair Value 2gb. Is there any big difference between say Corsair Value and Mushkin Value? I've also seen some unknown brands of Value going for ~20.00 cheaper than Corsair. those any good?

And yes i do plan on OCing, but i don't have to run a 1:1 ratio for that.
 
PDP Patriot pc3200 LowLatency ram is pretty good. I have 2x512mb sticks of these, and they're rated at 2-3-2-5, and a gig cost's about $170-180. Looks awsome, and seems to oc pretty well (havent tried it)

However, it wont let me run it at 2-3-2-5, and i'm stuck at 2.5-3-2-5, but we all know YMMV...as i've also seen a few running it at 2-2-2-5, and 1 lucky fellow running it at 2-2-2-4!
 
recommend crucial pc3200 value. I oc it to 230-240 and tested withm mem86, stable like a rock. btw, if you have to spend $200+ on ram, what the point of oc? why not just spend the addition money on cpu?
 
I don't buy the ram to OC it, I buy it because i need more memory. 🙂 I'll OC what I can, if i get it up 5% that's 5% extra, if I get 0 I'll be happy too.

thanks for the recommendations.
 
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