Which Memory Is Best?

[pkilway01]

Ok, I can get some pretty darn good deals from my local Fry's.

Which memory would you be inclined to buy/recommend from these choices (I do NOT plan on overclocking my memory and my system is listed below)?

PATRIOT DDR2 4GB PC6400 PDC24G6400LLK - $59.99 after rebate
PATRIOT DDR2 4GB PC6400 PDC24G6400ELK - $69.99 after rebate
CORSAIR DDR2 4GB PC6400 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 G - $69.99 after rebate
CORSAIR DDR2 4GB PC6400 TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX - $79.99 after rebate
CORSAIR DDR2 4GB PC6400 TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX - $79.99 after rebate

Any thoughts/suggestions?


PSU: Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 PSU
MOBO: MSI P43 Neo3-F
CPU: Intel E7200 Wolfdale with ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro w/ MX -2 Thermal paste
DDR2 RAM: 2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix Tracer 240-pin DIMM (with LEDs), DDR2 PC2-6400
GRAPHICS: MSI NX8800GT 512M OC PCI-E
aUDIO: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
DVD DRW: ASUS DRW-1608P IDE DVD Burner
DVD: ASUS DVD-E616P3 IDE DVD-ROM
HDD: RAID 0 - 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD SATA 3.0Gb/s
HDD BACKUP: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS SATA 3.0Gb/s
OS: Windows XP 32 Pro SP3

 

[Yellowbeard]

Does your MOBO allow memory voltage adjustments? Some of the memory you listed runs at JEDEC spec/stock 1.8v and others require more than that.

 

[pkilway01]

Originally posted by: Yellowbeard
Does your MOBO allow memory voltage adjustments? Some of the memory you listed runs at JEDEC spec/stock 1.8v and others require more than that.

Yes it does.

 

[Yellowbeard]

You should be good with anything on that list then. If you don't plan to OC, and $10 or so is not an issue then you'll do well with a CAS4 kit.

 

[DSF]

Since you're not overclocking I'd just get the cheapest one. Patriot and Corsair are both good brands.

 

[supremelaw]

This is a very good choice:

http://www.corsair.com/_datash...IN2X4096-6400C4DHX.pdf


You should also get Corsair's memory module cooler too:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835704001

It's very well engineered and very cheap insurance for your RAM.


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[pkilway01]

I picked up 4GB's of the PATRIOT DDR2 4GB PC6400 PDC24G6400LLK, so hoping this is some quality RAM.