choosing a good brand memory

colt1911 · 02-03-2006, 01:54 AM

I am running a ASUS nforce4 SLI motherboard and have been looking to buy some new memory. ASUS says to use Cosair with their mobo's. my question is the cosair value Ram as good as the XMS . Both are PC3200 dual channel. The value ram is $185.00 and the XMS is $239.00. If any has any comments on this please let me know. This is my current system.
My System
asus AN8 SLI Premium mobo
Amd 64x2 4400+ dual core cpu
enermax 600watt psu
2 Evga 6800 Gs 256mb PCI express boards
2 gb of Cosair dual channel pc3200 (4 x 512 )
Pri. HD WD 10,000 rpm 74gb sata raptor
Sec > HD WD 7200 rpm 250gb sata
HP DL DVD lightscribe burner
NEC DL DVD burner
Case Aspire Navigator

Yasu · 02-03-2006, 02:34 AM

Any kind of "value" RAM usually isn't as good as nonvalue RAM. I would go with the XMS if you're going to be playing a lot of games which you probably will with that kind of system.

[-0MEGA-] · 02-03-2006, 02:54 AM

Overclocking --> XMS
Not Overclocking --> ValueSelect

The XMS would be better in either situation, but you wont notice much difference if your not overclocking.

colt1911 · 02-03-2006, 03:01 AM

I'm not overclocking and only play a few games such as Tiger woods 2006 and nascar 2005. I 've been told that some of the problems I 've had with my system could stem from using all four banks of the memory on my board. That is one reason I'm looking to upgrade.Thanks for the info.

bigsaucybob · 02-03-2006, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by colt1911

I'm not overclocking and only play a few games such as Tiger woods 2006 and nascar 2005. I 've been told that some of the problems I 've had with my system could stem from using all four banks of the memory on my board. That is one reason I'm looking to upgrade.Thanks for the info.

well since ur not gaming u dont need high end ram like Corsair Xms. but u can still get substantially cheap ram with heatspreaders on it, that will allow for future overclocking if needed.

**ceewi1** · 02-03-2006, 04:18 AM

There's no need to restrict your choices to Corsair RAM. Yes it's quite good, but there are plenty of other companies who also make good quality RAM. Just because ASUS recommend it, doesn't mean it will work the best in their boards.

As for ValueRAM vs XMS, the ValueRAM sounds like it should be fine for your purposes.

colt1911 · 02-03-2006, 04:34 AM

Thanks for all your help. I'm going to shop around for a good deal. If you have any suggestions please advise.

02-03-2006, 01:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 672	choosing a good brand memory I am running a ASUS nforce4 SLI motherboard and have been looking to buy some new memory. ASUS says to use Cosair with their mobo's. my question is the cosair value Ram as good as the XMS . Both are PC3200 dual channel. The value ram is $185.00 and the XMS is $239.00. If any has any comments on this please let me know. This is my current system. My System asus AN8 SLI Premium mobo Amd 64x2 4400+ dual core cpu enermax 600watt psu 2 Evga 6800 Gs 256mb PCI express boards 2 gb of Cosair dual channel pc3200 (4 x 512 ) Pri. HD WD 10,000 rpm 74gb sata raptor Sec > HD WD 7200 rpm 250gb sata HP DL DVD lightscribe burner NEC DL DVD burner Case Aspire Navigator

02-03-2006, 02:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 20 Posts: 1,199	Any kind of "value" RAM usually isn't as good as nonvalue RAM. I would go with the XMS if you're going to be playing a lot of games which you probably will with that kind of system. __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

02-03-2006, 02:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,395	Overclocking --> XMS Not Overclocking --> ValueSelect The XMS would be better in either situation, but you wont notice much difference if your not overclocking. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

02-03-2006, 04:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,300	There's no need to restrict your choices to Corsair RAM. Yes it's quite good, but there are plenty of other companies who also make good quality RAM. Just because ASUS recommend it, doesn't mean it will work the best in their boards. As for ValueRAM vs XMS, the ValueRAM sounds like it should be fine for your purposes. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

02-03-2006, 04:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 672	Thanks for all your help. I'm going to shop around for a good deal. If you have any suggestions please advise. Last edited by colt1911; 02-03-2006 at 04:50 AM.

02-03-2006, 03:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 672	I'm not overclocking and only play a few games such as Tiger woods 2006 and nascar 2005. I 've been told that some of the problems I 've had with my system could stem from using all four banks of the memory on my board. That is one reason I'm looking to upgrade.Thanks for the info.

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