Ram VS Ram, Wich will win?

sniperchang · 04-15-2006, 02:58 AM

I just wanted to know if Ultra Ram is as good as Corsair Value select. Tigerdirect are selling the Ultra real cheap, so I'm asking my self some questions: Is it quality or name the prices are based on? Any thoughts/comments/whatever?

EDIT: Here's a comparison http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...asp?CatId=1352
There's no info on the CAS latency for the Ultra so... I donno...

sniperchang · 04-16-2006, 08:03 PM

*Cough*
*Bump*

Penguinlord · 04-16-2006, 08:28 PM

If it was me i'd go for the Corsair. That way you know what your paying for.

sniperchang · 04-16-2006, 08:46 PM

I was thinking the same, just want to make sure that Ultra isn't the same, and there for a cheap alternative. I'll stick with corsair for now, any objections? Comments?

fade2green514 · 04-17-2006, 04:13 AM

yea, stay away from 3rd party ram manufacturers.
some good ones are:
g. skill
patriot
mushkin
kingston
corsair
OCZ
btw lower cas latency and higher frequency wins. also, try dual channel.

sniperchang · 04-17-2006, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fade2green514

yea, stay away from 3rd party ram manufacturers.
some good ones are:
g. skill
patriot
mushkin
kingston
corsair
OCZ
btw lower cas latency and higher frequency wins. also, try dual channel.

Ya I know, just wanted to make sure if I could save some money, but I guess I'll go with a nice chunk of Corsair, lol.

If I buy Ram with a latency of 3 CAS, couldn't I adjust it in BIOS, like 2 CAS, or will that just mess up the RAM?

**ceewi1** · 04-17-2006, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperchang

If I buy Ram with a latency of 3 CAS, couldn't I adjust it in BIOS, like 2 CAS, or will that just mess up the RAM?

It will typically be unstable at the tighter timings.

sniperchang · 04-17-2006, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceewi1

It will typically be unstable at the tighter timings.

Would increasing the voltages help stablize things? Or should I just stick to overclocking, lol.

fade2green514 · 04-17-2006, 04:57 PM

yes, lowering latency's would be faster and you can do that in the bios.. but just as increasing frequency, its overclocking. it will void warranties... and with a geforce 6200, id say it won't help you much in gaming anyways lol.

sniperchang · 04-17-2006, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fade2green514

yes, lowering latency's would be faster and you can do that in the bios.. but just as increasing frequency, its overclocking. it will void warranties... and with a geforce 6200, id say it won't help you much in gaming anyways lol.

I know, lol. It really does suck, but I'll be upgrading soon, or eventuly... Hopefully soon. How does a Nvidia7600 sound? Well that's my next upgrade, after ram... And mabe PSU. Well Thanks for the reply

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04-15-2006, 02:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
sniperchang Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,000	Ram VS Ram, Wich will win? I just wanted to know if Ultra Ram is as good as Corsair Value select. Tigerdirect are selling the Ultra real cheap, so I'm asking my self some questions: Is it quality or name the prices are based on? Any thoughts/comments/whatever? EDIT: Here's a comparison http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...asp?CatId=1352 There's no info on the CAS latency for the Ultra so... I donno... __________________ CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Skt939 Toledo @ 2.4Ghz Motherboard: Asus A8V-E SE VidCard(s): BFG 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E; eVGA 6200 PCI (Secondary) Mem: Corsair 2x1 gb TWINX C2 PT XMS HardDrive: Western Digital 8m Cache 250GB 7200RPM Monitor(s): 2x CRT 17" Phillips 107B5/107T6 and LCD 22"wide Samsung 226BW (Triple Display) Multiple Display 101 Last edited by sniperchang; 04-15-2006 at 03:16 AM.

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sniperchang Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,000	Cough Bump __________________ CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Skt939 Toledo @ 2.4Ghz Motherboard: Asus A8V-E SE VidCard(s): BFG 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E; eVGA 6200 PCI (Secondary) Mem: Corsair 2x1 gb TWINX C2 PT XMS HardDrive: Western Digital 8m Cache 250GB 7200RPM Monitor(s): 2x CRT 17" Phillips 107B5/107T6 and LCD 22"wide Samsung 226BW (Triple Display) Multiple Display 101

04-16-2006, 08:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Penguinlord Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 39	If it was me i'd go for the Corsair. That way you know what your paying for. __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 754) Ram: 1 GB PC3200 Graphics: ATi Radeon AGP X850XT Hard Drive: 200 GB

04-16-2006, 08:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
sniperchang Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,000	I was thinking the same, just want to make sure that Ultra isn't the same, and there for a cheap alternative. I'll stick with corsair for now, any objections? Comments? __________________ CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Skt939 Toledo @ 2.4Ghz Motherboard: Asus A8V-E SE VidCard(s): BFG 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E; eVGA 6200 PCI (Secondary) Mem: Corsair 2x1 gb TWINX C2 PT XMS HardDrive: Western Digital 8m Cache 250GB 7200RPM Monitor(s): 2x CRT 17" Phillips 107B5/107T6 and LCD 22"wide Samsung 226BW (Triple Display) Multiple Display 101

04-17-2006, 04:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,371	yea, stay away from 3rd party ram manufacturers. some good ones are: g. skill patriot mushkin kingston corsair OCZ btw lower cas latency and higher frequency wins. also, try dual channel. __________________ Core 2 Duo e6300 (2.71ghz o/ced)(Q6600 soon!) Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler DFI Infinity 975X motherboard 7800gt 256mb + NV silencer (HD 4850 soon!) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-800 4-4-4-12 (2.1v) 2x80gb WD 8mb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 1x250gb Seagate 7200.9 storage drive Windows Vista x64

04-17-2006, 04:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,371	yes, lowering latency's would be faster and you can do that in the bios.. but just as increasing frequency, its overclocking. it will void warranties... and with a geforce 6200, id say it won't help you much in gaming anyways lol. __________________ Core 2 Duo e6300 (2.71ghz o/ced)(Q6600 soon!) Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler DFI Infinity 975X motherboard 7800gt 256mb + NV silencer (HD 4850 soon!) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-800 4-4-4-12 (2.1v) 2x80gb WD 8mb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 1x250gb Seagate 7200.9 storage drive Windows Vista x64

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