Which RAM should i choose?

Noah · 08-08-2007, 10:02 PM

I've got a few pieces of RAM that i've been looking at, What is everyones opinion on them?

Crucial - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146565

G.Skill -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231065

Corsair -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590

It seems that review wise, Corsair is worse than the other 2. Which would you all reccomend?

PC eye · 08-08-2007, 10:10 PM

The Corsair memory runs at 1.95v with a Cas 5 seen for those. The Crucial is 2.2v with a Cas 4 on them. Here I favor Corsair or Crucial over G.SKill while that memory sees a Cas 6 at 2-2.1v. I went with Kington Hyper X DDR2 800 memory with a Cas 4 running at 1.95v. I would give that the edge over the three sets seen at the links there.

You can see the 2gb kit of the Kingston memory at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134066

nffc10 · 08-08-2007, 10:14 PM

I would get the Crucial set, based on the fact that i've never had any problems with any stick of ram brought from them. Where as the first pair of, so called brilliant, Corsair sticks i get were bust.

PC eye · 08-08-2007, 10:28 PM

Corsair is an excellent brand and beats GSKill. That set is simply seeing slower timings with a Cas 5 while the Crucial runs at 2.2v to get down to Cas 4? The Kingston Hyper X memory pointed out sees a Cas 4 at 1.95v. That tops all three of those sets there.

nffc10 · 08-08-2007, 10:32 PM

I didn't say it didn't.....I was just saying what i would go for out of those 3.

PC eye · 08-08-2007, 10:41 PM

On the last build here I kept seeing memtest report all kinds of errors first on a matched pair of Corsair xms series DDR400 memory and then on the 2gb of Kingston Value Ram used to replace that. When this 939 build went together no errors could be seen on either set when tested. The main problem seen with good brands is often simply an incompatibilty with some makes and model boards.

Noah · 08-08-2007, 11:08 PM

Although i didn't quite understand much of anything that you said in your first post about the kingston RAM PC-Eye, due to me being a huge noob, but the reviews do look strong and it does look like it's some nice memory. So think i should go with the kingston? (I'm looking for the most solid ram i can get for around that price range

) On the reviews there though, people are saying they aren't DDR800, rather DDR667, is there any truth to that? Or is it just maybe a shipping mix up or something?

StrangleHold · 08-08-2007, 11:09 PM

The G Skill is the same speed as the Crucial and would probably do it on less voltage.
This one is even faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231114

Noah · 08-09-2007, 02:06 AM

So it looks like from the choices that have been thrown around in this thread, i'll be picking from them.

So..

Crucial, G.Skill, Kingston, Or Corsair? I'm still lost, which would give me the best for my money?

RoyalDog214 · 08-09-2007, 05:15 AM

I don't know, but alot of the forum I visited said to avoid Corsair and get the G. SKill HZ instead

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231065

Probably the fact that it can overclock highly without a fuzz, and low timing, and also notes the 3x Winner Award.

anyway, the related forum -> http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...readid=2072627

08-08-2007, 10:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Noah Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 185	Which RAM should i choose? I've got a few pieces of RAM that i've been looking at, What is everyones opinion on them? Crucial - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146565 G.Skill - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231065 Corsair - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 It seems that review wise, Corsair is worse than the other 2. Which would you all reccomend?

08-08-2007, 10:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	The Corsair memory runs at 1.95v with a Cas 5 seen for those. The Crucial is 2.2v with a Cas 4 on them. Here I favor Corsair or Crucial over G.SKill while that memory sees a Cas 6 at 2-2.1v. I went with Kington Hyper X DDR2 800 memory with a Cas 4 running at 1.95v. I would give that the edge over the three sets seen at the links there. You can see the 2gb kit of the Kingston memory at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134066 __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1 Last edited by PC eye; 08-08-2007 at 10:12 PM.

08-08-2007, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
nffc10 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nottingham Age: 17 Posts: 1,659	I would get the Crucial set, based on the fact that i've never had any problems with any stick of ram brought from them. Where as the first pair of, so called brilliant, Corsair sticks i get were bust. __________________ Amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.31GHz Asrock AM2NF3 VSTA 2gb Corsair XMS2 PC5400 Sapphire X800XL 256MB AGP 80GB Maxtor Hard Drive OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU Pictures - 1 2 3 http://www.treasuretrooper.com/438654

08-08-2007, 10:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	Corsair is an excellent brand and beats GSKill. That set is simply seeing slower timings with a Cas 5 while the Crucial runs at 2.2v to get down to Cas 4? The Kingston Hyper X memory pointed out sees a Cas 4 at 1.95v. That tops all three of those sets there. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

08-08-2007, 10:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
nffc10 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nottingham Age: 17 Posts: 1,659	I didn't say it didn't.....I was just saying what i would go for out of those 3. __________________ Amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.31GHz Asrock AM2NF3 VSTA 2gb Corsair XMS2 PC5400 Sapphire X800XL 256MB AGP 80GB Maxtor Hard Drive OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU Pictures - 1 2 3 http://www.treasuretrooper.com/438654

08-08-2007, 10:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	On the last build here I kept seeing memtest report all kinds of errors first on a matched pair of Corsair xms series DDR400 memory and then on the 2gb of Kingston Value Ram used to replace that. When this 939 build went together no errors could be seen on either set when tested. The main problem seen with good brands is often simply an incompatibilty with some makes and model boards. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

08-08-2007, 11:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Noah Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 185	Although i didn't quite understand much of anything that you said in your first post about the kingston RAM PC-Eye, due to me being a huge noob, but the reviews do look strong and it does look like it's some nice memory. So think i should go with the kingston? (I'm looking for the most solid ram i can get for around that price range ) On the reviews there though, people are saying they aren't DDR800, rather DDR667, is there any truth to that? Or is it just maybe a shipping mix up or something?

08-08-2007, 11:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,155	The G Skill is the same speed as the Crucial and would probably do it on less voltage. This one is even faster http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231114 __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton, Jr.

08-09-2007, 02:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
Noah Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 185	So it looks like from the choices that have been thrown around in this thread, i'll be picking from them. So.. Crucial, G.Skill, Kingston, Or Corsair? I'm still lost, which would give me the best for my money?

08-09-2007, 05:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
RoyalDog214 New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 21	I don't know, but alot of the forum I visited said to avoid Corsair and get the G. SKill HZ instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231065 Probably the fact that it can overclock highly without a fuzz, and low timing, and also notes the 3x Winner Award. anyway, the related forum -> http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...readid=2072627 Last edited by RoyalDog214; 08-09-2007 at 05:21 AM.

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