best ram brand

Ryan_Sama

Ryan_Sama

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hey i was wondering what brand name of ram i should use if it really matters at all? or if there is 2-3 that stand above the rest. i will be using 2x2gb of
ddr2 if that helps, also im not to sure but does the voltage make any differnce i see some that use 2.0, 2.1,1.9 etc. what will work on a nvidia nforce 780i sli? thanks!
 
Kingston is another name to simply add to the list brand wise. As far as voltages look over the specifications on the board as well as on the memory.

Most boards will see a voltage range from 1.8-2.0v, 1.9-2.2v, 2-2.4v on that idea and automatically adjust the voltage correctly when detecting the memory being installed. The product page for a board will often show the brands recommended for their product line as long as you look over what the board supports.
 
ok great so im going to go with the corsairs and i willl be starting off with 2 2gb sticks. but is it possible and worthwhile to add another 2 to make the total 8 or is that not possible??
 
4 Gb of Corsair RAM will be able to accomplish any task with an Evga 780 motherboard. There is not really a reason to use 8 GB of RAM. Corsair is a great brand for Evga motherboards. You'll be happy with that selection.
 
Even if you were planning to run a 64bit version of Vista unless you are planning to run CAD or some other graphics or engineering program anything over a certain amount simply becomes overkill and goes to waste. Some that rush out for 6-8gb see nothing more then bragging rights in the long run not any actual performance gain. You'll be set with simply a good pair of 2gb dimms even if running a 32bit OS.
 
ok,, now for another question,, is there a differnce in hardware i need to get,, in order to run 32 bit or 64 not including the os?
 
Any change in hardware would come from a lack of driver support for a 64bit edition of Windows. More and more with Vista you are starting to see 64bit as well as 32bit updates available at support sites. XP Pro64 was the one that suffered the most from a lack of 3rd party support for the older first 64bit there.
 
basically there is no difference, except we here like to use 64bit because it supports more then 3gb of ram, which vista 32bit does not.
 
You can run more then 3gb with a 32bit edition of Vista. SP1 now allows all memory to be seen by Windows. The practicality of having 4gb or more however isn't even realized with a 64bit edition unless you are running CAD or other memory intensive softwares(engineering, graphics design, animation, etc.).

The trend to 64bit has been considerably slower then seen when moving up from 16 to 32bit during the 90s. There's some unverified word that Microsoft plans to dump 32bit editions of Windows following the release of the next version Windows 7. The support and 64bit games and apps still have to be realized however.
 
PC eye said:
You can run more then 3gb with a 32bit edition of Vista. SP1 now allows all memory to be seen by Windows.
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All SP1 did was to allow windows to display the right amount of memory installed, not to be able to allocate it. The 32bit restrictions before SP1 are still there like always. It didnt change anything but the amount shown.
 
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