Ram VS Ram, Wich will win?

[sniperchang]

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/applications/category/compare.asp?CatId=1352
There's no info on the CAS latency for the Ultra so... I donno...

 

[sniperchang]

*Cough*
*Bump*

 

[Penguinlord]

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

 

[sniperchang]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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 .