Valueselect or XMS - $120 dif.

redrider773

redrider773

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Is XMS (2 x 1gb) really worth $120 more than valueselect (2 x 1gb). I'd like to take in your guy's opinion for this. I have the cashe for both, but if I get XMS, im broke.
 
High-end RAM was made with Overclocking in mind. Get valueRAM if you are not OCing anything. The performace between value and High-end is minimal. Only when OCing is the full potential of high-end RAM unlocked. My $169 OCZ RAM can get a little over 300Mhz clock speed (DDR600) and ValueRAM wouldn't even get close.
 
Are you refering to OCing just the RAM? I'm definitly gonna OC my CPU and GPU, but wasn't thinking RAM. would ValueSelect support other components OCed?
 
And how is XMS so much better than THIS?. the $272 has cas latency of 3, with 3-4-4-5 timing, this is much better, for $50 less (mail in rebate). So how does XMS beat this?
 
redrider773 said:
Are you refering to OCing just the RAM? I'm definitly gonna OC my CPU and GPU, but wasn't thinking RAM. would ValueSelect support other components OCed?
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in order to overclock the CPU, it's best to overclock the RAM as well. you can jsut up the multi i suppose, but thats not as effective as overclocking RAM along with CPU. infact...it's not very effective at all.

i prefer OCZ over Corsair anyday...despite price difference so far.
 
Okay, one more question, and this ones kinda weird... how would 2 sticks of DDR400 dual channel XMS, or something high quality (2 x 512mb) go WITH 2 stick DDR266 crap ram (2 x 512mb)? not gonna happen?
 
redrider773 said:
Okay, one more question, and this ones kinda weird... how would 2 sticks of DDR400 dual channel XMS, or something high quality (2 x 512mb) go WITH 2 stick DDR266 crap ram (2 x 512mb)? not gonna happen?
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kinda pointless pairing nice RAM with older/slower RAM. the new RAM will DOWNclock to slower RAM's speeds adn timings, and you won't be able to use it to it's full potential.

2*256MB of DDR400 would probably be better than 1GB of DDR266 in many applications.
 
I have 2 sticks of 1 gig Corsair ValueSelect ram and I am so far very happy with it. CPU magazine even recommends to get more ram of ValueSelect than just getting a marginal amount of "high performance" ram. I know it is not the same situation, just thought it was interesting to mention. :D
 
jpwarz said:
I have 2 sticks of 1 gig Corsair ValueSelect ram and I am so far very happy with it. CPU magazine even recommends to get more ram of ValueSelect than just getting a marginal amount of "high performance" ram. I know it is not the same situation, just thought it was interesting to mention. :D
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if you're not overclocking, then that's the better option. 1GB value DDR400 is the same as 1GB expensive DDR400 speed wise. so save your money and get the value stuff.

for overclocking though, value ram loses that ground. 512MB expensive DDR400 OC'd to DDR500 would beat 1GB value DDR400.
 
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