Whats the better option

[Phyruss]

Hello, i plan to build a desktop but i'm having a bit of trouble finding some RAM that is suitable and available in the UK. I need 4GB of RAM in 2 GB sticks, but i cant affort to spend more than £400 ($780). I am planing on building a pretty high end pc so it has to be quality memory.

Below are 2 posible memory choices but im not sure which is a better choice for my mobo (nForce 680i).

Kingston - Memory - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB )

Kingston ValueRAM - Memory - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB )

eVGA 122-CK-NF68 nForce 680i SLI (Socket 775) DDR2

If there is better memory out there, compatible with my MB, for a similar price available to the uk (ie not newegg.com) i would really like to hear about it.

Thanks
Phyruss

 

[PC eye]

For one the memory DDR2 400mhz isn't the correct memory at either link! The model board you have selected runs DDR2 533/667/800mhz memory. The Kingston memory available at that vendor is the 667mhz memory with the choices seen at http://www.pyramid.com/CategoryProd...e=-1&FilterMaxPrice=-1&PageIndex=1&OrderBy=-1

 

[Phyruss]

ok sorry about that. I have since sone some light reading on the subject and have come up with this http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=13501&GroupID=1654.

Is it any good?

thanx
Phyruss

 

[PC eye]

OCZ is a "premium" brand memory with the "premium" price to go along with it. It is DDR2 800 which is the fastest supported and will easily run on the model board there. You can also save on cost by looking for prices on Corsair, Kingston, Crucial, with Mushkin as an older name in memory. Some of the gamers that oc their cpus a lot with go with the 667mhz memory to see the lower fsb.

But for a stock build and no ocing planned DDR2 800 would be the top memory allowing for the fastest cpu to both see the highest fsb speed. The bargain seen there does beat the higher price seen on the Corsair xms2 memory seen at http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=15884&GroupID=1654 The other brand(Geil) is "not so good"!