Memory Brand Recommendations

[Guest]

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Hey all,

I'm currently putting together a new system and have selected the ASUS
PS4800D-E DELUXE MB for my system.

The board can hold up to 4GB of memory and I'd like to start with 1GB of
RAM initially since that is what I currently have in my old system and
then slowly build my way up to 4 GB.

I've always used Crucial memory and the prices for a 1GB piece of
Crucial are out of my league.

Does anyone have any recommendations for comparable quality RAM?

ASUS lists compatible RAM and manufacturers on their site (bottom of
page):

http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4s800d-e-d/overview.HTM

but since all I've used it Crucial (Micron), I'm clueless as to the
quality of the others.

This box will be initially be used to render video from one format to
another, (un)compress lossless audio, and d/l 100-125GB of data a month.
I will then use it as a file server for storing and serving the
aforementioned data.

Thanks for any guidance or direction.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

If you want "quality" go with corsair xms series or mushkins

Same Guy wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'm currently putting together a new system and have selected the ASUS
> PS4800D-E DELUXE MB for my system.
>
> The board can hold up to 4GB of memory and I'd like to start with 1GB of
> RAM initially since that is what I currently have in my old system and
> then slowly build my way up to 4 GB.
>
> I've always used Crucial memory and the prices for a 1GB piece of
> Crucial are out of my league.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for comparable quality RAM?
>
> ASUS lists compatible RAM and manufacturers on their site (bottom of
> page):
>
> http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4s800d-e-d/overview.HTM
>
> but since all I've used it Crucial (Micron), I'm clueless as to the
> quality of the others.
>
> This box will be initially be used to render video from one format to
> another, (un)compress lossless audio, and d/l 100-125GB of data a month.
> I will then use it as a file server for storing and serving the
> aforementioned data.
>
> Thanks for any guidance or direction.

>
>

 

[Philo]

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"John Smith" <briometric@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> If you want "quality" go with corsair xms series or mushkins


that's good advice!

but for economy i generally use PNY

thus far i've never had a problem

 

[Guest]

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If he wants memory cheaper than Crucial, I don't think he wants "quality".

John Smith <briometric@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<c8vmc8$bnt$1@usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu>...
> If you want "quality" go with corsair xms series or mushkins
>
> Same Guy wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I'm currently putting together a new system and have selected the ASUS
> > PS4800D-E DELUXE MB for my system.
> >
> > The board can hold up to 4GB of memory and I'd like to start with 1GB of
> > RAM initially since that is what I currently have in my old system and
> > then slowly build my way up to 4 GB.
> >
> > I've always used Crucial memory and the prices for a 1GB piece of
> > Crucial are out of my league.
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendations for comparable quality RAM?
> >
> > ASUS lists compatible RAM and manufacturers on their site (bottom of
> > page):
> >
> > http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4s800d-e-d/overview.HTM
> >
> > but since all I've used it Crucial (Micron), I'm clueless as to the
> > quality of the others.
> >
> > This box will be initially be used to render video from one format to
> > another, (un)compress lossless audio, and d/l 100-125GB of data a month.
> > I will then use it as a file server for storing and serving the
> > aforementioned data.
> >
> > Thanks for any guidance or direction.
>
> >
> >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

If you mean the P4S800D-E, don't do it. It contains an SIS chipset, which
are VERY unstable. Get an Asus board with an Intel chipset and you'll be
much happier.

--
DaveW



"Same Guy" <was@another.address> wrote in message
news:41l6b0d2plvo6n3qds4k7npktgirl0ojsq@4ax.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm currently putting together a new system and have selected the ASUS
> PS4800D-E DELUXE MB for my system.
>
> The board can hold up to 4GB of memory and I'd like to start with 1GB of
> RAM initially since that is what I currently have in my old system and
> then slowly build my way up to 4 GB.
>
> I've always used Crucial memory and the prices for a 1GB piece of
> Crucial are out of my league.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for comparable quality RAM?
>
> ASUS lists compatible RAM and manufacturers on their site (bottom of
> page):
>
> http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4s800d-e-d/overview.HTM
>
> but since all I've used it Crucial (Micron), I'm clueless as to the
> quality of the others.
>
> This box will be initially be used to render video from one format to
> another, (un)compress lossless audio, and d/l 100-125GB of data a month.
> I will then use it as a file server for storing and serving the
> aforementioned data.
>
> Thanks for any guidance or direction.
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Tue, 25 May 2004 23:21:07 GMT: written by "DaveW" <none@zero.org>:

>If you mean the P4S800D-E, don't do it. It contains an SIS chipset, which
>are VERY unstable. Get an Asus board with an Intel chipset and you'll be
>much happier.

I read some reviews and it looks like the instability comes from trying
to overclock it and I have *no* intentions of doing that.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

On Wed, 26 May 2004 06:34:02 -0700, Same Guy <was@another.address>
wrote:

>Tue, 25 May 2004 23:21:07 GMT: written by "DaveW" <none@zero.org>:
>
>>If you mean the P4S800D-E, don't do it. It contains an SIS chipset, which
>>are VERY unstable. Get an Asus board with an Intel chipset and you'll be
>>much happier.
>
>I read some reviews and it looks like the instability comes from trying
>to overclock it and I have *no* intentions of doing that.
>

So what are the pros and cons of the two chipsets? SiS is cheaper
generally, is that because Intel is "Brand Name", or that Intel
genuinely is better?

Cheers
Jon