Recommended memory for DS3

[dtechlogic]

Hi guys,
I am now ordering my parts and i am getting Gigabyte GA 965P DS3 and E6400 Conroe 2. Now i am not sure what memory to get that will work with this system. for memory i have a budget of 160 dollars. Any advice on what memory i can get for this price. Thanks.

 

[NSH]

Are you shooting for 1gb or 2gb? 2gb seems it will be tough to find for the price you need to stay at.

 

[rwaritsdario]

If you wont OC, I think you can find 533 sticks at that price. But if you will youll need better quality modules, I just found this that cant be beaten for the price, RAM this quality is usually ~$40 more expensive o_o

 

[godman]

nice find

that should work with the motherboard though there were compatibility issues with voltages hihger tha the (JEDEC?) standard 1.8v, newegg lists it as being 1.9v-2v, not sure if it is lower during startup or not though. :?

Did gigabyte fix the 'problem' with certain RAM and the ds3/ds4 motherboards?

 

[rwaritsdario]

rofl its out of stock... what a suprise...

JEDEC aproved means that itll have 5-5-5-15 timings and 1.8v on the SPD timings, this are the specs from the factory, not the advertised ones.

Did gigabyte fix the 'problem' with certain RAM and the ds3/ds4 motherboards?

I havent heard anyone whinning in a while. P965 is becoming quite a mature plataform

 

[godman]

I havent heard anyone whinning in a while. P965 is becoming quite a mature plataform Very Happy

good good My DS4 works with my RAM though it is generic memory... ewww... I shoudl get my motherboard cpu and psu back tommorrow and it should all work (motherboard fault.... )
LOL

All RAM manufacturers have to be approved by JEDEC if they are to produce RAM, right?
Eg. if a manufacturer was to release DDR-400 ram to the market it must reach JEDEC standards; work @ 2.6v (or 2.8?) and have 3-3-3-9 timings?

I thought so....

 

[JBS181818]

Well if you can splurge just a little, my Corsair ram works great. No compatibility problems at all. Runs at 4-4-4-12 at 800mhz. no problems at all. If you don't need that, I still recommend corsairs value line.

 

[godman]

yeah i was thinking about getting cruicals 10th anniversary 1gb stick (no dual channel ) as I read it will work up to 550mhz (1100 ddr) with relaxed timings and it is only 667mhz @ stock!!

downside is the price: over £100 for 1gb, though all memory prices are on the up and possibly still rising its difficult to justify £100 for 1gb of ram at the moment... :?

 

[rwaritsdario]

Well if you can splurge just a little

If you wanna get just a little ripped off you mean?

 

[JBS181818]

ok ok i know. buying quality products in considered getting ripped. my bad. tell you what, go buy some generic shit, and cross your fingers. good luck with that.

 

[rwaritsdario]

Nobody said Corsair wasnt quality. But the magic lies within the chips and you can get those chips for cheaper and with higher binning like is the case of Crucials tenth anniversary modules.

 

[papi4baby]

Nobody said Corsair wasnt quality. But the magic lies within the chips and you can get those chips for cheaper and with higher binning like is the case of Crucials tenth anniversary modules.

Those cruical 10th anni have given me a headache. i finnaly RMA them back, and just got some A-DATA boot up fine, have not play with it.

 

[rwaritsdario]

You couldnt get them to boot?? Wich mobo are you using?