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G.Skill or Corsair?




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Which one of these would you go with?

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ
Cas Latency 4
Timing 4-4-4-12
Voltage 2.0V - 2.1V
$154.99 @newegg.com

Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C5DHX Twin2X Dual-Channel Memory Kits with DHX Technology(looks like dominator heat sink)
TWIN2X2048-6400C5DHX
Cas Latency 5
JEDEC standard 5-5-5-18 values
$159.00@zipzoomfly.com

Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB Kit DDR2-800 XMS2-6400 Xtreme Performance Memory
TWIN2X2048-6400C4
# Tested at EPP SPD settings (4-4-4-12) at 2.1V
# SPD programmed at:
JEDEC standard 5-5-5-15 values at 800MHz
EPP standard 4-4-4-12, 2.1V values at 800MHz
$174.00@zipzoomfly.com

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Just had a GSkill rep on the extremesystems forums garontee these are D9GMH chips. I would just get those. That is off the top of my head. Ill go look to make sure.

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thanks

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Gskill all the way!

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So you think the G.Skills would be better than the Corsairs? I will be getting an E6600, evga 680i MB and over clocking it to somewhere around the 3.2gb range. Will the G.Skill be good for that?

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yes, im very happy with mine, stable at 4-4-4-12 cas 4 running smooth. I was going to go with Corsair also, but for alot less money and no visual difference as far as real world apps,and games I saved $150 and went with Gskill, very happy with them.

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Thanks again. I am going to try and order everything by the end of the day.


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