Corsair or G. Skill

[andro21]

im deciding on a new build, but i cant decide on a few things. one is what kind of memory to use. ive read a bunch of topics in here about some of the things ive been confused about and i know about choosing micron-based sticks, so i have. but now i cant decide if i wanna go with one of these two choices:

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034

G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

there are other choices, definitely, but as of right now, i THINK ive narrowed it down to either going 4x1GB or 2x2GB. im trying to keep power usage and such as far down as possible, so i know 2x2 is best for that, but im not sure if i can trust G. Skill... they just dont sound like a company ive heard of... any thoughts on the kind of memory i should go with?

 

[jjblanche]

I've ran both Corsair and G.Skill. They're both good, similar from a quality standpoint. For the extra twenty or so dollars, I'd say the G.Skill is the better buy, given that it is four gig as opposed to two gig (ie: double the capacity). Seems like a no-brainer...

 

[XMSYellowbeard]

Honestly, based on sheer amount, the Gskill is a better buy in this case. You may want to compare a similar Corsair kit if you want an apples v apples comparison.

 

[nOcLuE98]

well, what kind of OS do you have? If you dont have 64, then you cant utilize the 4gig anyway. So unless you have ultimate 64, or xp pro 64, then go with the XMS2, or some Crucial Ballistix (which is very OCable.)

 

[andro21]

actually, i went with the 4 gigs... i did that even though im running 32 bit OS... thats because having the extra there is a good idea for when the system holds up the memory for something like the sound or video or whatever multiple apps are goin on... this way, it can pull from the 4 gigs available but still recognize the full 3 gigs (or whatever its max is).

 

[Xtreeme]

eh? that didnt make sense to me. You may be thinking of memory hole but thats diff. it just unloads the pci address and stuff after boot to free that tiny bit of ram backup if I understand it correctly.

Each supports little diff max ram based on bios, board and other periphs but usually around 3 1/2gb mark. Now your Video ram is out of that (say 256mb) your video cache (most use about 256mb) your hdd cache, cpu cache, dvd drive cache ALL subtracts from that. Thats why some have 4gb and see just under 3gb.