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Scott_90   02-09-2008 at 01:45:14 AM

Whats the difference between these two ram sticks? they seem the exact same except the color and price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231099
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231085

I have the red one, and I need to add another, but what if I bought the other one?


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hawkspur   02-09-2008 at 05:18:00 AM
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One of the sticks has a .1 volt difference from the other.

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ausch30   02-09-2008 at 06:04:29 AM
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The red sticks are better. Standard voltage for DDR2 is 1.8v which means that the red sticks are actually DDR2 800 while the other ones are likely DDR2 667 sold at their overclocked speed.

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qmalik   02-09-2008 at 08:05:48 AM
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Both rams are exactly as they are stated. The only difference is the .1 voltage and the model number, which probably references to the color of the stick. Overall, no real difference besides the color in my opinion. But maybe as previous post stated the green ones are just overclocked version, though I don't think they would be...but maybe.

 

I would re-buy the red ones again to be safe. I am fairly sure that between those two ram sticks you would see no difference in performance - but to be safe get the same ones you already have, due to the .1 voltage difference.


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