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phillyman36   09-08-2009 at 12:16:43 AM

Hey out of these which one would you pick?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231278

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231279

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145265

I took everything from this search

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] i5&x=0&y=0

I am going to get either a Asus or evga p55 mobo. I am not going to manually overclock but i will use the turbo mode. Do you all go for tighter timings or do you prefer one brand over another?

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photonboy   09-08-2009 at 05:10:59 AM
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Lower timings are generally more important than having a higher frequency if the speeds aren't too far apart (obviously you can't compare 400MHz versus 1600MHz).

Don't mix RAM types.

Go with the best quality.

I haven't bothered to review these but you can Google for reviews if you wish. There's my general advice.

How much:
For 32-bit systems, 3GB is ideal. For 64-bit Windows Operating Systems 4GB is ideal. Vista has a slightly heaver footprint than Windows 7. My dad has XP and does okay on 1GB but I highly recommend a minimum of 2GB for any system considering the price of RAM.

Very few people can benefit from more than 4GB of RAM. Most modern games use less than 1GB.


Message edited by photonboy on 09-08-2009 at 05:15:35 AM
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phillyman36   09-08-2009 at 09:30:23 AM
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i will be switching to 64 bit. i ve used Corsair before but not G. skill. The G. Skill has a set with lower timings but the corsair has the Extreme memory profiles so just was wondering which to go for?

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OvrClkr   09-08-2009 at 05:19:40 PM
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I would go with the G.Skill......

The Corsair is always overpriced for what you get.....

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phillyman36   09-09-2009 at 02:02:07 AM
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Thanks i went and ordered the G. Skill ddr3 1600 with the lower latency

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231279

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OvrClkr   09-09-2009 at 02:07:28 AM
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That is some sexy ram you bought there.... lol... now im jealous.....

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phillyman36   09-09-2009 at 02:19:42 AM
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Thanks i only got 1 kit because im running vista 32. When my Windows 7 64 shows up im going to grab another set. Now if i could only get the heart up to learn to overclock lol

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OvrClkr   09-09-2009 at 02:58:25 AM
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All you need to do is read and ask questions later....

Here is a guide that is suited for the i7 but you can get an idea of how it works :

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] king-guide

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