Which or these ddr 3 kits would you get?

[phillyman36]

Hey out of these which one would you pick?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231278

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231279

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145265

I took everything from this search

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=core+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?

 

[Twoboxer]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231279

You only need 2 sticks, eh?

 

[phillyman36]

ok thanks twoboxer

 

[photonboy]

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.

 

[phillyman36]

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?

 

[OvrClkr]

I would go with the G.Skill......

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

 

[phillyman36]

Thanks i went and ordered the G. Skill ddr3 1600 with the lower latency

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231279

 

[OvrClkr]

That is some sexy ram you bought there.... lol... now im jealous.....

 

[phillyman36]

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

 

[OvrClkr]

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/253365-29-core-overclocking-guide