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Hey everyone. I'm about to pull the trigger on a new computer. I'm gonna be using http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview. [...] %20Extreme for a mobo. I'm gonna get a i7-920 and a 260gtx. The only thing I'm not totally sure on is the RAM. I'm going to be using windows 7 64bit.

Can anyone think of RAM that will be more compatible/better performance to price ratio than this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223) RAM? I'm trying to build it on the cheap, but I don't want cheap performance. I will be overclocking, not sure if that makes a difference.

All info is appreciated. Thanks in advanced for the help :)

I would suggest these RAM kits...Good speed, timings and are better for overclocking...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820226028
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227365

And GTX 260 when HD 5770 and HD 5850 are available ? Are you getting a card with Step-up program or Nvidia 3D glasses ?
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I would suggest these RAM kits...Good speed, timings and are better for overclocking...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820226028
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227365

And GTX 260 when HD 5770 and HD 5850 are available ? Are you getting a card with Step-up program or Nvidia 3D glasses ?

Reply to gkay09

For $70 and free shipping, I always recommend the Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339. I've been getting 7-7-7-19 timings at 1600. Most companies use the same modules in Dual Channel kits that they use in Triple Channel kits. When I put 4 modules in for 8GB, it CPU-Z states my memory as Triple Channel instead of Dual Channel.

------------------------------ Win 7 x64 | ASRock M3A780GXH/128M | Phenom II x720 BE 3.7GHz at 1.525V | 45C Idle - 61C Max | 4GB Crucial DDR3 1333 RAM at 1600 w/8-7-7-18 timings | GTS 250 512MB OC'd | $470 Total price of entire system.
Reply to El_Capitan

^ No... I wouldnt do that...
Yes you are right about 1 thing - Same RAM modules are used for Dual and Tri- Channel kits...
If you populate just 2 SLots on that board, it would run in Dual-Channel and not in Tri-Channel...Dual/ Tri channel depends on the memory controller present on the CPU...So you would need to populate atleast 3 slots to get Tri-Channel config...

Reply to gkay09

gkay09 wrote :



And GTX 260 when HD 5770 and HD 5850 are available ? Are you getting a card with Step-up program or Nvidia 3D glasses ?



im about to build a very similar system, same cpu same mobo but MSIs GTX275 lighting and i have solid resons to do that, naemly CUDA for voxel sculpting and nvidias driver playing better with 3dapps n such. people on mudbox forums (just an example) said having strange artifacts with ATIs (5xxx series even) and reccomend sticking to gtx.

also, prices have went down a bit, so well im ight be going an error giving out that kind of money for the gpu but OP surely isnt.. jnot sure if my reasons apply!

Reply to noktek

I'm going to use the 260gtx because someone is willing to give it to me for free :) and that saves alot of money. So am I correct in saying that the corsair ram is the fastest of those 3 links? Also, I'm a bit worried that none of those are on my motherboards QVL. Am I asking for trouble my getting RAM that isn't qualified? If corsair is the fastest and you nobody thinks there will be a compatibility problem I'll buy the corsair.

Reply to knuppel

@noktek As the cards are new, they would have driver issues...as time goes by, those issues will be resolved...So I the problem is with the drivers and not the cards...

@knuppel Any of the RAM will work with that mobo...All the above RAM sets satisfy the main criteria - RAM voltage - 1.65V. So you should have no issues going with them...

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