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Last response: November 14, 2009 9:59 PM in Memory

juno1

November 14, 2009 2:07:54 AM

Hi everyone,

I am trying to put together a PC/HTPC/low gaming. I have selected the:

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
Radeon HD 4890
Gigabyte GA-MA77OT-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX motherboard

For the life of me I have no idea what memory to us. Please advice.

Thank you in advance.

-Jay

P.S. Also, please comment on the configuration, or advice if you think I can do better.

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TheViper

Memory Expert

November 14, 2009 2:23:47 AM

DDR3 1333.

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 - $114.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

or

Corsair XMS3 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 - $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Configuration looks good to me.

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juno1

November 14, 2009 3:41:48 AM

Thank you Viper for the advice. I just have one question, is their a reason why you picked the 9-9-9-24 timing?

Thank you,

-J

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TheViper

Memory Expert

November 14, 2009 3:50:04 AM

Getting better timings increases the price greatly and is largely irrelevant unless you do a lot of overclocking.

The different between Cas 7 and Cas 9 in daily use is impossible to perceive.

People make far too big of a deal out of timings but it's only really important to overclockers.

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juno1

November 14, 2009 4:50:11 AM

Thank you again Viper for your help. I got one more qestion, what do you think about

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

The price is a bit lower

thank you again Viper,

-Jay

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TheViper

Memory Expert

November 14, 2009 6:20:33 PM

You're welcome.

Gigabyte typically offers better quality, compatibility and reliability which is why I recommend them. You pay a little extra for a little extra piece of mind.

However, the G.Skill likely will not disappoint you either.

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juno1

November 14, 2009 7:02:20 PM

Thank you Viper. G.Skill it is.

G.Skill makes two RAMs that will work on the board, which one do you think I should pick:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

They both have good reviews. However I can’t tell what would be the benefit of one over the other.

Please help.

Thank you again,

-Jay

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TheViper

Memory Expert

November 14, 2009 9:22:25 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

You need the 1333 Mhz speed.

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juno1

November 14, 2009 9:59:54 PM

thank you viper

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