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[Solved] Memory question for Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P

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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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Configuration looks good to me.

Reply to TheViper

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

Reply to juno1

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.

Reply to TheViper

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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

The price is a bit lower

thank you again Viper,

-Jay

Reply to juno1

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.

Reply to TheViper

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/Prod [...] 6820231193

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

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

Reply to juno1
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