Suggested ram?

bellevegasj · 12-02-2004, 06:00 PM

I'm going to purchase 1gig of ram soon. Does anyone have a good suggestion?

Belenar · 12-02-2004, 06:07 PM

That's very little information...
Maybe you should start by telling us which mobo it's going in, which CPU you're using, what you intend to do with the pc (like overclocking, ...) and so on.
Without that info, I guess nobody here can make a decent suggestion.

bellevegasj · 12-02-2004, 06:28 PM

Sorry about that. Currently I have an nf7 motherboard, 2700 xp cpu, bfg 6800gt card.

I plan to over-clock a bit if it's worth it, but it's not necessary.

This is a bit expensive, but this is what I was looking at:

Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, 184Pin 1GB(512MBx2) Registered DDR PC-3200 - Retail

Model# TWINX1024R-3200C2
Item # N82E16820145468
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Corsair
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking:Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Registered
Cas Latency: 2-3-3-7
Support Voltage: 2.6V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime

Cranky · 12-02-2004, 07:27 PM

Corsair would be my choice as well...

Snow · 12-02-2004, 08:19 PM

Indeed, you can't go wrong with Corsair.

psychofunk · 12-02-2004, 10:00 PM

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...146-890&depa=0

These are the newest TCCD chips

Autobot · 12-03-2004, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psychofunk

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...146-890&depa=0

These are the newest TCCD chips

I rencetly upgraded from 2 PC2700 256MB sticks of Kingston ValueRAM to some PDP systems/Patriot memory. The upgrade was phenominal and the ram is really close to Corsair XMS speeds at a fraction of the cost. I play alot of the Desert Combat mod for BF1942 and I went from 5-8 minute load times to under 20 seconds. Check them out here...
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...220-006&depa=0

HammerSandwich · 12-03-2004, 09:50 AM

The PDP's timings match CH-5. Good RAM - especially at that price - but not an overclocker like TCCD.

bellevegasj · 12-03-2004, 11:47 AM

Thanks for the help guys.

Tempus · 12-03-2004, 11:58 AM

Maybe I'm a bit off here, but you said you want to get registered memory yet I'm fairly sure that the NF-7 doesn't use registered memory. Okay, I'm nearly positive.

If you are only going to "overclock a bit" then the XMS series is basically overkill. Depends on what a "bit" is of course.

You might want to consider a slightly lesser priced set.

12-02-2004, 06:00 PM	#1
bellevegasj Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: bellevegas, il, usa... center of the universe. Posts: 44	Suggested ram? I'm going to purchase 1gig of ram soon. Does anyone have a good suggestion?

12-02-2004, 06:07 PM	#2
Belenar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 51	That's very little information... Maybe you should start by telling us which mobo it's going in, which CPU you're using, what you intend to do with the pc (like overclocking, ...) and so on. Without that info, I guess nobody here can make a decent suggestion. __________________ The fastest cross team around: Team Supreme

12-03-2004, 09:50 AM	#8
HammerSandwich Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 15143 Posts: 358	The PDP's timings match CH-5. Good RAM - especially at that price - but not an overclocker like TCCD. __________________ www.procooling.com: It's true we are often a bunch of assholes

12-03-2004, 11:58 AM	#10
Tempus Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 456	Maybe I'm a bit off here, but you said you want to get registered memory yet I'm fairly sure that the NF-7 doesn't use registered memory. Okay, I'm nearly positive. If you are only going to "overclock a bit" then the XMS series is basically overkill. Depends on what a "bit" is of course. You might want to consider a slightly lesser priced set. __________________ Thou art God.

12-02-2004, 06:28 PM	#3
bellevegasj Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: bellevegas, il, usa... center of the universe. Posts: 44	Sorry about that. Currently I have an nf7 motherboard, 2700 xp cpu, bfg 6800gt card. I plan to over-clock a bit if it's worth it, but it's not necessary. This is a bit expensive, but this is what I was looking at: Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, 184Pin 1GB(512MBx2) Registered DDR PC-3200 - Retail Model# TWINX1024R-3200C2 Item # N82E16820145468 Specifications: Manufacturer: Corsair Speed: DDR400(PC3200) Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM Error Checking:Non-ECC Registered/Unbuffered: Registered Cas Latency: 2-3-3-7 Support Voltage: 2.6V Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit Warranty: Lifetime

12-02-2004, 07:27 PM	#4
Cranky Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: texas Posts: 92	Corsair would be my choice as well...

12-02-2004, 08:19 PM	#5
Snow Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 6	Indeed, you can't go wrong with Corsair.

12-02-2004, 10:00 PM	#6
psychofunk Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 365	http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...146-890&depa=0 These are the newest TCCD chips

12-03-2004, 11:47 AM	#9
bellevegasj Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: bellevegas, il, usa... center of the universe. Posts: 44	Thanks for the help guys.

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