Ram Brands

2006-06-15 04:42:57

#1

Munson.AUS: Member; +1|6844|Sydney, Australia

Whats the the best quality ram for playing BF2?
And is there a point in buying a new motherboard just so u can go from DDR to something better? (DDR2)

2006-06-15 04:43:29

#2

Beer_Ranger: Member; +18|6986|usa

Cant really go wrong with corsair ram.

2006-06-15 04:55:04

#3

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|6890|Cheshire. UK

Mushkin...FTW especially if you want to overclock

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ … emory.html

just for info as I know youre in Aus

2006-06-15 04:56:13

#4

[OvC]_AMD_Man: Member; +2|7107|England

basically no matter what brand if it states 'PC3200 or DDR400' (most common type of ddr 184 pin memory) it will be ok

different brands have different warranties, cooling, performance memory tends to have heatspreaders for example

also timings differ between brands and between models

for example crucial pc3200 512mb runs at CL3, whereas crucial ballistix pc3200 512mb runs at CL2

the difference the timings make in games is probably not noticeable, the main time that people go for lower timing memory is for benching or overclocking, or cause they have the extra cash

good brands are ocz, crucial, gskill, corsair, mushkin, kingston etc

Last edited by [OvC]_AMD_Man (2006-06-15 04:56:27)

2006-06-15 05:52:01

#5

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7008

i personnaly like crucial (bit pricey), corsair, patriot and G.skill

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2006-06-15 08:01:46

#6

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6869

Munson.AUS wrote:
Whats the the best quality ram for playing BF2?
And is there a point in buying a new motherboard just so u can go from DDR to something better? (DDR2)

right now it's hard to beat g. skills price to performance ratio

2006-06-15 08:03:24

#7

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7008

jaymz9350 wrote:
Munson.AUS wrote:
Whats the the best quality ram for playing BF2?
And is there a point in buying a new motherboard just so u can go from DDR to something better? (DDR2)
right now it's hard to beat g. skills price to performance ratio

damn straight, 200 bucks for 2GB ddr2 800 mhz at cl 4 timings

2006-06-15 08:03:39

#8

chittydog: less busy; +586|7127|Kubra, Damn it!

I've heard that the Dodge Ram is pretty good.

2006-06-15 08:09:46

#9

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7008

chittydog wrote:
I've heard that the Dodge Ram is pretty good.

it sure is fastest ram on the planet

2006-06-15 08:25:36

#10

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|6934|Deep In The South Of Texas

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
chittydog wrote:
I've heard that the Dodge Ram is pretty good.
it sure is fastest ram on the planet

Sorry, ramjet engines take that cake.

2006-06-15 10:29:33

#11

Janus67: Tech God; +86|6887|Ohio, USA

[OvC]_AMD_Man wrote:
basically no matter what brand if it states 'PC3200 or DDR400' (most common type of ddr 184 pin memory) it will be ok

different brands have different warranties, cooling, performance memory tends to have heatspreaders for example

also timings differ between brands and between models

for example crucial pc3200 512mb runs at CL3, whereas crucial ballistix pc3200 512mb runs at CL2

the difference the timings make in games is probably not noticeable, the main time that people go for lower timing memory is for benching or overclocking, or cause they have the extra cash

good brands are ocz, crucial, gskill, corsair, mushkin, kingston etc

good advice, +1.

That is assuming that he is using DDR and not DDR2, although the recommendations still hold true.

2006-06-15 10:30:20

#12

[OvC]_AMD_Man: Member; +2|7107|England

yeh. being an amd user i have yet to use any ddr2, so can't comment on that whatsoever

thanks for the karma

bit of a ballistix fan here, their 512mb sticks aren't that amazing, compared to ocz vx/mushkin redline (for tight timings) and ocz platinum and other tccd (for high speeds) but their 1gb sticks were the fastest around, 300Mhz was achievable, but they seem to have stopped making them

Last edited by [OvC]_AMD_Man (2006-06-15 10:34:06)

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