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Ok so I need more RAM. Everyone here knows that. What is everyone’s advice? I’d like to stay with DDR2-800/1066.
Current RAM: 2x1GB DDR2-800 Kingston HyperX @ 4-4-4-12
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 1066MHz FSB (using stock clock)
I’m thinking:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx…N82E16820145194
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx…N82E16820227270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx…N82E16820227269
(Overclocked down to CL4)
I’m also getting a Corsair Dominator fan.
Can I say none of the above? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx…N82E16820227267
Actually the first 2 are good. It’s bad planning if you are counting on overclocking to get the results you want as there is NEVER a guarantee it will run at any specs better than what its advertised at.
Based on benchmark scores, Corsair XMS is the best RAM on the market. Even though the performance increases are marginal at best, I trust Corsair more than any other memory company out there. Call me a fan boy if you want, I don’t care, Corsair is the best memory /thread.
Kuros said:
Based on benchmark scores, Corsair XMS is the best RAM on the market. Even though the performance increases are marginal at best, I trust Corsair more than any other memory company out there. Call me a fan boy if you want, I don’t care, Corsair is the best memory /thread.fanboy.
lol well only sorta; I was going to leave it at that but you forced me to do some surfing and this is what I found: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xms26400/ The mushkin, corsair, and ocz all scored about the same and the CMS at stock speeds, based on the benchmarks, could not be considered the “best RAM on the market”. From the article: “They performed very well and kept up with the best of them, hitting right in the middle of the pack.” (
Seriously though
http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2900&p=6
LOL THEY ARE EXACTLY EXACTLY THE SAME.
SRSLY if it takes that long to look at a graph to see which is which because they are all on top of each other, I’d say that’s pretty much a branding preference at that point.
That’s the point I was getting at; Corsair XMS is great RAM, I was only disputing the claim of fastest ram on the market. It’s certainly no slower than any other RAM, just not the “fastest”. I don’t think there is any RAM that can claim “fastest” really, unless a 1% difference is that big a deal to anybody.
Just because I like to argue with Nickname (from Anandtech, who I now believe to be reliable since my CPU subscription):
“For now if you are looking for the very best overclocking memory you can buy for your new rig, then Corsair Dominator PC2-8888 should definitely be on your list. So should OCZ PC2-9200 Flex XLC. Both memories provide remarkable performance and push DDR2 performance to new levels. The absolute fastest memory tested is definitely Corsair Dominator DDR2-1111, which reached DDR2-1315 at 5-5-5-15 timings and the even more remarkable DDR2-1233 at 4-4-4-12 timings. If your platform will be 680i or 650i then Dominator is your best choice. OCZ Flex XLC is a bit slower at DDR2-1300 on the same platform, but it is also an excellent choice.”
Kuros said:
Just because I like to argue with Nickname (from Anandtech, who I now believe to be reliable since my CPU subscription):“For now if you are looking for the very best overclocking memory you can buy for your new rig, then Corsair Dominator PC2-8888 should definitely be on your list. So should OCZ PC2-9200 Flex XLC. Both memories provide remarkable performance and push DDR2 performance to new levels. The absolute fastest memory tested is definitely Corsair Dominator DDR2-1111, which reached DDR2-1315 at 5-5-5-15 timings and the even more remarkable DDR2-1233 at 4-4-4-12 timings. If your platform will be 680i or 650i then Dominator is your best choice. OCZ Flex XLC is a bit slower at DDR2-1300 on the same platform, but it is also an excellent choice.”
He was looking at the PC2-6400 model though…
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