Sovek Posted May 28, 2005 Posted May 28, 2005 Since my budget has gone way down, and I have no idea where I stand as far as another job is concearned, I'm being forced to buy some value RAM. So whos OC's better. I need a gig as well. what Im looking at Corsair. OCZ Mushkin Geil Giga-RAM and if you can find higher speeds of RAM for around $120, I would appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly Posted May 28, 2005 Posted May 28, 2005 (edited) maybe just buy 512mb of good ram now and the rest when you have money. Edited May 28, 2005 by martymcfly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted May 28, 2005 Posted May 28, 2005 The gigaram ddr500 looks good for the price but 20 bucks over your limit. The mach1000 may oc the same, pretty sure its stil TCCD unless they really make their own chips, and is right in your price range. ddr500 @ 2.5-3-3-6 mach1000 ddr400 @ 2-2-2-5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovek Posted May 28, 2005 Posted May 28, 2005 What Im worried about is the dual channel aspect, so I get one stick right now, then buy another later, and it doesnt like the dual channel, them Im kinda stuck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 dual channel is not picky at all! you can mix manufacturers and/or speeds very easily! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECwakeboarder Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 What Marty said isn't always true, although most of the time you won't have many problems, occaisionally some mobos will be picky. There was some giga-ram I believe on newegg for like $120 the other day that had TCCD chips. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzidom Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 Get a couple of these and either run it extra tight a stock speeds or overclock stably to pc3500 at cas 2.5. I've used it 3 builds so far and have found it better than any of the named "value" ranges, remember if Crucial etc find a chip that runs above spec they grade it as such and attach a speed rating and price to match, the one thing you are guaranteed to get from a manufacturer that grades their ram, when they say it will run at only 400 mhz thats pretty much what it will do (unless you are lucky) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820156008 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Goonie Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 If your job situation is on the rocks....why are you spending money? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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