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#1 paraskhos_basic

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hey guys my ram as some of u may know is bad at arrival and now i have an option to convert over to corsair for some discount coz of my bad ram

i wanna ask is that 2x2 gb of corsair (800 mhz) is worth over kingston 2x2gb (800mhz)

is corsair actaully any better than ram or will the results will be same?

thnxs for the advice

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#2 -GeordiLaForge-

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hey guys my ram as some of u may know is bad at arrival and now i have an option to convert over to corsair for some discount coz of my bad ram
i wanna ask is that 2x2 gb of corsair (800 mhz) is worth over kingston 2x2gb (800mhz)
is corsair actaully any better than ram or will the results will be same?
thnxs for the advice
paraskhos_basic

It's popular, but not always better. In fact, you can usually get better RAM for cheaper...

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#3 paraskhos_basic

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thats y i wanted to ask u guys its like0$ more expensive than the kingston now i have used 1gb x 2 667 mhz of kingston and i was very happy now before i buy ram i wanted to consult u guys so u think 20$ more is worth for a corsair brand?

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#4 -GeordiLaForge-

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[QUOTE="paraskhos_basic"]thats y i wanted to ask u guys its like0$ more expensive than the kingston now i have used 1gb x 2 667 mhz of kingston and i was very happy now before i buy ram i wanted to consult u guys so u think 20$ more is worth for a corsair brand?

See if you can find out what chipsets the sticks use. That's what really matters.

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#5 paraskhos_basic

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i really have no idea about chipsets and all i just go to newegg and try to buy the products that have 4 or 5 egg rating can u suggest on ur own which chipset shld i go for i can only go till 800mhz

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#6 -GeordiLaForge-

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[QUOTE="paraskhos_basic"]i really have no idea about chipsets and all i just go to newegg and try to buy the products that have 4 or 5 egg rating can u suggest on ur own which chipset shld i go for i can only go till 800mhz

With that setup, you should definitely overclock your CPU. And in doing so, you can overclock your RAM. Either way, RAM underclocks, so I would go with the fastest DDR2 that I could. I'll find you some right quick, brb....

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#7 paraskhos_basic

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ok ill wait till u tell me also tell me which model to buy

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#8 Mr_NoName111

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no appreciable difference at all. As for the chips you guys are talking about, it's not important at all unless you need extremely high FSBs, ie. you are overclocking. Good chips overclock well, nothing more.

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#9 -GeordiLaForge-

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Go with this RAM. It's only $37.99 after MIR and has free shipping...

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#10 paraskhos_basic

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i wont be ocing do u think is it worth spending more money on corsair? personally i have been using kingston and had no problem with 1x2 gb 667 i just thought corsair would be better?

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#11 -GeordiLaForge-

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no appreciable difference at all. As for the chips you guys are talking about, it's not important at all unless you need extremely high FSBs, ie. you are overclocking. Good chips overclock well, nothing more.Mr_NoName111

They also offer lower timings. If he runs that 1066MHz RAM at 800MHz, he can lower the timings considerably...

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#12 paraskhos_basic

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i can only go upto 800mhz my mobo does not support more mhz any other?

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#13 paraskhos_basic

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[QUOTE="Mr_NoName111"]no appreciable difference at all. As for the chips you guys are talking about, it's not important at all unless you need extremely high FSBs, ie. you are overclocking. Good chips overclock well, nothing more.-GeordiLaForge-

They also offer lower timings. If he runs that 1066MHz RAM at 800MHz, he can lower the timings considerably...

i just wanna put the ram in and get great performance i really wont be ocing in any way really

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#14 -GeordiLaForge-

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[QUOTE="paraskhos_basic"]i can only go upto 800mhz my mobo does not support more mhz any other?

RAM underclocks. 1066MHz RAM will run at 800MHz.... One major advantage to doing this is that you can lower the timings well below 5-5-5-15...

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#15 -GeordiLaForge-

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[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"][QUOTE="Mr_NoName111"]no appreciable difference at all. As for the chips you guys are talking about, it's not important at all unless you need extremely high FSBs, ie. you are overclocking. Good chips overclock well, nothing more.paraskhos_basic

They also offer lower timings. If he runs that 1066MHz RAM at 800MHz, he can lower the timings considerably...

i just wanna put the ram in and get great performance i really wont be ocing in any way really

In that case, the 1066MHz RAM will run cooler and last longer ;)

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#16 paraskhos_basic

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[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"][QUOTE="paraskhos_basic"]i can only go upto 800mhz my mobo does not support more mhz any other?

RAM underclocks. 1066MHz RAM will run at 800MHz.... One major advantage to doing this is that you can lower the timings well below 5-5-5-15...

will it work with my mobo?

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#17 -GeordiLaForge-

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[QUOTE="paraskhos_basic"][QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"][QUOTE="paraskhos_basic"]i can only go upto 800mhz my mobo does not support more mhz any other?

RAM underclocks. 1066MHz RAM will run at 800MHz.... One major advantage to doing this is that you can lower the timings well below 5-5-5-15...

will it work with my mobo?

Sure. And since it's rated for higher speeds, it'll run cooler and last longer than 800MHz RAM....

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#18 paraskhos_basic

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are u sure coz my retailer says it wont work with my mobo

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#19 Sporknife

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You're not listening. Ram can downclock. Chances are your mobo will do it by itself, so you don't have to worry. Even if it doesn't do it automaticly, you can just lower the timings in the bios.

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#20 paraskhos_basic

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You're not listening. Ram can downclock. Chances are your mobo will do it by itself, so you don't have to worry. Even if it doesn't do it automaticly, you can just lower the timings in the bios.
Sporknife

ur also not reading i dont wanna mess my ram and i dont wanna oc in any way lols why do i have to oc when i dont wanna

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#21 djdarkforces

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its not overclocking its underclocking and thats a good price for that mem

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#22 paraskhos_basic

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but 1stly will my mobo be even able to read the ram and how to underclock it? some1 plz explain to underclock

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#23 Mr_NoName111

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[QUOTE="Mr_NoName111"]no appreciable difference at all. As for the chips you guys are talking about, it's not important at all unless you need extremely high FSBs, ie. you are overclocking. Good chips overclock well, nothing more.-GeordiLaForge-

They also offer lower timings. If he runs that 1066MHz RAM at 800MHz, he can lower the timings considerably...

Yes, and timings dont affect real world performance at ALL. Google it for some benchmarks!

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#24 Mr_NoName111

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[QUOTE="paraskhos_basic"]but 1stly will my mobo be even able to read the ram and how to underclock it? some1 plz explain to underclock

That 1066 ram LaForge linked to can run at 1066, 1000, 900, 800, ANY speed you need it to run, below 1066. If your FSB is 1600mhz then your memory should run at 800mhz etc.. All you need to know is set the memory divider to 1:1.

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#25 -GeordiLaForge-

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[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"][QUOTE="Mr_NoName111"]no appreciable difference at all. As for the chips you guys are talking about, it's not important at all unless you need extremely high FSBs, ie. you are overclocking. Good chips overclock well, nothing more.Mr_NoName111

They also offer lower timings. If he runs that 1066MHz RAM at 800MHz, he can lower the timings considerably...

Yes, and timings dont affect real world performance at ALL. Google it for some benchmarks!

The lower the timings (latency), the faster the RAM works. It's like overclocking the RAM.... If it doesn't improve gaming performance, then why do people do it?

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#26 Mr_NoName111

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[QUOTE="Mr_NoName111"][QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]They also offer lower timings. If he runs that 1066MHz RAM at 800MHz, he can lower the timings considerably...-GeordiLaForge-

Yes, and timings dont affect real world performance at ALL. Google it for some benchmarks!

The lower the timings (latency), the faster the RAM works. It's like overclocking the RAM.... If it doesn't improve gaming performance, then why do people do it?

Because some people just like tweaking for fun :P