OCZ or Corsair?

courage659 · 10-11-2007, 09:01 AM

I want to upgrade my current rig as I feel my 1gb of cheapo no-name ram is holding me back and resulting in me waiting 4-5 minutes to load Stalker. In terms of affordability (can't afford ultra-low latency stuff) I spotted two good deals...

CZ DDR2 PC2-6400/800MHZ HIGH PERFORMANCE MEMORY
http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5535401

Corsair TwinX DIMM XMS2 - 2GB RAM
http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5575803

Note: those are both 2x 1gb sticks. Not much of a price difference, they both have lifetime warranties, heat spreaders etc. but I was hoping someone could advise me which one is better according to my system specs.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 1333MHz FSB @ 2.33GHz
MB: Asus P5N-E SLI Mainboard
RAM: EudarTech (Cheapo!) DDR2-800 PC6400 1GB Memory Module
GPU: Asus EN8600GT 256MB 128bit
PSU: Coolermaster eXtremePower 550W

~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ · 10-11-2007, 09:11 AM

OK.

Is the RAM you posted compatible? Or did you not check.

Get your RAM of Crucial in this case (www.crucial.com) and in the corner change the country to your one, run the system scanner with IE6 or 7 and buy the RAM, simple, easy and of the highest quality.

courage659 · 10-11-2007, 09:22 AM

That works out more expensive than the modules I have there, excluding shipping costs.

~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ · 10-11-2007, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IAmNutsAboutPCs

Is the RAM you posted compatible? Or did you not check.

:D

courage659 · 10-11-2007, 11:55 AM

The Corsair Ram is compatiable and according to the OCZ website it is also compatiable...

~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ · 10-11-2007, 12:02 PM

I would personally go for OCZ then because you can set the timings a bit better. :)

**linderman** · 10-11-2007, 08:43 PM

I am using the Corsair XMS and am very happy and it overclocks very well

but I would "expect" the OCZ to be just as good

the corsair can be bought at newegg for $100.00 with a $40.00 mail in rebate

**linderman** · 10-11-2007, 08:48 PM

the corsair memory you linked is Cas5 memory thats not really great

CAS4 is better with memory timings of 4-4-4-12

the OCZ link doesnt give the timings >>>>> so at this point I would say neither ?????????????????

courage659 · 10-12-2007, 01:31 AM

The OCZ memory has 5-5-5-15 timings... I checked on their website... I can try get Cas 4 but that starts stretching out of my budget...

courage659 · 10-12-2007, 12:04 PM

I found some CL4 Corsair Ram for slightly more expensive, although I am going to check for better deals because this will take 7-21 days to ship in...

**linderman** · 10-12-2007, 04:20 PM

I would take the CL4 be patient you will find a good deal

courage659 · 10-14-2007, 02:59 PM

I spotted some CL4 and CL4 DHX from Corsair, anybody know of any difference besides the better heatsinks? Recommendations?

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5633543 - CL4
http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5633749 - CL4 DHX

**linderman** · 10-14-2007, 07:09 PM

the heat sinks on ram sticks are just "eye" candy they actually do very little to cool your ram sticks

dont waste any extra money chasing ram heatsinks

10-11-2007, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
courage659 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Africa Posts: 54 OS: Good ol' XP Pro SP2 My System	OCZ or Corsair? I want to upgrade my current rig as I feel my 1gb of cheapo no-name ram is holding me back and resulting in me waiting 4-5 minutes to load Stalker. In terms of affordability (can't afford ultra-low latency stuff) I spotted two good deals... CZ DDR2 PC2-6400/800MHZ HIGH PERFORMANCE MEMORY http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5535401 Corsair TwinX DIMM XMS2 - 2GB RAM http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5575803 Note: those are both 2x 1gb sticks. Not much of a price difference, they both have lifetime warranties, heat spreaders etc. but I was hoping someone could advise me which one is better according to my system specs. CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 1333MHz FSB @ 2.33GHz MB: Asus P5N-E SLI Mainboard RAM: EudarTech (Cheapo!) DDR2-800 PC6400 1GB Memory Module GPU: Asus EN8600GT 256MB 128bit PSU: Coolermaster eXtremePower 550W __________________ Completely and utterly insane

10-11-2007, 09:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In Front of PC, UK Posts: 744 OS: Windows XP SP2 Build 2600 My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? OK. Is the RAM you posted compatible? Or did you not check. Get your RAM of Crucial in this case (www.crucial.com) and in the corner change the country to your one, run the system scanner with IE6 or 7 and buy the RAM, simple, easy and of the highest quality.

10-11-2007, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
courage659 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Africa Posts: 54 OS: Good ol' XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? That works out more expensive than the modules I have there, excluding shipping costs. __________________ Completely and utterly insane

10-11-2007, 11:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
courage659 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Africa Posts: 54 OS: Good ol' XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? The Corsair Ram is compatiable and according to the OCZ website it is also compatiable... __________________ Completely and utterly insane

10-11-2007, 12:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In Front of PC, UK Posts: 744 OS: Windows XP SP2 Build 2600 My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? I would personally go for OCZ then because you can set the timings a bit better. :)

10-11-2007, 08:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? I am using the Corsair XMS and am very happy and it overclocks very well but I would "expect" the OCZ to be just as good the corsair can be bought at newegg for $100.00 with a $40.00 mail in rebate __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 10-11-2007 at 08:44 PM.

10-11-2007, 08:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? the corsair memory you linked is Cas5 memory thats not really great CAS4 is better with memory timings of 4-4-4-12 the OCZ link doesnt give the timings >>>>> so at this point I would say neither ????????????????? __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

10-12-2007, 01:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
courage659 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Africa Posts: 54 OS: Good ol' XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? The OCZ memory has 5-5-5-15 timings... I checked on their website... I can try get Cas 4 but that starts stretching out of my budget... __________________ Completely and utterly insane

10-12-2007, 12:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
courage659 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Africa Posts: 54 OS: Good ol' XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? I found some CL4 Corsair Ram for slightly more expensive, although I am going to check for better deals because this will take 7-21 days to ship in... __________________ Completely and utterly insane

10-12-2007, 04:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? I would take the CL4 be patient you will find a good deal __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

10-14-2007, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
courage659 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Africa Posts: 54 OS: Good ol' XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? I spotted some CL4 and CL4 DHX from Corsair, anybody know of any difference besides the better heatsinks? Recommendations? http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5633543 - CL4 http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/I...radeId=5633749 - CL4 DHX __________________ Completely and utterly insane

10-14-2007, 07:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: OCZ or Corsair? the heat sinks on ram sticks are just "eye" candy they actually do very little to cool your ram sticks dont waste any extra money chasing ram heatsinks __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial