Which Brand of Ram

lizardsbba · 01-09-2008, 08:31 PM

hi, i am building a new computer and cant decide which brand of ram to go with. i was considering the corsair xms2 pc2 6400 (of course the 2gb kit) and then i came across the crucial ballistix trace ram which i thought was very cool... i dont know which brand to go with as far as performance for OCing will go. i want ram with timing of 4-4-4-12 and definately 800mhz. oh and this is going on a P5N32-E SLI with a E6600.

**blackduck30** · 01-09-2008, 08:46 PM

I really don't think you can go wrong with either
crucial ballistix has a good rep for OC'ing

lizardsbba · 01-09-2008, 09:02 PM

is there any hit in performance with the tracer over the plain ballistix?

lag · 01-12-2008, 09:27 PM

as far as i can tell its just the LEDs (ae buy these if you have the money and a side panel window) vs the normal. Crucial is a brand that I have heard nothing but good things about, however Corsair also has a fabulous reputation (corsair has relatively poor tech support tho...that might be a deciding factor if you fry ur DIMMs overclocking)
Also, I think that you have set your timing and mhz relatively loose/high if you plan on OC'ing. You could pick up a low mhz low cas module then loosen the timings and boost the speed and save some $$.
~lag

**speedster123** · 01-13-2008, 11:40 AM

Corsair support, "Ram Guy" on their site is pretty good.
Both brands are excellent.

01-09-2008, 08:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
lizardsbba Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Atascadeo, CA Posts: 17 OS: Vista 32Bit	Which Brand of Ram hi, i am building a new computer and cant decide which brand of ram to go with. i was considering the corsair xms2 pc2 6400 (of course the 2gb kit) and then i came across the crucial ballistix trace ram which i thought was very cool... i dont know which brand to go with as far as performance for OCing will go. i want ram with timing of 4-4-4-12 and definately 800mhz. oh and this is going on a P5N32-E SLI with a E6600.

01-09-2008, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
blackduck30 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,230 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Which Brand of Ram I really don't think you can go wrong with either crucial ballistix has a good rep for OC'ing __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

01-09-2008, 09:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
lizardsbba Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Atascadeo, CA Posts: 17 OS: Vista 32Bit	Re: Which Brand of Ram is there any hit in performance with the tracer over the plain ballistix?

01-12-2008, 09:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
lag Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp pro sp2 + vista basic + dead install of sabayon linux 3.4fx64	Re: Which Brand of Ram as far as i can tell its just the LEDs (ae buy these if you have the money and a side panel window) vs the normal. Crucial is a brand that I have heard nothing but good things about, however Corsair also has a fabulous reputation (corsair has relatively poor tech support tho...that might be a deciding factor if you fry ur DIMMs overclocking) Also, I think that you have set your timing and mhz relatively loose/high if you plan on OC'ing. You could pick up a low mhz low cas module then loosen the timings and boost the speed and save some $$. ~lag

01-13-2008, 11:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,212 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Which Brand of Ram Corsair support, "Ram Guy" on their site is pretty good. Both brands are excellent. __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -