The world has moved on, and my P4 1.8 is ready for retirement. I am going
with an Asus P4P800 and a P4 2.8c, with an ATI 9800 Pro 128 for my AGP. Now
for the Ram, which was Ramdac back in the day.
DDR 400 ram seems to come in a pile of choices, none of which i have
studied up upon :). I like to keep just a wee step behind in tech to save a
few bucks. So, what is a good stable choice in ram for my setup. PC3200
seems to be the solid middle of the road, but im just wondering if any
particular brand gets along better with what i am building as opposed to
another.
As usual, thanks for listening... Bri
"GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> The world has moved on, and my P4 1.8 is ready for retirement. I am going
> with an Asus P4P800 and a P4 2.8c, with an ATI 9800 Pro 128 for my AGP.Now
> for the Ram, which was Ramdac back in the day.
> DDR 400 ram seems to come in a pile of choices, none of which i have
> studied up upon :). I like to keep just a wee step behind in tech to savea
> few bucks. So, what is a good stable choice in ram for my setup. PC3200
> seems to be the solid middle of the road, but im just wondering if any
> particular brand gets along better with what i am building as opposed to
> another.
> As usual, thanks for listening... Bri
Bri, I have the identical system to what you're considering, same
mobo/processor/vid card and I went with Crucial pc3200 DDR400, had no issues
with it to date, the system is overclocked to run at 3.09 Ghz, (very easy
with the ASUS mobo and bios) has been for about 6 weeks now, stable, and
strong for running 3D games. Like you, I tend to buy just behind the tech
curve.
Aside from those parts listed, I chose an Antec case w/350W power supply, it
was all put together with the parts supplied.
Ed
"GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> The world has moved on, and my P4 1.8 is ready for retirement. I am going
> with an Asus P4P800 and a P4 2.8c, with an ATI 9800 Pro 128 for my AGP.Now
> for the Ram, which was Ramdac back in the day.
> DDR 400 ram seems to come in a pile of choices, none of which i have
> studied up upon :). I like to keep just a wee step behind in tech to savea
Roar. Kingston RAM forever. :)
J.R.
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> few bucks. So, what is a good stable choice in ram for my setup. PC3200 > seems to be the solid middle of the road, but im just wondering if any > particular brand gets along better with what i am building as opposed to > another. > As usual, thanks for listening... Bri > >I have a faster system than you are about to put together ;) but i also
chose Crucial PC3200 ram which has been o/c since it's first seconds in my
machine which is 2 months now.
It presently runs at 426Mhz...and it is 100% stable no probs at all.
The extra for Corsair and the like i just cant see that it's worth it.
AD
GMpartsguy wrote:
Well, it depends on your requirements, are you going to OC or not, are
you "just" looking for maximum stability at stock settings etc
I run that very same combo in my gaming rig and I'm very happy with it,
I use Corsair XMS3500 memory because I like to play around with OC'ing
and it's currently running at 3.5 Ghz with almost stock cooling :-D
If you're not going to OC, there's no need to buy Ram faster than 3200,
which can save you a few dollars, but what I never do is buy cheap "no
name" memory, there's plenty of affordable memory out there from
recognized manufacturers such as TwinMOS, Crucial, Corsair,
Apacer.....etc, brands like these usually come with either 5 year's
warranty or "lifetime" warranty, as opposed to the 90 day warranty on
some no name brand, not that it matters in 5 years time as you won't be
running the same memory then, but it shows they have confidence in their
product and are willing to stand by it
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"goyl at nettx dot no"
http://www.theuspits.com
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
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> > The world has moved on, and my P4 1.8 is ready for retirement. I am going > with an Asus P4P800 and a P4 2.8c, with an ATI 9800 Pro 128 for my AGP. Now > for the Ram, which was Ramdac back in the day. > DDR 400 ram seems to come in a pile of choices, none of which i have > studied up upon :). I like to keep just a wee step behind in tech to save a > few bucks. So, what is a good stable choice in ram for my setup. PC3200 > seems to be the solid middle of the road, but im just wondering if any > particular brand gets along better with what i am building as opposed to > another. > As usual, thanks for listening... BriGo with PC3500 Corsair XMS Twins
"GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The world has moved on, and my P4 1.8 is ready for retirement. I am going
with an Asus P4P800 and a P4 2.8c, with an ATI 9800 Pro 128 for my AGP. Now
for the Ram, which was Ramdac back in the day.
DDR 400 ram seems to come in a pile of choices, none of which i have
studied up upon :). I like to keep just a wee step behind in tech to save a
few bucks. So, what is a good stable choice in ram for my setup. PC3200
seems to be the solid middle of the road, but im just wondering if any
particular brand gets along better with what i am building as opposed to
another.
As usual, thanks for listening... Bri
The thing with Corsair RAM is that it is fully tested to be solid beyond the
limits.
It's not worth it to everyone. If you are not in to overclocking, it's not
worth it really. Crucial is just fine.
I'm not in to Overclocking, but I spend the extra for it anyway. It's dandy
stuff.
-Larry
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> I have a faster system than you are about to put together ;) but i also > chose Crucial PC3200 ram which has been o/c since it's first seconds in my > machine which is 2 months now. > > It presently runs at 426Mhz...and it is 100% stable no probs at all. > > The extra for Corsair and the like i just cant see that it's worth it. > > AD > >Goy is right on.
Whatever you do, AVOID no-name, generic RAM. It is false economy, and the
stuff is a nightmare as far as soft-errors are concerned.
Larry
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> GMpartsguy wrote:
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> > The world has moved on, and my P4 1.8 is ready for retirement. I amgoing
> > with an Asus P4P800 and a P4 2.8c, with an ATI 9800 Pro 128 for my AGP.Now
> > for the Ram, which was Ramdac back in the day.
> > DDR 400 ram seems to come in a pile of choices, none of which i have
> > studied up upon :). I like to keep just a wee step behind in tech tosave a
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> > few bucks. So, what is a good stable choice in ram for my setup. PC3200 > > seems to be the solid middle of the road, but im just wondering if any > > particular brand gets along better with what i am building as opposed to > > another. > > As usual, thanks for listening... Bri > > Well, it depends on your requirements, are you going to OC or not, are > you "just" looking for maximum stability at stock settings etc > > I run that very same combo in my gaming rig and I'm very happy with it, > I use Corsair XMS3500 memory because I like to play around with OC'ing > and it's currently running at 3.5 Ghz with almost stock cooling :-D > > If you're not going to OC, there's no need to buy Ram faster than 3200, > which can save you a few dollars, but what I never do is buy cheap "no > name" memory, there's plenty of affordable memory out there from > recognized manufacturers such as TwinMOS, Crucial, Corsair, > Apacer.....etc, brands like these usually come with either 5 year's > warranty or "lifetime" warranty, as opposed to the 90 day warranty on > some no name brand, not that it matters in 5 years time as you won't be > running the same memory then, but it shows they have confidence in their > product and are willing to stand by it > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--No. I never go cheap. Just looking for the most stable part. 1 gig of
matched memory from Corsair is my final answer, Regis. Seems popular with a
bunch of the hardware sites too.
Thanks for the feedback guys !
