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does the memory brand really matter?
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Psyrage
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 00:29
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anybody know?:P
because the price differences are very high but i dont know if its worth investing,
anybody? |
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slyman604
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 00:38
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when i first started building my own workstations i read more than a few times it was important to get name brand memory.
Ive stuck with crucial memory for all 3 of the DAWs i have built and they have all been rock solid so i dont know.
I would stick with name brand, you might not have problems with non name brand but then again you might. |
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amplifly
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 02:42
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Crucial are a reputable company. They do manufacture some pretty decent RAM - I think if you have the money it is best to get better quality RAM - less crashes. |
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Meta
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 02:56
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Beware of cheap RAM... check your motherboard's website.
I've seen websites for some of my old boards that listed off a range of the very 'cheap' memory sticks that they were not compatible with.
And some of the mail order sites that were selling the very cheap RAM said "no return on RAM chips".... hmmmm.
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Hodi
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 06:21
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well it is
usually good chips like OCZ or CORSAIR comes with CL2 while cheap memories like samsung comes with CL2.5
it doesn't make much difference if u take CL2.5 OCZ or CL2.5 samsung
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Trip-
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 08:50
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It's important when you're taking high size RAM like 512mb or 1gb sticks.
at 256mb sticks, usually the value RAM is ok.
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traveller
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 10:37
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Also if you plan to use it in dual channel it better be tested cos otherwise there's a big chance that it will not work..
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traveller
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 11:38
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Oh and I've got 2 x 256 & 2 x 512 twinmos ram (ddr 400Mhz).. works perfectly in dual channel 
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vstDOG
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 12:38
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I think with RAM it's good to go with a reputable brand but that doesn't mean you need to get the top of the range chips from a specific company...
There's actually not a massive difference in price here between generic sticks and let's say Samsung or Kingston...about $15US per 512 stick.
I have 2X512 Samsung 3200(DDR400) always running overclocked on my ASUS A7N8X-DLX AMD 2700+ never had any probs at all
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bholenath
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Posted : Jul 26, 2005 15:23
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Always try and buy good RAM.. i went in for the cheap version and have already replaced the RAM twice.. in the span of 4 weeks.. BAD RAM can corrupt ur data tooo 
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vox
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Posted : Jul 27, 2005 11:25
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On 2005-07-26 00:29, Psyrage wrote:
anybody know?:P
because the price differences are very high but i dont know if its worth investing,
anybody?
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not much unless you plan to overclock or to buy an asus motherboard 
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fregle
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Posted : Jul 28, 2005 15:41
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good ram has better error-checking hardware and fail-saving hardware. Its also a good thing to have all ram from the same manufacturer, and even the same type, to have the best performance and least chance for errors. |
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