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[Mobius]

Which one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820134039

-or-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145486

I like the Kingston because it's $5 cheaper, but I like the Corsair because there's 221 more great reviews than the Kingston, which makes me think it's more of a tried and true product.  Both of them should work with my motherboard I think (it's an ASUS K8V-SE Deluxe), it says it supports up to 3 GB of non-ECC DDR (400) DIMMs in the manual, so is there any reasons to think these shouldn't work?

Thanks.

[cheesegrater]

The Kingston RAM is better because it has better timing.

2-3-2-6 vs. 3-3-3-8

Also, you won't have to wait for stupid rebates.

The amount of reviews only indicates how popular a product is, how much the company spends on advertising. I have the exact same Kingston RAM except I have a 512x2 kit. I have no problems.

[757200ba]

Hello there, i think you already have your answer,And if you want send me your adress and i will send you $5.

Take Care

[ctjoyce]

The Kingston RAM is better because it has better timing.

2-3-2-6 vs. 3-3-3-8

Also, you won't have to wait for stupid rebates.

The amount of reviews only indicates how popular a product is, how much the company spends on advertising. I have the exact same Kingston RAM except I have a 512x2 kit. I have no problems.

This isn't nessasarly true. If you want a more stable overclock, then the XMS are the better sticks. If you want to run a server, the tight timings are better.

Cheers
Cameron

[NicksFXHouse]

[quote]Which one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820134039

-or-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145486

I like the Kingston because it's $5 cheaper, but I like the Corsair because there's 221 more great reviews than the Kingston, which makes me think it's more of a tried and true product.

[cheesegrater]

Fanboys...

Also for $240 you can get 2GB PC4000 RAM. Something to consider if you plan to overclock.

[Gixer]

#2

Lower memory timing helps but it is not important if you are running an X64 processor. What counts is stability @ 1TCMD and ability to clock higher.. Kingston sucks for both and consistancy in production, they are hit and miss for quality.

The reason I have Corsair XMS stuff in mine. I dont run overclocked and mine runs perfectly stable @1T and with the timings reduced to 10-2-2-2  and no change in voltage required

Oddly enough if I change the 10 to a smaller number benchtests score lower but I believe this was an issue with the nF3 chipset and it just likes the timings I have.

I cant guarantee all XMS ram will run at those timings though.

[Mobius]

Fanboys...

Also for $240 you can get 2GB PC4000 RAM. Something to consider if you plan to overclock.

Motherboard won't support anything over PC3200, so if you can find something better for a better price, please share, that's why I'm asking here...

[flymo]

go with the corsair memory mate, more stable, im about to put some pretty much identcle memory into my new PC (the corsair that is) i will tell you what it performs like when ive tried a few games with it in.

john

[ctjoyce]

Take a look at OCZ too. I like their RAM much better tha Corsair. After having a bad expirance with horrable customer service, I told myself never again and went OCZ. Three computers all running it now, not a single problem. Much more stable in the clocks too.

Cheers
Cameron

[NicksFXHouse]

Fanboys...

Also for $240 you can get 2GB PC4000 RAM. Something to consider if you plan to overclock.

not even close in my case

I have been around memory products for decades and Kingston is hit and miss

If he ever wants to overclock the odds are the Kingston WILL hold him back. I  am not saying it is bad memory but it does not have a good reputation for being consistant in quality.

The XMS memory would be a better choice between the two.


@Cam
No arguments from me, OCZ would actually be my first choice as well.

[Mobius]

Sooo, something like....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820146970

[NicksFXHouse]

Sooo, something like....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820146970

Those will run fine

I run a set of these in an older tower

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820227210



You cant mix those with other memory products. They must be in the system alone. Also, some systems require the sticks be placed in certain slots for full DDR400 dual channel operation. make sure you check your manual to confirm that 1GB sticks will run and which slots they need to be placed in so dual channel operation is enabled by the motherboard.

[Mobius]

Yep, I've got that all figured out, but the problem is those sticks you suggested are $60 more than the other ones, but thanks for the advice.

[NicksFXHouse]

Yep, I've got that all figured out, but the problem is those sticks you suggested are $60 more than the other ones, but thanks for the advice.

The ones you selected would work fine... the XMS are known for being Asus friendly so either choice will work. I prefer OCZ over Corsair but that is a personal preference. OCZ has a really great support forum. You can get all the BIOS memory timing settings you typically cannot find though other memory manufactures from the OCZ support forum site.