Silly RAM question

Archytas

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question but...

Should I get 2GB of the following ram...
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=113518&cks=PRL

or 1GB of this one...
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=123209&cks=PRL
or 1gb of this one...
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=302393&cks=PRL

Its for a gaming rig that I built? Isn't christmas great?

Thanks for the advise!

Laguna

When it comes to RAM, my belief is quantity over quality if that's any help to you (cheapest).

Explosive_Cornflake

Biggest question, what processor you got?

Archytas

AMD64 3200+ 939 - cpu...
Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 - mobo...

Kintarō Hattori

Quantity over quality? No No No. Go for the Corsair. Good memory is a vital component and it's important to have good quality stuff. I recently upgraded myself to the following:
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=308238&cks=PRL

I had 1GB of generic DDR400 and I have noticed an improvement since the new stuff.

Quality is important. If you want to overclock, good quality branded memory will be a better choice.

commited

your quickest option would be to go for 2x512mb modules and run them in dual DDR at the highest FSB's possible.

What's your budget?

Otherwise, 2x1gb sticks would be a good choice. For gaming, I'd probably go with the fast 1gb, as at the moment 1gb is fine for all games.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=302393&cks=PRL looks good, but this is better:

http://www.shop4memory.com/products/ddr-ram.asp
1Gb kit EL DDR PC-3200 Platinum Dual Channel - OCZ
(2x 512Mb EL DDR PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum)
400Mhz, 184 pins, CL 2-2-3-5 1T Rating, EL IC 4.5 ns
w/ Platinum Heatspreaders, Dual Channel Optimised
€167

Archytas

Budget is about €150-€160. So I guess it'll be quality then. I was just wondering what the difference would be between 2gb of "good enough" ram against 1gb of top quality ram.

I'm not into OC'ing in a big way, btw. So being able to push the RAM isn't going to make much of a difference at the end of the day...

K.O.Kiki

2x1Gb PC3200 would probably suit you, then, if you can find it cheap enough.
Besides, even generic PC3200 should go to ~212Mhz (6% OC yay!)

Laguna

It's bloody RAM for crying out loud, random access memory? - generally used for windows all round use or resource hungry games?. I'd go for 2gb of average/cheap RAM over 1gb of top notch RAM any day of the week. The chap said he's not interested in OC'ing his gear and I doubt he's planning on running a performance critical workstation.

Cake Fiend

I'd expect gaming would benefit more from 1GB of fast RAM than 2GB of cheap RAM, particularly if you're running a P4. Of course the best option would be to get 2GB of fast RAM I'd recommend (as recommended above by others) you get 2x512MB Corsair or OCZ Platinums, running them in Dual mode (nyom). Unless of course, you can afford 2x1GB Corsair/OCZ :eek:

Read this article to see why gaming will not benefit enough from 2GB vs 1GB to be worth it (unless you're trying to play 3 games at the same time...).

SeanW

RAM by its nature is very fast stuff, so really there is in my view a need to go for, as another poster said "quantity over quality" more RAM is always better for the same money. The thing that really kills system performance is the hard drive, particularly an old or slow one.

commited

I agree re the HDD thing, but I've used systems with slow DDR vs Fast DDR and fast DDR does make a difference