Hello,
I am building my first C2D system, and keeping it very very low budget. I have pretty much all the parts except the CPU and MB and RAM. I plan on buying an E4300 when the prices drop in April, and a Gigabyte 965P-DS3. The rest of the components I've been collecting in the last month or so whenever I can find a good deal (if you need to know what else I'm planning on putting in the build I'll add it).
My question is I found two half-way decent RAM deals and went ahead and ordered them both from Frys.com and they should be here tomorrow or so. I don't have a setup yet to test them in until I buy the CPU/MB in April. I want to try and OC pass the 3Ghz barrier and was wondering what you thought about this RAM, I'm only keeping one kit the other one is going back (or perhaps they might both go back!)
VS2GBKIT667D2
I read on anadtech that the Cosair Value Select weren't doing very well OCing at all, but the reviewers on NewEgg seem to be having better luck and to get the 3Ghz overclock I don't have to push them too much higher. Also they don't come with heat spreaders, so I'll have to add some, so about $5 more.
OCZ2P8002GK
From what I've gathered about people who have gotten the OCZs these are going to be Rev. 1. I have other cheap memory to initally boot and set the voltage to use these so that won't be a problem.
I want to keep it as cheap as possible (every $5 counts, I'm a poor college student) but I want 2Gb and I want to try and get the 3Ghz+ OC and I really don't do any gaming. I would consider some other RAM, but really I can't spend over $150 and the closer to $100 that will get the job done would make me even happier.
What do you all think. Keep the OCZ for the extra money? Go with the cheaper Cosairs? Or get something different all together? Thanks for your help.
TECH-DETAILS:
OCZ DDR2 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz Dual Channel Kit - OCZ2P8002GK
800MHz DDR2
CL 4-5-4-15
(CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
Unbuffered
Platinum Mirrored XTC Heatspreader*
Lifetime Warranty
2.1 Volts
for $139.99 - a possible (but very iffy) $25 MIR = $115.99
---or---
DDR2 2GB PC5300 DUAL CORSAIR Value Select
Speed: 667MHz
(2X1GB)Modules
VS2GBKIT667D2
Timing 5-5-5-15
for $139.99 - $30 MIR - $5 Pricegrabber Rebate = $104.99
I am building my first C2D system, and keeping it very very low budget. I have pretty much all the parts except the CPU and MB and RAM. I plan on buying an E4300 when the prices drop in April, and a Gigabyte 965P-DS3. The rest of the components I've been collecting in the last month or so whenever I can find a good deal (if you need to know what else I'm planning on putting in the build I'll add it).
My question is I found two half-way decent RAM deals and went ahead and ordered them both from Frys.com and they should be here tomorrow or so. I don't have a setup yet to test them in until I buy the CPU/MB in April. I want to try and OC pass the 3Ghz barrier and was wondering what you thought about this RAM, I'm only keeping one kit the other one is going back (or perhaps they might both go back!)
VS2GBKIT667D2
I read on anadtech that the Cosair Value Select weren't doing very well OCing at all, but the reviewers on NewEgg seem to be having better luck and to get the 3Ghz overclock I don't have to push them too much higher. Also they don't come with heat spreaders, so I'll have to add some, so about $5 more.
OCZ2P8002GK
From what I've gathered about people who have gotten the OCZs these are going to be Rev. 1. I have other cheap memory to initally boot and set the voltage to use these so that won't be a problem.
I want to keep it as cheap as possible (every $5 counts, I'm a poor college student) but I want 2Gb and I want to try and get the 3Ghz+ OC and I really don't do any gaming. I would consider some other RAM, but really I can't spend over $150 and the closer to $100 that will get the job done would make me even happier.
What do you all think. Keep the OCZ for the extra money? Go with the cheaper Cosairs? Or get something different all together? Thanks for your help.
TECH-DETAILS:
OCZ DDR2 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz Dual Channel Kit - OCZ2P8002GK
800MHz DDR2
CL 4-5-4-15
(CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
Unbuffered
Platinum Mirrored XTC Heatspreader*
Lifetime Warranty
2.1 Volts
for $139.99 - a possible (but very iffy) $25 MIR = $115.99
---or---
DDR2 2GB PC5300 DUAL CORSAIR Value Select
Speed: 667MHz
(2X1GB)Modules
VS2GBKIT667D2
Timing 5-5-5-15
for $139.99 - $30 MIR - $5 Pricegrabber Rebate = $104.99