Crucial or Kingson hyperX?

Project86 · 03-25-03, 07:06 PM

I'm looking to get a stick of 256mb PC2700, then pick up another one down the road. Should I get the Crucial which is only $39, or would there be a benefit to going with the Kingston HyperX Which is like $8 more? If it's going to be the same, I'll just go crucial. I do hope to OC mildly, maybe more in the future... Any other brands I should know about? I can't spend much more than the hyperX costs, so nobody tell me to get XMS PC3500 or anything.

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jonspd · 03-25-03, 07:48 PM

Hyper x

Captain Hilts · 03-25-03, 11:19 PM

I just picked up some HyperX PC3000. All seems well so far at 180MHz 2-2-2-1T, default voltage. I know that this is still actually below spec, but above this fsb my hd usually gets corrupted.

Samoyed · 03-26-03, 02:31 AM

8 BUCKS?!?!?! This is about 8 bucks?!?!

The Kingston HYPER series looks good on paper in that it is CAS 2 CL 2 ram made to run at the fastest memory timings. It's not expensive compared to Corsair XMS. I dont know if the Kingston Hyper can take OCing the FSB. If so it would be a cheap alternative to Corsair XMS.

OTOH Crucial, for all their claims of quality which may very well be true, does NOT sell CAS 2 CL2 ram. I e mailed them back and forth about this and said " If I cant OC the ram OR run it at the fastest memory timings then why would I pay extra for Crucial when it can get PNY on sale at Comp USA for less"?

Project86 · 03-28-03, 12:24 PM

Cool, I'll go for the HyperX, thanks!

ssgohan434 · 03-28-03, 08:34 PM

yes, go with the hyperX if u have the money (8 Bucks!!!)

03-25-03, 07:06 PM	Thread Starter #1
Project86 Member Join Date: Oct 2002	Crucial or Kingson hyperX? I'm looking to get a stick of 256mb PC2700, then pick up another one down the road. Should I get the Crucial which is only $39, or would there be a benefit to going with the Kingston HyperX Which is like $8 more? If it's going to be the same, I'll just go crucial. I do hope to OC mildly, maybe more in the future... Any other brands I should know about? I can't spend much more than the hyperX costs, so nobody tell me to get XMS PC3500 or anything. Thanks!
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03-25-03, 07:48 PM	#2
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03-25-03, 11:19 PM	#3
Captain Hilts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, ON	I just picked up some HyperX PC3000. All seems well so far at 180MHz 2-2-2-1T, default voltage. I know that this is still actually below spec, but above this fsb my hd usually gets corrupted. __________________ Box 1: Gigabyte 965P-S3, E4300 at 3GHz, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, OCZ GameXtreme 600W, EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (635/1063 max), 2GB Corsair XMS2 5400, 500GB Western Digital SATA II, Logitech Z-5500 Box 2: Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev. 2.0, e2160 at 3GHz, Enermax 420W, PNY 9600GT, 2GB OCZ PC6400 320GB WD SATA
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03-26-03, 02:31 AM	#4
Samoyed Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: VA	8 BUCKS?!?!?! This is about 8 bucks?!?! The Kingston HYPER series looks good on paper in that it is CAS 2 CL 2 ram made to run at the fastest memory timings. It's not expensive compared to Corsair XMS. I dont know if the Kingston Hyper can take OCing the FSB. If so it would be a cheap alternative to Corsair XMS. OTOH Crucial, for all their claims of quality which may very well be true, does NOT sell CAS 2 CL2 ram. I e mailed them back and forth about this and said " If I cant OC the ram OR run it at the fastest memory timings then why would I pay extra for Crucial when it can get PNY on sale at Comp USA for less"? __________________ 3.0 X4 945 PhenomII @ 3.6 Zal 9900 Antec P90 case OCZ 600W ps Patriot 4 gb ram CAS 7 Samsung 60gb SSD WD BLUE 640 HD 8800GTX card Gigabyte mb
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03-28-03, 12:24 PM	Thread Starter #5
Project86 Member Join Date: Oct 2002	Cool, I'll go for the HyperX, thanks!
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03-28-03, 08:34 PM	#6
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