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| 223946 | 2004-03-20 09:23:00 | is brand name ram worth it as an upgrade from generic. i am a fairly hard core gamer and i strive for every performance boost i can get but i only have generic ram (1 gig) i have been looking at some geil ram on nodes but it is nearly twice the price that i paid for my current ram. so my question is, is it worth it for any performance boost? |
robert6655 (5176) | ||
| 223947 | 2004-03-20 09:35:00 | Save yourself the money. Unless you are into overclocking, then the cost of it doesn't justify the upgrade. What are your system specs currently? Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 223948 | 2004-03-20 09:41:00 | amd athlon xp 3000+ 1024mb generic pc3200 ddr400 ram in dual channel Seagate Barracuda 80GB 2mb cache Ge-force FX 5600 256mb GA-7n400-l1 mobo |
robert6655 (5176) | ||
| 223949 | 2004-03-20 10:00:00 | what latency is your ram running at? often generic ram has longer latency. better ram has shorter latency. eg generic may be running at 3 while good brands may run at 2. may not be a huge gain but i find the system does run smoother. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 223950 | 2004-03-20 10:10:00 | im not sure what latency my ram is. and i cant check for a week or so cuz my computer is away in auckland (im in welly) getting fixed |
robert6655 (5176) | ||
| 223951 | 2004-03-20 10:38:00 | Yeah look for a CAS rating of 2 or less. I can't believe someone would buy 1gig of generic ram. Its just not done. :^O |
kiki (762) | ||
| 223952 | 2004-03-20 11:13:00 | Whats the matter with a gig of generic ram? The amount is more importent then the cas rating. |
metla (154) | ||
| 223953 | 2004-03-20 11:22:00 | Imagine accessing 1gig of generic ram with a CAS rating of 3. Now imagine accessing 1gig of Kingston ram with a CAS rating of 2. Go back to your cave. |
kiki (762) | ||
| 223954 | 2004-03-20 11:46:00 | Now imagine the price difference vs performance gain. You would have to bench it just to see the difference. again,the amount of ram you have is far more importent then the cas. |
metla (154) | ||
| 223955 | 2004-03-20 12:19:00 | Well of course more ram is more important. State the obvious :p At 1gb each in identical systems you are going to notice a good deal of difference from a CAS 3 to 2. But generally if your getting 1gig of ram its not the best idea to go cheap. When you start getting over a gig you need to start looking at registered ram and even ECC. Generic isn't near as good as a brand name one at that amount. |
kiki (762) | ||
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