Come weigh in, Ram poll, IS more better or faster better?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 31, 2003, 12:37 AM

your toughts?

Logla · Dec 31, 2003, 12:43 AM

For me, it has to be a little bit of shit hot, super fast, gamers drool over type of RAM. I don't need more that 512Mb at the moment, so the faster the better for me.

Speed is everthing for me!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 31, 2003, 12:56 AM

the whole point of this is i have 2 sticks of geil pc3500 512mb (superfast ram)
wondering if it would be better to get rif of and get 2 decent sticks of 1 gb ddr 3500 (2 gb total)

Dec 31, 2003, 03:14 AM

since more than 512 megs is unneccessary unless you render 3D and stuff like that, then i think it is obvious! QUANTITY!!! lol, jk, quality

Judas · Dec 31, 2003, 06:20 AM

going from 512... to 1024 is really sweet.... windows xp FLIES...... super fast stuff doesn't account for anything if your nailing the page files...

**Roadee** · Dec 31, 2003, 07:06 AM

512-1024 of PC3500 CAS 2 is good enough for now........maybe come next March or April it will be a different story.

~~HawK~~ · Dec 31, 2003, 07:34 AM

Yeah, 512mb is good enough for me (for now) 1strip Org. Samsung cl2
I'm still on a kt266a but seeing the newer faster boards it isn't much of a difference
Aida32: reading= 2015mb/s writing=640mb/s
Next upgr. in may? :amd64/pci express

ToshiroOC · Dec 31, 2003, 07:36 AM

Totally depends on what you do. Servers, video editing rigs, 3d rendering rigs, big development rigs, all probably would benefit more from more ram than fast ram. But for a personal computer thats mainly for gaming, I'd have to say faster is better.

**MIG-31** · Dec 31, 2003, 07:42 AM

for me i'd would say fast ram to a total of no more than 1024mb of cas 2 osz or equivalent.

although i only have 768 of cas 2 pc3200 in mine and it handles all games very well.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 31, 2003, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
512-1024 of PC3500 CAS 2 is good enough for now........maybe come next March or April it will be a different story.

see i'm planning a magor upgrade @ taxtime
and what i have now has to work with a amd64FX too

wel i may get another stick of geil then and have 1.5 gb ,
but man this stuff aint cheap $117+ a stick

i can get the geric that is cas 2.5 but runs cas 2 for like $50 with 6 ns chips,

**Roadee** · Dec 31, 2003, 09:20 AM

There is no substitute for quality.........why half ass it??

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 31, 2003, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
There is no substitute for quality.........why half ass it??

lol

cash is king man.... cash is king

**Roadee** · Dec 31, 2003, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
lol

cash is king man.... cash is king

If you are buying cheap shit........what does that make cash king of? Why waste it?

Judas · Dec 31, 2003, 02:00 PM

see... the is fast.... expensive.... cheap....cheap.... then the middle ground.... which pretty well accomadates everything.... i have Pc2700 cas 2.5 ram..... lots of it... i've probably bout 6-8 stick already.....damn... this stuff is sweet....

WildChild · Dec 31, 2003, 02:10 PM

Waste of money to buy the FX chip...Not going to see much difference if any over the regular 3200 64, and unless your ram is ecc reg it is not going to work with the FX. Running 1 GB Hyper X DDR 500 here.HeHeHe....Lotsa memory and fast to best of both .

Judas · Dec 31, 2003, 02:14 PM

with the opterum.. you need ECC right?... i'm planning on getting a dual system running...

1gb of ram in it....

problem being that i can't find a board right now that is dual...

krazy1 · Dec 31, 2003, 02:14 PM

I agree with the first part of the Poll. The Good stuff @ CAS2 but I will not use less then 1024 in my systems. After doing testing on my systems and watching the amount of RAM used during games I will never use less then 1024. Plus any system that is running a NT base OS will run much smoother with more memory.

WildChild · Dec 31, 2003, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
with the opterum.. you need ECC right?... i'm planning on getting a dual system running...

1gb of ram in it....

problem being that i can't find a board right now that is dual...

Yes you need ecc ram with the 940 chips.Tyan makes a nice board for the dual operaton chips.
More info. over here:
TYAN (S2875)

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 31, 2003, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
If you are buying cheap shit........what does that make cash king of? Why waste it?

yea but i spend all this mony on nice shit... and 4 moths later its worth about 3/4 to 1/2 what i paid for it and the cheapie stuffs still holding stong at the price it was lol

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
with the opterum.. you need ECC right?... i'm planning on getting a dual system running...

1gb of ram in it....

problem being that i can't find a board right now that is dual...

thiers new chipsets in the works to let ya use unregisterd memory again... lest that what i read before

Judas · Jan 1, 2004, 02:35 PM

just wish the other companies like abit... would get on the ball and start making some dual cpu mobo's.....

~~craig588~~ · Jan 1, 2004, 03:43 PM

Tyan is MUCH better than Abit. They cost like twice as much though, but they do have alot of great features, and good overclocking support.

tjhana · Jan 13, 2004, 11:05 AM

as for now i don't need 2 gb memory. actually 512 is enough for me, but if i can get a fast 1 GB memory, than i'll be very happy

DriveEuro · Jan 13, 2004, 04:51 PM

I don't find a need quite right yet for the typical user to have more than 512mb of ram. So I chose the first option.

drakesteakn · Jan 14, 2004, 08:13 PM

if u can get 1GB of fast memory. why not go for the best of both worlds.if u play games and rendering like i do u want alot of fast RAM.i would rather pay alittle more for quality and performace than paying less for crappy quality slow RAM.

kelticknight · Jan 14, 2004, 08:48 PM

l got munhkin pc3500 ram ,dual channel,1 gig in total,l dicided to get better brand of ram,than cheaper as l tryed cheaper before and l can notice the differance,my mobo is abit nf7-s v2,might change mobo in summer,but right now happy with ram and mobo.so quility and performance is a must in ram for me

Dec 31, 2003, 12:37 AM	#1
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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	the whole point of this is i have 2 sticks of geil pc3500 512mb (superfast ram) wondering if it would be better to get rif of and get 2 decent sticks of 1 gb ddr 3500 (2 gb total) __________________

Dec 31, 2003, 07:06 AM	#6
Roadee Never forgotten Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rest In peace, Joe. Posts: 2,198 Rep Power: 69	512-1024 of PC3500 CAS 2 is good enough for now........maybe come next March or April it will be a different story. __________________ We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

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ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Totally depends on what you do. Servers, video editing rigs, 3d rendering rigs, big development rigs, all probably would benefit more from more ram than fast ram. But for a personal computer thats mainly for gaming, I'd have to say faster is better. __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	for me i'd would say fast ram to a total of no more than 1024mb of cas 2 osz or equivalent. although i only have 768 of cas 2 pc3200 in mine and it handles all games very well. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Dec 31, 2003, 12:43 AM	#2
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	For me, it has to be a little bit of shit hot, super fast, gamers drool over type of RAM. I don't need more that 512Mb at the moment, so the faster the better for me. Speed is everthing for me!

Dec 31, 2003, 03:14 AM	#4
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	since more than 512 megs is unneccessary unless you render 3D and stuff like that, then i think it is obvious! QUANTITY!!! lol, jk, quality

Dec 31, 2003, 07:34 AM	#7
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, 512mb is good enough for me (for now) 1strip Org. Samsung cl2 I'm still on a kt266a but seeing the newer faster boards it isn't much of a difference Aida32: reading= 2015mb/s writing=640mb/s Next upgr. in may? :amd64/pci express

Dec 31, 2003, 09:20 AM	#11
Roadee Never forgotten Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rest In peace, Joe. Posts: 2,198 Rep Power: 69	There is no substitute for quality.........why half ass it?? __________________ We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

Dec 31, 2003, 02:10 PM	#15
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Waste of money to buy the FX chip...Not going to see much difference if any over the regular 3200 64, and unless your ram is ecc reg it is not going to work with the FX. Running 1 GB Hyper X DDR 500 here.HeHeHe....Lotsa memory and fast to best of both . __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Dec 31, 2003, 02:14 PM	#17
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	I agree with the first part of the Poll. The Good stuff @ CAS2 but I will not use less then 1024 in my systems. After doing testing on my systems and watching the amount of RAM used during games I will never use less then 1024. Plus any system that is running a NT base OS will run much smoother with more memory. __________________

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~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Tyan is MUCH better than Abit. They cost like twice as much though, but they do have alot of great features, and good overclocking support.

Jan 13, 2004, 11:05 AM	#22
tjhana DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Jakarta Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	as for now i don't need 2 gb memory. actually 512 is enough for me, but if i can get a fast 1 GB memory, than i'll be very happy

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Jan 14, 2004, 08:13 PM	#24
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	if u can get 1GB of fast memory. why not go for the best of both worlds.if u play games and rendering like i do u want alot of fast RAM.i would rather pay alittle more for quality and performace than paying less for crappy quality slow RAM. __________________

Jan 14, 2004, 08:48 PM	#25
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	l got munhkin pc3500 ram ,dual channel,1 gig in total,l dicided to get better brand of ram,than cheaper as l tryed cheaper before and l can notice the differance,my mobo is abit nf7-s v2,might change mobo in summer,but right now happy with ram and mobo.so quility and performance is a must in ram for me __________________