corsair xms 2gb???

[Death Merchant]

i know nothing about ram so please help me out
is this good ram it has timings of 2-3-3-6 and a cas latency of 2

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=3PCW&v=2

also how much performace gain would i get compared to 2gb of value ram?

[imported_Wreck]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

You will gain little to no performance compared to value ram in a game. If you are a hard core benchmarker you may see a little gain. The lowest cas for 1Gb PC3200 is 2-3-2-5, and the ones you listed are close behind it.

[Neat_Hedgehog]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

You might be able to see a difference in games if you really look for it. The most noticable difference in RAM is probably dual channel and single channel. The XMS series overclocks way better than value stuff, which you can just barely OC at all due to it's lack of heatspreaders.

So if you like pushing your hardware to it's max, get the XMS. If you just want the brute force of more RAM for a low cost, get the value RAM.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

There would be very little performance difference between that and the value stuff, so unless you are going to oc, just go value.

[<DV8>mrbucket]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

I've had a few diff types of generic and value. Both are very similar. However, generic and value, can be overclocked and some do it better than other's. But the XMS are notorious excellent overclockers for the money. It is high quality, excellent all-around ram.

[sackynut]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

I have XMS, the same type your asking about, I highly recommend it for a few reasons, 1. overclockable 2. they look super cool 3. make you have a big e-penis compared to people with valueselect. My 1.5gig works awesome for me, and Im going to order one more stick this week for 2gigs dual channel.

[Death Merchant]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

i think im gonna save some money and get 2 more 512mb value sticks

only problem is if i decide to overclock my 3800+ i will get a poor overclock right???

[Sir. S.A.S]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

i recommend here www.ebuyer.co.uk there cheaper than dabs and are better!

[Death Merchant]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

i was just using dabs to show the product

i buy from scan or microdirect because they are close to where i live so i dont have to pay postage

ive got another question how much better overclocking from my processor would i get if i added copper heatspreaders to my value ram

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MEMORY-HEAT-SP...QQcmdZViewItem

[imported_Wreck]

Re: corsair xms 2gb???

Memory heatspreaders are more gimmick and show than function. I've never had it actually help an overclock. Usually the ram I buy comes with heatspreaders already.