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Muffin Fox · 02-27-2009, 02:27 AM

I have a bit of spending money, and I'm buying RAM with it, cause yeah. Anyways, I have about 130 bucks to spend on ram (and some extra, for a new m-board). ATM, I have two choices I want, but can't make the decision, 8 gigs of DDR2 or 4 Gigs of DDR3. Meh.

Newegg.com - GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

D:

02-27-2009, 04:22 AM

wow dont have a clue sorry

Walbuls · 02-27-2009, 05:18 AM

ddr2 imo 2x the ram for a little extra heat, plus the ddr2 is cheaper. DDR3 just doesnt offer enough yet, most experts say its only about a 2%-5% increase in performance. Thats just not enough to loose 4gig of ram imo

thammuz · 02-27-2009, 06:20 PM

A couple of points...

Are you using either XP 64-bit or Vista 64-bit? If you are not, then there is no reason to get above 4GB or RAM.

If you are getting a new motherboard, make sure the motherboard supports the type of RAM (and everything else in your computer) and is expandable to 8GB (which shouldn't be an issue now a days).

I should suggest looking around and seeing if you could get cheaper, like buy four separate 2GB sticks instead of a package of four... It could save you a few bucks.

Muffin Fox · 02-28-2009, 01:20 AM

Meh, always have been an AMD person, so yeah, I'm running XPx64. (All versions of Vista are 64 bit, btw :P )

I was also a moron and spent 200 bucks on my mboard, so that it could support 16 gigs, if I so desired.

Meh, well, I mean the 4 gigs I have now is ok, so meh, but still, meh.

I kinda wanna buy a server motherboard so i can just say "I can use 32 Gigs of ram, and two CPUs. But then i'd have to switch to intel, so meh D:

thammuz · 02-28-2009, 04:23 AM

Nice to see an AMD supporter... You're not a computer hacker, are you?

*As I use my Intel laptop*

I guess I'll eventually get a new computer.

"To support 64-bit platforms such as Intel Xeon, Intel Core 2, AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64, Microsoft released 64-bit versions of every edition of Windows Vista except for the Starter edition. " You need the 64-bit editions to support higher than 4 GB of RAM... But you wouldn't have that problem.

Muffin Fox · 02-28-2009, 04:33 AM

Heh, I used to be an intel supporter, till I started building computers, and looked at a price chart. -_-

Anyways, I saw a nice M-Board I kinda want, granted it's for a server. Support for four quad-core Opterons, 16 ram slots, with a max ram cap of 64 gigs, 6 sata controlers, and only room for one PCIe x16 slot.....

D: I need money.

Edit: And which version of Vista is "Starter edition", cause if it's home, I think my laptop might be wasting an Athlon 64 -_-

SynergY · 03-03-2009, 03:07 AM

Are you looking for a gaming computer though? Because the one PCIe slot kind of killed that mother board. If you are not using it for gaming though that sounds like a pretty legit M-Board. How much though?

And weee another AMD user!

I'm going to sell my computer to a museum before I build my new one lol. This baby has lasted me a good 6-7 years.

Muffin Fox · 03-03-2009, 03:35 AM

Well, no, it would be a computer to say "I have 4 times the CPUs you have, and more Ram then you might have in HDD space, if your comp is old".

That said, it has dual serial ports, so who cares about PCI?

It was in the range of $460 US, btw.

fdein · 03-06-2009, 01:11 PM

get ddr2, it's the best

02-27-2009, 02:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Muffin Fox Limping Samurai Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Riverhead, New York Posts: 274	Which should I pick? I have a bit of spending money, and I'm buying RAM with it, cause yeah. Anyways, I have about 130 bucks to spend on ram (and some extra, for a new m-board). ATM, I have two choices I want, but can't make the decision, 8 gigs of DDR2 or 4 Gigs of DDR3. Meh. Newegg.com - GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory D:

02-27-2009, 04:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
gokukurosaki Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which should I pick? wow dont have a clue sorry

02-27-2009, 05:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Walbuls Pupin The Turd Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mt. Yermomalot Posts: 4,692	Re: Which should I pick? ddr2 imo 2x the ram for a little extra heat, plus the ddr2 is cheaper. DDR3 just doesnt offer enough yet, most experts say its only about a 2%-5% increase in performance. Thats just not enough to loose 4gig of ram imo __________________ "To be a man you must have honor, honor and a peeeeeeeenis"~~ Shin Nohara Shin Chan -- Lupin III Spoof (VERY FUNNY!! Spoof @ 8 mins in) Enjoy Spoiler Watch Shin Chan on AnimeCrazy NOW! Last edited by Walbuls; 02-27-2009 at 05:25 AM.

02-27-2009, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
thammuz Ultimate Hokage Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh / Erie Posts: 1,063 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Which should I pick? A couple of points... Are you using either XP 64-bit or Vista 64-bit? If you are not, then there is no reason to get above 4GB or RAM. If you are getting a new motherboard, make sure the motherboard supports the type of RAM (and everything else in your computer) and is expandable to 8GB (which shouldn't be an issue now a days). I should suggest looking around and seeing if you could get cheaper, like buy four separate 2GB sticks instead of a package of four... It could save you a few bucks. __________________ あ̨な͢たは赤い部̸屋͟が好͢き͡で͜すか？ "Le̤̜͍̘͓ͅt̻̦̥̤ ̝t̲̤̮he̝͚̮m̫̯̭̞͎ ͕̹̹̝p̙̤r̺̭̣̤a͇͉̠̘͉͈̻i̠͚͖̫̩͍̗se ̳t̪͈̱̺̱̟̮h̖̪̣y̲͕͚̥̳͓̜ ͍̠̼͕g̝̦̤̦r̮̭͚̮̦͈̲e̝̦̼a̬t ̺̯̠ạn̼͎d̙͙̳͇͙ ̙̮̗̱̠̜t͈͎̰e̦̱͇rr̩̯̝̼͓i͓b͙͍l͔̩̹̞̰e̫̺͙̹ ͕̪̘n̺̯a͙̣m̖̥͇͕̻̱e;͕͖͓ͅ ̹̻͈̣̩f͎͙͓o͚̳̹̪̲r̺̘͇̳̫̳̺ ͙i̟̘̣͎̯ṯ̘̹̣͔ ̺̩͍̞̘i̺͈̟͓̦̱s ̬̬̖͖͇h̰͍͉̝̱̗ol̦y̹" deviantArt ][ anime list ][ manga list XBL Gamertag: Falkenbach ][ PS3 ID: thammuz

02-28-2009, 01:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Muffin Fox Limping Samurai Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Riverhead, New York Posts: 274	Re: Which should I pick? Meh, always have been an AMD person, so yeah, I'm running XPx64. (All versions of Vista are 64 bit, btw :P ) I was also a moron and spent 200 bucks on my mboard, so that it could support 16 gigs, if I so desired. Meh, well, I mean the 4 gigs I have now is ok, so meh, but still, meh. I kinda wanna buy a server motherboard so i can just say "I can use 32 Gigs of ram, and two CPUs. But then i'd have to switch to intel, so meh D:

02-28-2009, 04:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
thammuz Ultimate Hokage Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh / Erie Posts: 1,063 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Which should I pick? Nice to see an AMD supporter... You're not a computer hacker, are you? As I use my Intel laptop I guess I'll eventually get a new computer. "To support 64-bit platforms such as Intel Xeon, Intel Core 2, AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64, Microsoft released 64-bit versions of every edition of Windows Vista except for the Starter edition. " You need the 64-bit editions to support higher than 4 GB of RAM... But you wouldn't have that problem. __________________ あ̨な͢たは赤い部̸屋͟が好͢き͡で͜すか？ "Le̤̜͍̘͓ͅt̻̦̥̤ ̝t̲̤̮he̝͚̮m̫̯̭̞͎ ͕̹̹̝p̙̤r̺̭̣̤a͇͉̠̘͉͈̻i̠͚͖̫̩͍̗se ̳t̪͈̱̺̱̟̮h̖̪̣y̲͕͚̥̳͓̜ ͍̠̼͕g̝̦̤̦r̮̭͚̮̦͈̲e̝̦̼a̬t ̺̯̠ạn̼͎d̙͙̳͇͙ ̙̮̗̱̠̜t͈͎̰e̦̱͇rr̩̯̝̼͓i͓b͙͍l͔̩̹̞̰e̫̺͙̹ ͕̪̘n̺̯a͙̣m̖̥͇͕̻̱e;͕͖͓ͅ ̹̻͈̣̩f͎͙͓o͚̳̹̪̲r̺̘͇̳̫̳̺ ͙i̟̘̣͎̯ṯ̘̹̣͔ ̺̩͍̞̘i̺͈̟͓̦̱s ̬̬̖͖͇h̰͍͉̝̱̗ol̦y̹" deviantArt ][ anime list ][ manga list XBL Gamertag: Falkenbach ][ PS3 ID: thammuz

02-28-2009, 04:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Muffin Fox Limping Samurai Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Riverhead, New York Posts: 274	Re: Which should I pick? Heh, I used to be an intel supporter, till I started building computers, and looked at a price chart. -_- Anyways, I saw a nice M-Board I kinda want, granted it's for a server. Support for four quad-core Opterons, 16 ram slots, with a max ram cap of 64 gigs, 6 sata controlers, and only room for one PCIe x16 slot..... D: I need money. Edit: And which version of Vista is "Starter edition", cause if it's home, I think my laptop might be wasting an Athlon 64 -_- Last edited by Muffin Fox; 02-28-2009 at 04:35 AM.

03-03-2009, 03:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
SynergY Vengeance Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 36,852 Blog Entries: 121	Re: Which should I pick? Are you looking for a gaming computer though? Because the one PCIe slot kind of killed that mother board. If you are not using it for gaming though that sounds like a pretty legit M-Board. How much though? And weee another AMD user! I'm going to sell my computer to a museum before I build my new one lol. This baby has lasted me a good 6-7 years. __________________ SOTW 65 Co-Winner SOTW 71 Winner Props to SynergY for the Avatar Props to Kira for the hilarious Sig

03-03-2009, 03:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
Muffin Fox Limping Samurai Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Riverhead, New York Posts: 274	Re: Which should I pick? Well, no, it would be a computer to say "I have 4 times the CPUs you have, and more Ram then you might have in HDD space, if your comp is old". That said, it has dual serial ports, so who cares about PCI? It was in the range of $460 US, btw. __________________ Don't look back, The time has come. All the pain turns into love. We're not submissive, we're not aggressive. But they think we can't defend. Stand up, join us, modern crusaders alive! We have the power to face the future. Cause we are the fighters just fighting for our rights. Stand up, join us, modern crusaders alive! -The Muffin Crusade.

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