1066 Ram for DFI LanParty X48-T2R

[Peter_Enis]

hi everyone,


first of all, my native language is not english, please bear with me

now the serious stuff xD

i want to get some new, faster RAM for my system:

DFI LanParty X48-T2R
QuadCore Q9450
Sparkle 9800Gtx
Raid 0: 2*WD Raptor 74gb; 2*Seagate 500gb
RAM used so far: Mushkin XP2-6400 4-4-4-12 (2x2048MB) 996580W
this is 800 Fsb RAM and i want 2 try sth. faster, due to OC on my CPU

i have allready found 2 new examples, but i´m also open for any other suggestions:

1.) Mushkin XP2-8500 5-5-5-15 (2x2048MB) 996599

2.) Crucial DIMM 2 GB DDR2-1066 BL2KIT12864AL1065

can any one tell me sth. about them, recommend any of them, or as allready said suggest any "better"


greetz

[Clunk]

Pretty much any branded 1066MHz kit will do the same job nowadays. There was a time when D9 was all the rage, but for day to day computing it makes no difference.

It should be about price and warranty really on this type of kit.

[Peter_Enis]

for sure? can "this rule" also be appiled to DDR3? ^^

[Clunk]

You can get small advantages by getting faster DDR3, but the price is generally prohibitive.

DDR3 seems to work best at higher bandwidth, but I would say that the best way to increase performance is to add more memory.

More = faster for a lot of things

[kitfit1]

The Mushkin 8500's seem to have become good of late. Also have a good look at OCZ. Sometimes they don't overclock as far as others, but they are rock solid stable. I would avoid anything made by Crucial. They have a horrendus mortality rate and will probably spend more time in RMA than they ever do in your rig.

[daimojay]

+1 for OCZ

extended warranty, great support etc.


having said that, the price for crucials these days is beyond great