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Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:
When I used to build systems regularly, crucial.com was the best place to get RAM. Is this still the case? Where do you buy RAM, MH?
ICJ
I've also been using Crucial/Micron since forever, they are still producing great quality memory. My laptops and my Macs are all stuffed with Crucial and it's all we use at work. Though, for a couple of 1GB sticks of DDR400 they aren't cheap. For the same money I went with Corsair. I've had nothing but good experiences with them as well. Also, it looks cooler.
Shitty RAM will fuck with you in insidious ways, avoid it. More importantly, I also wouldn't recommend you spend $300-400 on super high-freq/low-latency RAM that will perform nearly the same as quality value RAM at default timings. (Yes, I learned that the hard way.) I recommend branded memory for quality alone. Corsair is great, but there is no reason to buy the $450 laser light show model. Well, unless you are really into serious overclocking and cooling the living shit out of your handmade gandalf shaped lucite case and arguing your bench results at the arstech forums. Otherwise, it's a bullshit waste.
When buying RAM I usually hit pricegrabber, choose an average (based on places I am positive will not fuck me) and then bounce that off the prices of the shops near me. I have used newegg and zipzoomfly for a lot of things. |
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BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Fussbett Edition) by Fussbett 12/25/2005, 7:42pm PST 
" by Ray of Light 12/25/2005, 8:02pm PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Fussbett Edition) by Mysterio 12/26/2005, 3:38am PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Fussbett Edition) by Choson 12/26/2005, 11:28am PST
Uh by Mysterio 12/26/2005, 12:51pm PST
Re: Uh by Motherhead 12/26/2005, 4:58pm PST
Re: Uh by Mysterio 12/27/2005, 8:45am PST
Re: Uh by Fullofkittens 12/27/2005, 12:57pm PST
OK HOW ABOUT THE MOTHERBOARD? by Fussbett 12/26/2005, 1:02pm PST
You can't run an AMD processor on that motherboard. That is the WRONG choice. NT by Motherhead 12/26/2005, 4:21pm PST
Also, what do I need to know about SATA? Nothing? NT by Fussbett 12/26/2005, 2:39pm PST
It's better in a few ways. by Bodybag 12/26/2005, 4:06pm PST
Re: It's better in a few ways. by Motherhead 12/26/2005, 5:00pm PST
I think you're right. NT by Mysterio 12/27/2005, 12:44am PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Fussbett Edition) by Motherhead 12/26/2005, 4:53pm PST
Motherhead weighs in, pisses on Fussbett budget and life by extension by Fussbett 12/27/2005, 2:44pm PST
Re: Motherhead weighs in, pisses on Fussbett budget and life by extension by Mysterio 12/27/2005, 3:10pm PST
I expected Corsair to be more expensive :( by Fussbett 12/28/2005, 1:21pm PST
Re: Motherhead weighs in, pisses on Fussbett budget and life by extension by Entropy Stew 12/27/2005, 6:57pm PST
Re: Motherhead weighs in, pisses on Fussbett budget and life by extension by Fussbett 12/27/2005, 9:33pm PST
Re: Motherhead weighs in, pisses on Fussbett budget and life by extension by Entropy Stew 12/28/2005, 1:42am PST
Re: Motherhead weighs in, pisses on Fussbett budget and life by extension by Caltrops 12/28/2005, 1:33am PST
Psh, Ator. NT by Motherhead 12/28/2005, 1:48am PST
Memory by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/02/2006, 3:49pm PST
Re: Memory by jeep 01/02/2006, 6:30pm PST
Re: Memory by Motherhead 01/03/2006, 3:55am PST
Re: Memory by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/05/2006, 8:35pm PST
Addendum/Correction by Motherhead 01/12/2006, 10:48pm PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Willdog Edition) by Willdog 01/13/2006, 4:46pm PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Willdog Edition) by Quentin Beck 01/13/2006, 8:05pm PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Willdog Edition) by Mr. Kool 01/14/2006, 1:39am PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Willdog Edition) by Willdog 01/15/2006, 12:06am PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Willdog Edition) by Motherhead 01/14/2006, 2:23am PST
Some thanks and some followup by Willdog 01/15/2006, 12:02am PST
Re: Some thanks and some followup by Motherhead 01/15/2006, 4:40am PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Blob Edition) by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 01/20/2006, 7:32pm PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Blob Edition) by McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow 01/24/2006, 8:06pm PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Blob Edition) by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 01/27/2006, 5:18pm PST
Re: BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER (Blob Edition) by McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow 02/06/2006, 8:26am PST
KILL YOUR PROCESSOR NT by Entropy Stew 02/06/2006, 10:44am PST
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