Buying DDR2 memory help

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Gabriel Knight

Hi, I have been using 2gig of DDR2 for the last few years but now the pc
game Civilization 5 needs some more ram. Here is what my computer is:

Mobo = Gigabyte X48-DS5-F5 ~ FSB = 1600 ~ it supports DDR2 1200 (pc 9600)
CPU = intel Core 2 Quad - Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 12Mb L2 Cache
3D Card = Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 Mb PCIE

I am using two 1gig of Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066.

Here is a site of them:
http://pcwizkidstechtalk.com/index.php/kingston-hyperx-review.html

Im going to put in these ones here if they are as good as the Kingston ones:
http://www.insidetech.com.au/gskill-gskill-ddr21066-dual-channel-f28500cl5d4gbpk-p-26369.html

The ones above are for a 4 gig kit of two 2gig moduals. Are they as fast and
as good for gaming as the Kingston's? I never did overclock the Kingstons I
just put them in and they worked - If I put in the GSkill's could I use the
Kingstons aswell at the same time? I am using Windows XP Pro but later I
might get Win 7 that is why I asked if I can use these two ram types
together and still use the dual channel feature on my motherboard.

I know nothing about CAS latency or the such so please speak in simple
english. Or what is a good price for a 4gig kit of DDR2 1200 (pc 9600) that
is great for gaming?

Thanks all
GK.
 
Gabriel said:
Hi, I have been using 2gig of DDR2 for the last few years but now the pc
game Civilization 5 needs some more ram. Here is what my computer is:

Mobo = Gigabyte X48-DS5-F5 ~ FSB = 1600 ~ it supports DDR2 1200 (pc 9600)
CPU = intel Core 2 Quad - Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 12Mb L2 Cache
3D Card = Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 Mb PCIE

I am using two 1gig of Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066.

Here is a site of them:
http://pcwizkidstechtalk.com/index.php/kingston-hyperx-review.html

Im going to put in these ones here if they are as good as the Kingston ones:
http://www.insidetech.com.au/gskill-gskill-ddr21066-dual-channel-f28500cl5d4gbpk-p-26369.html

The ones above are for a 4 gig kit of two 2gig moduals. Are they as fast and
as good for gaming as the Kingston's? I never did overclock the Kingstons I
just put them in and they worked - If I put in the GSkill's could I use the
Kingstons aswell at the same time? I am using Windows XP Pro but later I
might get Win 7 that is why I asked if I can use these two ram types
together and still use the dual channel feature on my motherboard.

I know nothing about CAS latency or the such so please speak in simple
english. Or what is a good price for a 4gig kit of DDR2 1200 (pc 9600) that
is great for gaming?

Thanks all
GK.
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The Kingston site (rather than the non-vendor kids site) is:
http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/products/blu.asp

The InsideTech article mentions GSkill has a lifetime warranty.
http://www.kingston.com/company/warranty.asp says they have one, too.
The specs look the same.

GSkill @ $75 (free S&H)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Kingston @ $68 (plus $1 S&H)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104073

Looks like it comes down to price. As to reputation, there are probably
as many users condemning or applauding one brand as there are for
another. Read the reviews and often you can tell when it was likely the
users fault or a problem not with the memory. The ratings do have some
value. Notice the average rating for both is the same but there were
more than 10 times more reviews for the GSkill than for Kingston
(probably because GSkill consistently has a lower price for the same
product; i.e., Kingston has a premium added because of their brand
name).

What pisses me off is that the same capacity in SO-DIMM format for
laptops costs half as much albeit a tad slower; see
http://tinyurl.com/66ansyv.
 
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