Which memory is better ???

[mp328]

ok im in the market for a pc upgrade. it's gonna be the MSI NEO2 Platinum with an AMD64 3500+ and a raptor and everything i have right now.

the only thing that im not sure about is the memory. i have no clue yet what to get. right now i got 2x256 Kingston hyper X OC'd on my 1800+ to 2.1Gh and everything runs sweet.

so my choice is the kingston hyper x 2x512 ($320 <a href=../autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=28 target=_blank>ncix</a> bxday sale)

or 4x512 of these

Samsung 512MB PC-3200 400MHz (OEM) - $78.00
Samsung 512MB PC-3200 400MHz 16 Chips Double Sided(OEM) - $84.00

<a href=../autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=28 target=_blank>ncix</a> has them on bxday sale as well for $77.99

i do plan on oc'ing this thing but not right away,
so whats better 1GB of Bling ram or 2GB of not so bling ram

PLS help. this is the only thing i have no clue what to go with.

[Skatanic]

are you going to be gaming? or something like photoshop?

[mp328]

nah im not really a gamer, if i play i play for like a week and get rid of the game.

i just got a brand new camcorder so the plan was to use the comp for all video editing and stuff like that. i know the P4's r just sliglthy better then AMD. but i dont care, the few extra seconds i dont mind.
and i want something thats pretty high upthere so i dont have to upgrade for another two or three years.

so still same question, which memory is better.

[smatty_mcfly]

Hi mp238. If you really want the best memory for that machine, neither of the ones you posted will do the job. Go For:

2 x OCZ PC3200 Platinum Revision 2 512

or

2 x Crucial Ballistix PC3200 512

They both got Editor's Choice awards at Anandtech:

http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2145

[mp328]

c this is what i mean about memory there is so many choices i just cant decide :(

those two u posted
OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Platinum Revision 2 - 1GB (2x512MB) $367.41
Crucial Ballistix PC3200 512 (2x512) - $346.xx

they around the same price range like the hyper X so i would mind that either.

but still the question is 1GB of Bling ram better then 2GB of not so bling ram

[crimsona]

If you don't really know what you're doing with the RAM, then 1 gig is better for you. The people who know what they do know they need the 2Gb. I would avoid OCZ - they have so many compatibility issues with some boards at the office. Including 1 Via K8T800 and even Intel 915.

I would go for the Crucial myself.

[smatty_mcfly]

You mentioned that you plan to do overclocking, so 1gig is definitely better.

4x512 will reduce your ability to overclock dramatically, and I haven't seen any really fast 1024 megabyte dimms reviewed (to go 2x1024).

I don't know if you follow the overclocking scene at all, but with those memories I mentioned, people often get the 1.8Ghz 90nm Athlon 64 (3000+) and the 2.0 Ghz part (3200+) up to the 2.4 - 2.6 Ghz range. That is the equivalent of 3800+, even on air cooling!

smatty

[bluetroll]

ddr double sided.

[mp328]

ddr double sided.
examples???

i guess im jost gonna pick up one of the 2x512 Bling sets :D. like i said i got this xyper x (2x256) in my current system and it works awesome. it is an amd 1800 (1.53Ghz) and it is oc'd to 2.1Ghz (12x175Mhz) .

tnx for the help