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brolli313

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Hey, so I'm upgrading this Xmas to DDR2 and I first decided just to get a 1gb stick of ram so I could upgrade at a later time, but after reading some forums I decided to just to 2gb, as everyone said its a noticeable jump in performance.

But I'm lookin' for two 1gb sticks for about $50. I'm thinkin' thats pretty cheap for 2gb of ram?
 
(cf)Eclipse said:
before we go any further... what motherboard are you getting? and the rest of the system? any overclocking? what do you do with your computer? :cool:
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I'm on a budget of $300, but its enough for what I need, DDR2, PCIE.
Going to use it for Gaming, such as CSS, Crysis, BioShock, games of that sort..

For my mobo, I was goin' for this
I have a Pentium D 940 3.4Ghz atm, so when I up to Core2Duo, this mobo already supports it. It supports DDR2 800, so that's the kind of RAM I'm looking for.

I haven't found a GPU yet, things can change before Xmas so just in case in price drops I'm going to wait till around the middle of December.
I was going for an x1950pro I found for around $130-50, and no I can't go 8800GT 'cause of my budget.

Overclocking... Maybe a lil on my GPU and CPU.
 
Personally I'd opt for the Crucial Ballistix pc6400 for $50 AR. Good warranty, good C/S from what I hear (A-Data is, well, too new [in the enthusiast arena] to pass judgement)..Good overclocking - all but guaranteed DDR1000 out of them (as per the NVIDIA/EPP profiles), likely to go higher. But then again, the A-Data's will probably hit at or near 1000 at least.

Other than that, nice choice of hardware. Personally, I'd not go anywhere near a PD, but go with a ~$65 e2140 (again)...But then again - moot point since you already have the CPU.

The only real change I would do is suggest you change your mind on the card, and budget in some extra money. Your system will likely be hurting *very* hard (on games like Crysis) if you try to run a 1950pro based rig on anything better than 8x6 (10x7 if you're lucky), with likely low settings. I mean hell, it (the demo) puts the hurt on an 8800GT at anything above 12x8, right? I'd say if you waited a few weeks (for stocks+; demand-), you may see the prices actually go a bit BELOW, not ~$20+ over MSRP, for 512MB cards - not sure if waiting for 256MBs will be worth it. Maybe (not likely) we'll see a ~$200 price point (AR peob if so) for a stock clocked 512MB card nearer Xmas (ie "Black Friday").
 
While I agree that it's a good idea to spend a little more on a card, i'm not sure how accurate your assesment of crysis' performance is. On the rig in my sig, I was able to run the demo on low settings at 1680x1050 at 30+fps. I've got an x1900xt 512 in the mail and I'm hoping for med/high at that resolution. Again though, if OP can budget it in, the 8800gt is a superior card by far.

kush said:
Personally I'd opt for the Crucial Ballistix pc6400 for $50 AR. Good warranty, good C/S from what I hear (A-Data is, well, too new [in the enthusiast arena] to pass judgement)..Good overclocking - all but guaranteed DDR1000 out of them (as per the NVIDIA/EPP profiles), likely to go higher. But then again, the A-Data's will probably hit at or near 1000 at least.

Other than that, nice choice of hardware. Personally, I'd not go anywhere near a PD, but go with a ~$65 e2140 (again)...But then again - moot point since you already have the CPU.

The only real change I would do is suggest you change your mind on the card, and budget in some extra money. Your system will likely be hurting *very* hard (on games like Crysis) if you try to run a 1950pro based rig on anything better than 8x6 (10x7 if you're lucky), with likely low settings. I mean hell, it (the demo) puts the hurt on an 8800GT at anything above 12x8, right? I'd say if you waited a few weeks (for stocks+; demand-), you may see the prices actually go a bit BELOW, not ~$20+ over MSRP, for 512MB cards - not sure if waiting for 256MBs will be worth it. Maybe (not likely) we'll see a ~$200 price point (AR peob if so) for a stock clocked 512MB card nearer Xmas (ie "Black Friday").
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While I am a huge fan of Corsair, I just installed 2 sticks of this today in a quad core sysem for a customer and for the price it is hard to beat. The fact of the matter is ANY pc6400 (800MHz) memory will do fine and comparing cost vs performance, memory is the one place you can skimp on a C2D system and not feel it. Put every spare nickel you can find into the video card. There are tons of "what speed and what is best" were all the experts here explain in depth why this is so, I really dont want to type it all out again. If you dont like the stuff below get the least expensive PC6400 you can find with a lifetime warranty from a reputable seller.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066
 
Thanks all for some posts.

The A-Data RAM look pretty good so I'm gonna put those in.

As for the GPU, tbh anything better than this 7800 will do the trick. On the Crysis demo, my 7800 did poorly, enough for me to wait until new hardware 'till I play it again. At least medium with good frames I'm happy with (medium never looked so good). The 7800's about 3-4 years old so no doubt that its slowing down.

I may just go with a x1950Pro as its affordable at $150 and great from what I've read. But I heard the 7900 has a nice over clocking ability that can go above the x1950pro? I'll casually save up for a 8800GT and a C2D now that I'll have PCIe and DDR2.

I'll wait till good deals that may come in this December just in case though.
 
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