DDR2?!

[tiesto]

Hi!

I have a little question for you guys. I'm building a Conroe rig, mainly for gaming, and I'm still undecided on RAM.
Which one is the best for its value: Note that I won't overclock that much. I don't know if it makes a difference by saying this...

$220-240 CAD Mushkin EM PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

$260 CAD G.Skill Extreme F2-6400PHU2-2GBZX 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 Kit 4-4-4-12

I mean, do the timings really makes difference here?

 

[Zoogle]

Lower timings are nice but the Mushkin has been shown to do its DDR2-800 @ timings of 4-5-4-12 so take the specs with a grain of salt. It's been shown that real world performance of Conroe doesn't really scale that much with tighter timings (if I recall correctly). You might want to consider which one will OC better if you want to do any of that. There's a few reviews of the stuff online so check them out before you buy.

 

[tiesto]

Are you sure there are reviews?

Anyway... what you told me about Mushkin was good or bad. Because if it's bad, no problem, I'll take the G.Skill. I just need to know if the G.Skill is worth it. Period.

Thanks