Which ram is best used for gaming

[lowfat]

ram is ram. I have no brand preference and buy whatever is the cheapest at the time.

[Babrbarossa]

Originally Posted by lowfat

ram is ram. I have no brand preference and buy whatever is the cheapest at the time.

haha- because you burn yours out in a couple of weeks anyway

[MushkinGreg]

I <3 my mushkins. From way back with the redline xp-4000 2x512MB (micron UTT , doing 580Mhz 2-2-2-6 3.7v warrantied)
To my ddr3 now.
Mushkin always honored the warranty, even though, looking back, it was my fault some of the ram died.

Even though now I have a bias, mushkin has always made great ram.

[steve44]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread. I've been out of the PC building game for about 15-years, so a little out of touch

I've taken the plunge with a i7 920 and had ordered Kingston 6GB DDR3-1333Mhz CL9 to go with it (KVR1333D3N9K3/6G). There's more to it than that obviously, but this isn't the 'look at my build' section.


Kingston used to be good memory when I was a pup. Now, seeing they get Zero votes, maybe I should re-think before it's too late??


My other option could be
Corsair 6GB XMS3-1333 PC3-10666 for a few dollars more (TR3X6G1333C9).


Thanks

[steve44]

Replying to myself :)

I changed to the Corsairs anyway, seemed to be the same price and looks like the feeling here at least is that it's the better choice.

Great forums by the way, even if I do answer myself.

[sswilson]

Originally Posted by steve44

Replying to myself :)

I changed to the Corsairs anyway, seemed to be the same price and looks like the feeling here at least is that it's the better choice.

Great forums by the way, even if I do answer myself.

Heh... welcome to the forums!!!

I'm not sure if anybody would come out and say that kingston ram is "bad", but they really haven't had much of a presence in enthusiasts circles lately, and with "name brand" DDR2 being soooo inexpensive the only folks putting stuff like kingston or adata into computers are system rebuilders.

We have however seen some lesser known names put forward DDR3 ram. I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform.

[lowfat]

My Corsair XMS 1333MHz stuff overclocks like mud. Likely the worst overclocking ram I have ever owned, well maybe besides the Samsung TCCC crap back a few years ago.

[Cranky]

I have had excellent overclocking results with both Mushkin, and Crucial. But since I am not into heavy overclocking anymore, the Corsair I'm using right now is perfect. So as to which brand is good for gaming? all of them.