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Old January 5, 2010, 03:15 PM
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Secondly, 4GB is an insufficient amount of RAM so you'd need to spend $400+ if you want that special kit
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Old January 5, 2010, 03:25 PM
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Now im confused...

Sell me 8gb of DDR3, Just to buy 4..?

IS the ram i bought that Bad LOL?
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Old January 5, 2010, 03:42 PM
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Now im confused...

Sell me 8gb of DDR3, Just to buy 4..?

IS the ram i bought that Bad LOL?
Lol no. Like I said earlier "the looks ofthis build are a big deal". The Mushkin I sold you just do not appeal to me. That's why I linked the Corsairs - the design is nice.
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Old January 5, 2010, 06:04 PM
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What I mean is you need 8GB for a proper high performance PC and if you were buying this new $200 G.Skill kit, that means you'd need to shell out $400 or more. (not worth it)
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Old January 5, 2010, 06:18 PM
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What I mean is you need 8GB for a proper high performance PC and if you were buying this new $200 G.Skill kit, that means you'd need to shell out $400 or more. (not worth it)
What do you mean you need 8GB of RAM for a high performance PC? Having more RAM limits your overclocking, not to mention that not many people utilize 8GB
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Old January 5, 2010, 06:46 PM
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What do you mean you need 8GB of RAM for a high performance PC? Having more RAM limits your overclocking, not to mention that not many people utilize 8GB
+1. Though there are people that will use more than 4 (and some that will use up to 8) for most 4GB is enough. Either way, 6GB (either 3x2GB or 2x2GB + 2x1GB is more than enough unless you're doing some hardcore editing.
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Old January 5, 2010, 08:07 PM
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+1. Though there are people that will use more than 4 (and some that will use up to 8) for most 4GB is enough. Either way, 6GB (either 3x2GB or 2x2GB + 2x1GB is more than enough unless you're doing some hardcore editing.
I have nor intend to do any media editing. I might rip some CDs and DVDs to my HDD, but won't edit them. 4GB is good for me
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that corsair crap is overrated
i bought a set of adata 2k for rampage extreme
its more suited for p55 did cas8 2000mhz passed memtest
personally i like the dominator gt or the perfect storm
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Old January 6, 2010, 04:49 AM
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Noob question incoming!: what is "cas"? Like cas8 - in ram.
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Well if I can explain it really simple. Correct me if I am wrong. a CAS is...is really well explained here.
CAS latency and other memory timings explained - TechSpot OpenBoards
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