Which is best Micron D9 ram out of these?

[One4yu2c]

And that's EXACTLY what we're getting at. If you're a gamer, a videocard upgrade will give you a noticeable boost in performance, and your funds are infinitely better spent on the GPU than overspending on specific ICs, CAS, or other negligible 'features.' And if you're not a gamer, the same concept can apply to whatever you use your system for, or simply stash the money away for an eventual upgrade.

[robodude666]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

And that's EXACTLY what we're getting at. If you're a gamer, a videocard upgrade will give you a noticeable boost in performance, and your funds are infinitely better spent on the GPU than overspending on specific ICs, CAS, or other negligible 'features.' And if you're not a gamer, the same concept can apply to whatever you use your system for, or simply stash the money away for an eventual upgrade.

I wouldn't call myself a gamer :P I play like once a week or so. I mostly use my system for programming (notepad! w00t), office work, photoshop which eats my ram like goat, surfing the internets (FF is a ram eater too =/ 100-200MB on average), IM programs, and other stuffs...

I am planning on getting the x850 XT PE for $100 or the x1650XT for $130. Think thats good enough and I should save for a LC system or R600?

[screwballl]

I myself got this:

Newegg.com - pqi 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

it works very well for my needs and never noticed any memory related instability.

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by robodude666

I wouldn't call myself a gamer :P I play like once a week or so. I mostly use my system for programming (notepad! w00t), office work, photoshop which eats my ram like goat, surfing the internets (FF is a ram eater too =/ 100-200MB on average), IM programs, and other stuffs...

If that's the case, then memory speed past 667 or 800 MHz really isn't going to matter. Even in gaming, the slight difference is really only going to be noticeable when comparing benchmark numbers). As One4 said, spend that money you saved on another component that WILL make a noticeable improvement in your computer useage or save it for an upgrade on something else that is lacking (like maybe a new keyboard/mouse, speakers or headphones, etc.)