New PC

[frosty satan]

Is A-Data a reliable brand for RAM ?
Hopefully will be getting it this week, but if not next wednesday at the latest.

[One4yu2c]

A-Data, while not necessarily my first choice, works fine - I recently used them in a budget build for a family member.

[Capper]

A-Data wouldn't be my first choice if i were looking for a high performance memory kit....but if you are just looking for a cheap memory solution they are fine.....they are a solid company.

[Computer-Ed]

Originally Posted by Capper

theres no need for cable extenders unless you have a seriously old PSU. The Nine hundred is a mid tower case, and cable management is pretty easy. In fact when I used it, I just zip tied the cables using the holes beside the motherboard tray.

My experience with the DS3 motherbaord and the Nine Hundred case was that the 4 pin connector would have to run over the mainboard to reach the correct position. I found that a simple extension made sure the cable coulde be routed with the rest of the cabling and thus nothing had to cross the mainboard.

This was not a have to obviously but it does give the case a cleaner look and with a side window this is something I strove for.

As for the 24 pin I did not need it with either case however I still used it on the Ninehunded as it allowed me to pull the wiring down a bit more at the bottom and again create a cleaner look.

I have to agree with th others and I would look at a different brand. Check out Giel and G.Skill both tend to have good prices and good products.

[frosty satan]

What's the difference between high performance and budget RAM if they are both 2GB@800MHz?

[Elysium]

well, some overclock better. some use different memory modules (micron, samsung, etc.) on the stick itself. it really depends on what you what to do.

[Computer-Ed]

In fairness 800Mhz on the RAM means they all will run at that speed. The performance differences come in the way of timings but even those are minor at best. However a 800 speed RAM wil really great timings will USUALLY overclock beyond 800 by just reducing the timings. This means in effect more headroom for overclocking.

[frosty satan]

OK I'm gonna be buying everything tomorrow, (YAY!) I'm just tryna decide between these two RAM :

Computer Alliance
OR
Computer Alliance

[Computer-Ed]

My experience has been if you go Corsair you will not regret it. For the same price I think I would go with the Corsair.

However that being said the G.Skill is solid RAM and will work well if it was your only choice.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by frosty satan

OK I'm gonna be buying everything tomorrow, (YAY!) I'm just tryna decide between these two RAM :

Computer Alliance
OR
Computer Alliance

Either one is fine, they are pretty much the exact same RAM for the exact same price. I would probably pick Corsair, but it really makes no difference.