Help me make a purchase decision

Tyreal · May 11th, 2006

I gave buying a new rig a serious thought but after a while I decided that it would not be the best route for me to go. Since I am already on 939, I may as well just upgrade it. A motherboard and cpu upgrade, maybe some extra storage, and maybe a case upgrade and it's a brand new rig.
My specs are in my sig, but the videocard is now an XFX 7800GT.

Here is the memory I am considering:

It looks really nice and I have good expectations from it. I also chose it from the "Mainstream" recommendations on HL. That page is bloody useful.
If you want to suggest another set of memory, please only pick from Anitec.ca or NCIX.com.

Remember i'm a Canadian. 8)

fps justin · May 11th, 2006

yeah i was going to get that RAM too. Thumbs up here, although i haven't any expereice with that ram in perticulair. =P

**Capper** · May 11th, 2006

For the best performance to cost ratio I'd highly recommend either the G.Skill or some Mushkin memory. Corsair is awesome, but you pay a premium for stuff that good.....as to OCZ...well, i can't even get them to return an email or phone call....so its hard for me to recommend them.

Jokerswild · May 11th, 2006

Pretty nice system already so I would say if you want to upgrade the ram then thats just about the best bang for the buck from what I see. Although if you store music or video you might want to add a bigger HDD.

Tyreal · May 11th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokerswild

Pretty nice system already so I would say if you want to upgrade the ram then thats just about the best bang for the buck from what I see. Although if you store music or video you might want to add a bigger HDD.

Thanks. I pour my heart and soul into every rig that I build. Especially my rig. The ram is just begging for an upgrade, thats why I want to change it. Most of the videos I download, i end up deleting later. If I still had my TV tuner I would have thought twice about upgrading to say a 500 gb hard drive.

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 28th, 2006

Wait for AM2 for a new rig, or Conroe, whichever pleases your soul.

I've heard many good things about G.Skill. For one, it's performance ram and two, it's dreadfully cheap. MonarchComputer has probably the cheapest prices you can find on Corsair XMS. They guarantee it. And Monarch is a great place to buy from.

Lead Head · May 28th, 2006

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Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

Wait for AM2 for a new rig, or Conroe, whichever pleases your soul.

I've heard many good things about G.Skill. For one, it's performance ram and two, it's dreadfully cheap. MonarchComputer has probably the cheapest prices you can find on Corsair XMS. They guarantee it. And Monarch is a great place to buy from.

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Thier shipping is dreadfully slow though

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 28th, 2006

Yeah, I've heard of that. They got a great Reseller Rating though.

I would say go for the G. Skill, but if you feel otherwise, take a gander at the XMS.

**Capper** · May 28th, 2006

One reason we support Newegg around here is their great shipping. Their prices are competitive with most everyone, and their RMA and customer service is top notch

**gvblake22** · May 28th, 2006

I ordered my current processor and video card both from Monarch with no problems and shipping time was satisfactory (not too slow, but not suprisingly fast either). I would recommend them.

May 11th, 2006	#1
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	Help me make a purchase decision I gave buying a new rig a serious thought but after a while I decided that it would not be the best route for me to go. Since I am already on 939, I may as well just upgrade it. A motherboard and cpu upgrade, maybe some extra storage, and maybe a case upgrade and it's a brand new rig. My specs are in my sig, but the videocard is now an XFX 7800GT. Here is the memory I am considering: It looks really nice and I have good expectations from it. I also chose it from the "Mainstream" recommendations on HL. That page is bloody useful. If you want to suggest another set of memory, please only pick from Anitec.ca or NCIX.com. Remember i'm a Canadian. 8) I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

May 11th, 2006	#2
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	yeah i was going to get that RAM too. Thumbs up here, although i haven't any expereice with that ram in perticulair. =P E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

May 11th, 2006	#3
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,869 Blog Entries: 6	For the best performance to cost ratio I'd highly recommend either the G.Skill or some Mushkin memory. Corsair is awesome, but you pay a premium for stuff that good.....as to OCZ...well, i can't even get them to return an email or phone call....so its hard for me to recommend them. INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

May 28th, 2006	#9
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,869 Blog Entries: 6	One reason we support Newegg around here is their great shipping. Their prices are competitive with most everyone, and their RMA and customer service is top notch INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

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Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,116	Pretty nice system already so I would say if you want to upgrade the ram then thats just about the best bang for the buck from what I see. Although if you store music or video you might want to add a bigger HDD.

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