OCZ gold 2 x 2 = 4 gig ram pc2-4200

fps justin · April 8th, 2006

ocz's 4 gig mem unit. www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_4200_gold_dual_channel

And it comes with a large price tag. 900 dollars at NCIX.

One comes to think weather or not 4 gigs of ram is worth a flagship cpu. o_O

Tyreal · April 8th, 2006

*shrug* For most desktop applications including gaming, 4 gb of ram is almost overkill. It will certainly give you good performance but that much is not needed. Though we can certainly expect 4 gb of ram to be required in the future.

Is it worth a flagship cpu? Depends on what you do...

**gvblake22** · April 8th, 2006

almost overkill? It most certainly is overkill in my mind. 2GB barely improves performance, let alone 4GB. And the latencies will be so low and I'm sure you have to run it all at 2T as well. I would much rather take an FX-60 over 4GB of RAM....

ThunDA · April 17th, 2006

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Originally Posted by gvblake22

I would much rather take an FX-60 over 4GB of RAM....

You can say that again !!

I have to admit I do like running 2gig's in my rigs now especially for gaming but I just couldnt see the use for 4gig's.. !!

RangerXLT8 · May 4th, 2006

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Originally Posted by ThunDA

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

I would much rather take an FX-60 over 4GB of RAM....

You can say that again !!

I have to admit I do like running 2gig's in my rigs now especially for gaming but I just couldnt see the use for 4gig's.. !!

2GB totally rocks and is plenty to run any new game. IMO the average computer user has no need for 4gb.
On the otherhand if you are into photoshop and such, 4gb would be more valuable.

Jokerswild · May 4th, 2006

It wasn't all that long ago that 1 gig was considered all you'd need. IMHO I'll take a proc. over that ram any day.

RangerXLT8 · May 4th, 2006

The one kit of OCZ memory I've ever owned was the PC2-4200 EL Rev 2 Platinum rated for 533mhz 3-2-2-8. The 2 sticks came with the heaviest copper heatspreaders ever! These sticks weighed almost a pound! They overclocked amazingly, to DDR2-667 w\ 3-2-2-6 and this was on 2.3v.

I can attest to OCZ making some of the best memory available.

For a person who needs 4gb, this kit is probably one of the best, for 980.00!.

wtcnbrwndo4u · June 9th, 2006

They made 4GB kits because most developers are saying that Vista's going to snag a LOT of memory. On top of that, when you run things like Oblivion or Photoshop and kill your memory supply, you're going to need more than the 1GB that's recommended.

They're saying for power users to get 4GB. I think that's a waste of money. I'll probably grab another GB of Corsair ValueSelect when the time comes around for my D9100.

April 8th, 2006	#1
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	OCZ gold 2 x 2 = 4 gig ram pc2-4200 ocz's 4 gig mem unit. www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_4200_gold_dual_channel And it comes with a large price tag. 900 dollars at NCIX. One comes to think weather or not 4 gigs of ram is worth a flagship cpu. o_O 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

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Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,559	shrug For most desktop applications including gaming, 4 gb of ram is almost overkill. It will certainly give you good performance but that much is not needed. Though we can certainly expect 4 gb of ram to be required in the future. Is it worth a flagship cpu? Depends on what you do... I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 963	The one kit of OCZ memory I've ever owned was the PC2-4200 EL Rev 2 Platinum rated for 533mhz 3-2-2-8. The 2 sticks came with the heaviest copper heatspreaders ever! These sticks weighed almost a pound! They overclocked amazingly, to DDR2-667 w\ 3-2-2-6 and this was on 2.3v. I can attest to OCZ making some of the best memory available. For a person who needs 4gb, this kit is probably one of the best, for 980.00!. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

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wtcnbrwndo4u Teh Brown Staffer Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,291	They made 4GB kits because most developers are saying that Vista's going to snag a LOT of memory. On top of that, when you run things like Oblivion or Photoshop and kill your memory supply, you're going to need more than the 1GB that's recommended. They're saying for power users to get 4GB. I think that's a waste of money. I'll probably grab another GB of Corsair ValueSelect when the time comes around for my D9100. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

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gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,480 Blog Entries: 1	almost overkill? It most certainly is overkill in my mind. 2GB barely improves performance, let alone 4GB. And the latencies will be so low and I'm sure you have to run it all at 2T as well. I would much rather take an FX-60 over 4GB of RAM....

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Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,211	It wasn't all that long ago that 1 gig was considered all you'd need. IMHO I'll take a proc. over that ram any day.