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ohiochica
12-26-2002, 08:00 PM
Hi guys i know i have asked many dumb question before but her i go with another one......... how much better is ddr ram over pc133 ram? if i can get 512 of pc133 is it as good as 256 of ddr? i found 512 of pc133 for $36 and 256 of ddr for $72. i can use either being that i havent built the computer yet. the memory is what is puzzling me. depends on what memory depends on what board i get.

thanks guys!

ebpda9
12-26-2002, 08:03 PM
get the ddr. it's a lot faster

94_AcCoRd_EX
12-26-2002, 08:28 PM
Get a board that supports DDR. If you do anything intense, you'd be crazy not to go with 512 if you're building a new box. If you have to, I'd still get 256 DDR. Get QUALITY ram also. Finding the cheapest stick of ddr you can will get you nowhere fast.

ohiochica
12-26-2002, 11:12 PM
ok what ones are quality???????????

ebpda9
12-26-2002, 11:15 PM
www.crucial.com

94_AcCoRd_EX
12-26-2002, 11:50 PM
Originally posted by ohiochica
ok what ones are quality???????????

Corsair is what I'm using. Very high quality. If you won't be overclocking a lot, etc., crucial is very good.

Addict
12-27-2002, 12:11 PM
Get DDR. It has nothing to do with amoutn of RAM. DDR has a MUCH higher bandwith. I hit about 3GB/s with my board.

I use GEiL. Its been great so far. And it has a pretty copper heat spreader.:rambo: