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spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Okay, CB...sounds good, but could I have that again in English? The above quotes are for 2gig in kit? Is that what they mean when they call it PC2? As you can see...I'm noooo expert... Laughing

ChinaBoy · Joined: 17 Feb 2007

by the price it seemed like that was 2GB on one memory module.. two 1GB modules are better and cheaper I think.. I'm sure there's someone more clever than I to clear this up

actually, I don't even know "FBD1mm" is

chevro1et · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Location: Busan, ROK

cubanlord · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!

splok · Joined: 30 Jan 2006

As far as getting a comp home from Yongson, it isn't really fun, but I've done it twice. They put the computer back into the box the case came in and fashion a handle out of tape... sounds odd, but it works. I believe that lcd monitors usually come with a handle on the box, and they aren't that heavy anyway.

To compare a couple of prices that I remember offhand, 1g sticks of pc2 6400 were $80, and the 7900gs was $160.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

I'm using the Samsung PC2 5300 Ram myself. It seems pretty good. I've got 2 sticks of 1 GB each.

Isn't there a faster speed of RAM out by now? The 5300 has been out for at least a year now.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

The Kingston Hyper-X line looks ok, but a lit loose on timing.

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Okay, astute responses! But, tell me, what ram should I go with? Money not really so much an object at this point but, I want to get he best/correct ram to suit my system...sorry , a bit drunk tonight...just came back from a all-teachers meeting and Karaokae... Very Happy

chevro1et · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Location: Busan, ROK

This G-Skill ram kit would probably serve you well:
http://blog.danawa.com/prod/237755

or this G-Skill set with slightly tighter timings:
http://blog.danawa.com/prod/226533

Sorry, just dont have the time right now to sift thru all the ram on that site... someone else will certainly have other suggestions as well.

Snatch · Joined: 01 Jan 2004

Thinking of using this site to build a new system.

http://www.ezguide.co.kr/shop/cate_s.html?cid=1509

First site I've found in Korea that has OCZ memory. Judging from the reviews that I've read this brand seems to be pretty good.

Waiting for Intel price cuts in April so I can get the E6600.

Will be posting my specs soon. Hoping that some of the experts on the board can give me some suggestions (tell me where I screwed up). Budget around 2.3 million.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Danawa has OCZ memory in abundance. The timings are pretty slow on the OCZ; they are the same as the Kingston RAM that is avaliable in Korea. Timings aside, both would offer quality and stability.

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Could you suggest a good timing? I haven't a clue, really. Is 4 4 4 12 good? Is 5 5 5 15 better? And, how do I match my ram w/ my processor for optimal performance? From what I've learned so far (thanks a lot to Demephobe) is that what I should get is DDR2-1066 w/ a fast speed of 4 4 4 12 and a good name.But I'm having difficulty finding this on the Korean Yonsan sites...any help w/ a link would be greatly appreciated!

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Quite frankly, Koreans aren't that concerned with tight memory timings. Lower numbers are better, and most Korean RAM is of the 5-5-5 variety.

Again, to be clear, tight RAM timings are only going to have a ssmall (insignificant to many) impact on the overall performance of the computer. You will notice the tighter timings will help when doing large renderings, or video/audio encoding. The time differences between "fast" and "average" RAM will only be significant in a large-scale project. Most users would be hard pressed to tell what the timings of the installed RAM are in everyday use and gaming.

Performance RAM carries a price premium and is indeed an enthusiast market choice. There is a rule of diminishing returns in computing, and RAM may be a primary example of that. The Kingston or OCZ RAM in this thread will serve you very well.

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

This looks nice but, a bit pricey...

http://www.ezguide.co.kr/shop/detail.html?gid=50763

But, this looks better, price wise...

http://www.ezguide.co.kr/shop/detail.html?gid=43739

Or perhaps this.....

http://www.ezguide.co.kr/shop/detail.html?gid=50761

Also, a big problem...my co-workers have been seeing me surf for putor parts for the past two weeks, and now, my co-teacher has informed me, that the school is gonna buy me a brand new putor for my home....I should feel very happy but, I don't...I really want to build my own. My wife will slice me up if I do that after getting a new com from the school. Mad

Woe is me! Have to find a way to convince her that we need two putors... Very Happy

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Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

"SLI ready" system RAM?! Heehee....

The comp work will buy you will be good for surfing the net, doing word, watching video, but I seriously doubt it will game. Tell your wife she gets her very own system; buy a decent graphics card for the work computer so she can game. Then buy yourself the big rig.

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