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Originally posted by Blistex
OMG! OMG! 0.5% fps increase!
I've been able to OC friggen valueram as much as kingston, crucial, mushkin, and all the other "uber" rams. It's just like buying a $20 tooth brush, the only different being $10 more than the generic one.
p.s. Azen, (generic) has a lifetime warrenty.
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Buying performance RAM is worth it. I won't argue that generic RAM does work sometimes (I'm using 768 MB of it right now), but for overclocking purposes, it's simply luck if you can use generic RAM and get results.
The difference between generic RAM and value RAM is almost 5,000 points on 3d Mark 2001. Buying generic RAM also hinders the amount that you can raise the FSB settings on your motherboard. You may be able to increase the multipliers, but without raising the clockspeed then you're getting nowhere. Raising the multipliers without the clockspeed can make performance go down in some cases.
Simply enough, generic RAM is a luck-shot. My computer isn't overclocked because I got a crap Palomino Athlon XP. Even if I got a nice Thoroughbred B core my RAM wouldn't allow overclocking because of the shit RAM that's in it.
If you want to buy generic RAM and save money, go for it, but it's a random shot as to if it will perform at any rate near the performance brands.
-Lasereth