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Old 11-16-2003, 08:35 PM   #23 (permalink)
Lasereth
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Originally posted by Blistex
Your previous comment implied nothing about overclocking.

Thus my previous comment doesn't regard overclocking. Also overclockign wasn't mentioned by the thread started in his initial question. Considering that he was asking this question in the first place means that overclocking is probably not an option he is interested in or able to undertake effectivly.

p.s. cheaper ram overclocks "marginally" less than Uber Ram, applying a heatsink usually brings them neck and neck.

p.p.s. Futuremark is a joke/ploy designed to make nerds feel competative so that they buy the latest and greatest stuff that they don't really need to play the 2 yr old games they're obsessed with.
You're the one that mentioned overclocking first, so I gave my thoughts on it concerning RAM. I know that the thread starter doesn't want to overclock, but I'm simply saying that performance RAM is simply more powerful than generic RAM. Generic RAM works, but that's all it does. It doesn't deliver for the price in my opinion. The margin of performance is HUGE from my experiences. If you can simply change out the same type of RAM and put in a name-brand stick and have performance increase nearly 30% then I'd say it's worth it.

Futuremark is one of the main reasons that computer enthusiasts buy new hardware, but what's so bad about that? The only reason newer graphic cards come out is for the same reason: games and benchmarking. Benchmarking gives a good description of how good your PC is compared to others. Car enthusiasts use a machine to measure horsepower. Everyone has their own hobbies. If making your car faster is a hobby, then why can't making your PC be faster be a hobby as well?

Name-brand RAM isn't too much more expensive than generic RAM. Paying the few extra dollars is worth it if you care at all about performance. The poster is asking which card he should get, so he obviously does care about performance. Name brand RAM offers high performance while generic RAM offers...well, a working memory stick but nothing else.

If he wants to save money and doesn't care about performance at all then generic RAM is the solution. But if he wants a good PC that offers high performance then name-brand is a must.

If you've been able to OC a lot using valueram, then I commend you. I've never heard of that before.

PS: I'm not trying to blatantly argue, I'm just giving my opinion that's based on my experiences. It's great that you've had success with valueram. I wish there weren't a difference. Everyone could save money and get kick ass performance too. Maybe that RAM you mentioned is the best valueram out there? I might check it out next time I build a cheap PC.

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