Is $170 a good price for Ram?

0	Well let me show first what I am planning to buy 6GB RAM, so I was asking if its great the price for what I'm buying. buy ram price asked Sep 06 '10 at 22:09 Patxi 12.6k●206●272●386

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Is it DDR2 RAM or DDR3 RAM? That makes a big difference, although I think $170 for 6GB of either is a pretty good deal.

answered Sep 06 '10 at 22:13

chadt4
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CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX6GX3M3C1600C7 :)

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:15) Patxi

Wow, DDR3! Corsair too, that's a great deal in my book.

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:15) chadt4

yeah I i have this weird voice in my head saying "buy it, buy it " XD

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:21) Patxi

Yeah, I think so. It comes out to be about $56 a stick which isn't too bad. I just did a quick search and for a 3pack like that here a lil cheaper.

answered Sep 06 '10 at 22:17

Sozo
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Thanx :], it's a shame that the circuit city close to my town closed :(

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:22) Patxi

Really? That sucks. The one here is still open :)

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:22) chadt4

Yeah, too much competition I guess.

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:23) Patxi

The memory on newegg is faster, it is a CL 7 version while the one you linked to is the CL 8 version

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:29) Razor512

It closed down here too, but thank goodness we can still order online.

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:30) Sozo

Circuit City = Tiger Direct = Fake Circuit City (AKA: Don't Buy!)

(Sep 07 '10 at 21:38) YamazaruNinja

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It is good. When buying memory, the most important things to look for is the clock speed and memory timings, and if you plan to overclock then also look into how far the memory can be overclocked.

For the price, it offers good timings but I could not find much info on it's overclocking so you will have to find the overclock limit your self.

while different brands of memory can perform differently, in pretty much all cases, the speeds differences are negligible across brands when the memory has the same timings and clock speed.

answered Sep 06 '10 at 22:25

Razor512
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edited Sep 06 '10 at 22:26

thanks I found in overcloking that the memory frequency was 2976MHz, . Keeping the processor temperature below -80°C.

(Sep 06 '10 at 22:32) Patxi

Yes. Newegg has a great price. Crucial is $238.99

***http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BL3KIT25664TN1608***

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6GB kit (2GBx3), Ballistix Tracer 240-pin DIMM (with LEDs), DDR3 PC3-12800 memory module BL3KIT25664TN1608
Module Size: 6GB kit (2GBx3)
Package: Ballistix Tracer 240-pin DIMM (with LEDs)
Feature: DDR3 PC3-12800
Specs: DDR3 PC3-12800 • 8-8-8-24 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.65V • 256Meg x 64 •

answered Sep 07 '10 at 01:22

r0bErT4u
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0	Yeah, that's great... You'll have plenty of memory with that price. answered Sep 07 '10 at 16:09 Jan Cauchi 436●16●18●25

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