Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   RAM Brand Preference - Corsair, Kingmax, Topram or Transcend Goto page 1, 2  Next          Forum Index -> Geeky Bits Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   twr7cx Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 10081 Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Location: Hobart TAS, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:31 pm    Post subject: RAM Brand Preference - Corsair, Kingmax, Topram or Transcend I'm looking at some new RAM for my ThinkPad - there's the option of TopRAM (http://www.topram.com/), Corsair (http://www.corsairmemory.com/), Kingmax (http://www.kingmax.com/kmt/index.htm), Kingston (http://www.kingston.com/) or Transcend (http://www.transcendusa.com/) - is there any preference brand wise or go for the cheapest (they're all within about $30.00 of each other for the 4GB)? Back to top GeZza200 Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:20 Posts: 824 Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Location: Lilydale VIC, Australia View User Gallery (9) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:43 pm    Post subject: Go Corsair it would be best out of that bunch. Kingston arnt bad either but they have generic ram that they dont make, they just put there sticker on them. Back to top dc_todd Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:30 Posts: 2602 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gymea NSW, Australia View User Gallery (13) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:51 pm    Post subject: 2 things to look for are brand name, as suggested I would also go corsair ram, but also the ram speed, personally I would go as fast as the motherboard will allow. may cost a bit xtra but worth it in the long run, its a bit pointless going more if its slower than what you currently have. Back to top Denim Fordmods - Smokin em up Posts: 294 Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (2) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:09 pm    Post subject: Re: RAM Brand Preference - Corsair, Kingmax, Topram or Trans twr7cx wrote: I'm looking at some new RAM for my ThinkPad - there's the option of TopRAM (http://www.topram.com/), Corsair (http://www.corsairmemory.com/), Kingmax (http://www.kingmax.com/kmt/index.htm), Kingston (http://www.kingston.com/) or Transcend (http://www.transcendusa.com/) - is there any preference brand wise or go for the cheapest (they're all within about $30.00 of each other for the 4GB)? I use 2 gigs of 800Gi G-Skill ram, 3 gigs is all windows will recognise... and its priced well also, its gaming ram.. so its quite quik, Back to top scottlah Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Posts: 556 Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:10 pm    Post subject: If you can try get some OCZ ram. Back to top Krytox Technical Contributor Age:29 Posts: 2504 Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: Seaford State: VIC, Australia View User Gallery (2) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:14 pm    Post subject: I prefer transcend. 4gb (2x2gb sticks @800) is under $90! I remember paying $250 for 16mb! Back to top Denim Fordmods - Smokin em up Posts: 294 Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (2) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:18 pm    Post subject: Krytox wrote: I prefer transcend. 4gb (2x2gb sticks @800) is under $90! I remember paying $250 for 16mb! LOL... what about the days of a 40 mb hard drive @$1200..??.. Back to top krisisdog Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:19 Posts: 1552 Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Location: Grafton NSW, Australia View User Gallery (5) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:26 pm    Post subject: Denim wrote: Krytox wrote: I prefer transcend. 4gb (2x2gb sticks @800) is under $90! I remember paying $250 for 16mb! LOL... what about the days of a 40 mb hard drive @$1200..??.. !!! My hard drive must be worth like 1 million!!! ebay here I come Anyway, Corsair is good stuff, much cheaper than OCZ too.... and unless you have a quick or dedicated gaming machine there wont be much difference, except in you pocket. Back to top scottlah Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Posts: 556 Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:45 pm    Post subject: OCZ is much better for overclocks and can take alot more voltage Back to top dezza.89 Fordmods Oompa Loompa Posts: 46 Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Location: Warragul VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:46 pm    Post subject: +1 for corsair. good quality and very affordable. plus has lifetime warranty just my 2c Back to top scottlah Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Posts: 556 Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:12 pm    Post subject: Ram is cheap as s**t now who cars I remember when it was 80buck a 512 stick. that sucked ahha Back to top twr7cx Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 10081 Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Location: Hobart TAS, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:44 pm    Post subject: I've also got OCZ in my desktop, but it's not an option for this laptop as I havn't seen any in my price range. Actually havn't seen any to suit at all. And all the brands mentioned above all are the same speed - so it's only the brand name and price distinguishing them. Most votes for Corsair, and that's who I was looking at. But interesting to note is that no one had any negitives about any of the brands. Might be worth going the cheapest to save $35.00 then. Denim wrote: I use 2 gigs of 800Gi G-Skill ram, 3 gigs is all windows will recognise... and its priced well also, its gaming ram.. so its quite quik, Vista recognises 4GB in my system fine. O, and you'd never believe it, but I copy and pasted this thread from overclockers which I started this morning, so far on there there has been 35 views, and not a single reply. Yet a car forum has a bundle of replies. Back to top Krytox Technical Contributor Age:29 Posts: 2504 Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: Seaford State: VIC, Australia View User Gallery (2) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:47 pm    Post subject: who overclocks nowadays! Back to top twr7cx Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 10081 Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Location: Hobart TAS, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:53 pm    Post subject: ended up buying the corsair, it was the second most expensive - only $19 more than the cheapest (topram) for 2 x 2GB. The same seller had the cheapest price on the Kingston, not much less tahn the corsair, but it helped me to think that the corsair was the better. Kingmax was the dearest. Back to top haggis Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 1948 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gosford NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:36 am    Post subject: Warranty is probably the biggest thing to look for as RAM is fairly consistent between brands. The memory itself is all made by the same couple of companies so you're pretty safe with anything you get. Back to top fiftyone Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2127 Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:47 am    Post subject: OCZ for me, if not --> kingston, its very reputable Back to top Denim Fordmods - Smokin em up Posts: 294 Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (2) Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:18 pm    Post subject: Denim wrote: I use 2 gigs of 800Gi G-Skill ram, 3 gigs is all windows will recognise... and its priced well also, its gaming ram.. so its quite quik, Vista recognises 4GB in my system fine. O, and you'd never believe it, but I copy and pasted this thread from overclockers which I started this morning, so far on there there has been 35 views, and not a single reply. Yet a car forum has a bundle of replies.[/quote] You will find that it doesnt use the 4 gig of ram, it can only use 3gigs.. read up on Vista and find out.. Back to top Denim Fordmods - Smokin em up Posts: 294 Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (2) Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:21 pm    Post subject: Denim wrote: Denim wrote: I use 2 gigs of 800Gi G-Skill ram, 3 gigs is all windows will recognise... and its priced well also, its gaming ram.. so its quite quik, Vista recognises 4GB in my system fine. O, and you'd never believe it, but I copy and pasted this thread from overclockers which I started this morning, so far on there there has been 35 views, and not a single reply. Yet a car forum has a bundle of replies. You will find that it doesnt use the 4 gig of ram, it can only use 3gigs.. read up on Vista and find out..[/quote] Only unless it applies to the 32bit, and not the 64bit, has to do with the motherboard, the amount of cache on it an so on, from what I recall.. Back to top dc_todd Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:30 Posts: 2602 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gymea NSW, Australia View User Gallery (13) Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:45 pm    Post subject: also vista ultimate in 32bit will recognise 4gig too, but all 64bit OS's will recognise 4gig+ Back to top fiftyone Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2127 Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:49 pm    Post subject: 64 os's are the only ones that can use the full 4g of ram Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> Geeky Bits Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [47 queries :: 0.05798 seconds ]