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deachus
02-19-2006, 10:24 AM
Which memory would you guys suggest for a customers Gaming PC?

PQI Turbo 2GB PC2-5400 4-4-4-12 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141211&ATT=20-141-211&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r $176.99
Corsair 2GB PC2-5400 DDR2 4-4-4-12 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85016-16&affiliate=pricegrabber
$239.00

Also, I saw this info when reading the Customer Reviews at Newegg on the PQI Turbo. What do you guys think about this?
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Pros: Very cheap compared to most memories but performance is excellent....
Cons: Not supported by ASUS P5WD2E-Premium (This motherboard is introduced prematurely to the market anyway).
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Is the Corsair worth the extra $75.00 or will the performance be exactly the same with the PQI at stock speeds?


System Specs:

Intel Pentium D 940 - Dual 3.2GHZ CPU - ZipZoomFly - $446.00
Asus P5WD2-E Premium 975X Motherboard - ZipZoomFly - $249.99
Corsair 2GB PC2-5400 DDR2 Dual Channel - ZipZoomFly - $239.00
MAXTOR Maxline III 300GB S-ATA II - ZipZoomFly - $132.47
EVGA Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 460/1200 - Monarch Computers - $438.67
Thermalright XP90-C HSF - Best Byte Inc. - $56.89
Qty 6 - Coolermaster 80MM Blue LED Case Fans - Newegg - $20.21
Arctic Silver 5 - Newegg - $9.21
Sunon 92MM 52CFM Fan - Newegg - $9.71
OCZ Powerstream 520watt PSU - ATACOM - $127.50
Sony DW-D22A-B2 Dual Layer DVD+-RW - PC Progress - $51.00
Lian-Li PC-75B Black Full Tower Case - Tools PCs - $244.99

TOTAL: $2,029.29 (That Includes Tax & Shipping)

guess2098
02-19-2006, 10:51 AM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145015

this is better any i think it can do 3-3-3-12
D9 chip

bobov
02-19-2006, 01:07 PM
Anyone can confirm it? I think 5400UL use D9 chip, 5400c4 not.

sin0822
02-19-2006, 02:03 PM
thats not D9, its probably the same as mushkin uses, something form elpidea

Serra
02-19-2006, 07:07 PM
I personally might recommend going AMD myself. Intel's releasing some crazy stuff later this year, but AMD is still by far and away the best at the moment.

But anyway, at stock speeds I wouldn't think the difference is huge between those two RAM's... and I really wouldn't worry about the difference being the bottleneck in gaming.

nn_step
02-19-2006, 07:34 PM
Honestly I don't think there is any reason to go DDR2 but if you are get fat body D9.. and I checked for 2x1Gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145590
for 2x512mbhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145539