UpskirtHayley
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does buffalo firestix exist for PC2 5300?
if not... what is the best ram brand out there?
if not... what is the best ram brand out there?
what is best ram brand?
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There are several brands you can choose from depending on the application there. For gaming or simply performance memory names like Corsair xms series, Kingston Hyper X, OCZ Premium, Crucial, and others all come to mind.
Apparently Buffalo skips over that particular memory speed by simply taking a look at their product page for the FireStix catagory seen at http://www.buffalotech.com/products/memory/firestix/firestix-dimm/
Apparently Buffalo skips over that particular memory speed by simply taking a look at their product page for the FireStix catagory seen at http://www.buffalotech.com/products/memory/firestix/firestix-dimm/
UpskirtHayley
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noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was all put my mind into buffalo firestix! no wonder i dont see the 5300 firestix anywhere.
is it posible to make my computer use PC2-8000? if so.. would that be a hassle? like have to change motherboard?
if i really cant get buffalo firestix guess ill find another good brand then.
UpskirtHayley
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I have no idea... I havent receive the computer in my hand yet. It will be a black case Acer i think manufactured in 2008.
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Crucial - G Skill - Corsair - Kingston - Mushkin - OCZ - Patriot are all good memory brands. Depends on what you want and the going price for any one brand.
Once you have the make and model number since you are talking about a prebuilt system not a custom the specifications can easily be looked up to see what memory speeds are supported. From that point it will simply finding a good deal on the preferred memory looking at timings as well as the memory speed itself.
First, Crucial is Micron.. Micron makes chips for many of the majors, including OCZ.
G.Skill. I'm using some for the first time in my main machine. It's ok, but not mind blowing or anything.
Corsair is pretty decent.
Kingston is a mixed bag. A lot of Kingstons are using no name modules on them. The ones with Kingston modules on them aren't too bad, but one thing Kingston isn't is performance memory. For average use they're ok, but if you want performance RAM look elsewhere. Their ECC Reg RAM is a different story, but you're paying huge bucks for it and it's really only for servers. When I build servers it's what I use.
OCZ is excellent. I like it so much that I'm now OCZ authorized and buy direct from them. Unfortunately some of their modules are really picky and don't work as well with some configurations as others, but all around they're excellent performers, especially the Platinum and Titanium series.
Samsung also makes decent RAM. Not awesome or anything, but certainly reliable. Mushkin is renowned for quality RAM, but I've never tried it.
G.Skill. I'm using some for the first time in my main machine. It's ok, but not mind blowing or anything.
Corsair is pretty decent.
Kingston is a mixed bag. A lot of Kingstons are using no name modules on them. The ones with Kingston modules on them aren't too bad, but one thing Kingston isn't is performance memory. For average use they're ok, but if you want performance RAM look elsewhere. Their ECC Reg RAM is a different story, but you're paying huge bucks for it and it's really only for servers. When I build servers it's what I use.
OCZ is excellent. I like it so much that I'm now OCZ authorized and buy direct from them. Unfortunately some of their modules are really picky and don't work as well with some configurations as others, but all around they're excellent performers, especially the Platinum and Titanium series.
Samsung also makes decent RAM. Not awesome or anything, but certainly reliable. Mushkin is renowned for quality RAM, but I've never tried it.
Is PC2 5300 the name of your computer, or your memory module? Cuz I've never heard of a computer called that.
PC2-5300 is DDR2 667 memory not the make of any prebuilt system.
Speed DDR 266 (PC 2100) (13) DDR 333 (PC 2700) (33) DDR 400 (PC 3200) (85) DDR 500 (PC 4000) (1) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) (7) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) (38)
How do you tell if RAM is good? Is it just overclockability?
In other words, you built your system?
Good for you. The only problem is that Crucial.com's advisory tool won't work.
it's trouble free and compatible with most makes of boards. On some brands like GEIL I get told on occasion "if it runs run it if not forget it" indicating some people are seeing problems with a particular low end brand.
There are different types of memory as far as ocing is concerned. For that you can only use a performance type of memory and not simply any value ram that comes along. Faster timings are one thing looked at most often for those running gaming systems.
I never use any advisory tool but look over the specifications for the board to see what speeds are supported. That's direct from the manufacturer while often you will buy the minimum speed according to a scan at times.
There are different types of memory as far as ocing is concerned. For that you can only use a performance type of memory and not simply any value ram that comes along. Faster timings are one thing looked at most often for those running gaming systems.
I never use any advisory tool but look over the specifications for the board to see what speeds are supported. That's direct from the manufacturer while often you will buy the minimum speed according to a scan at times.
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alchemist83
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lol, tricky one- but the answer is there is no answer! computer parts are unique (in their own lil ways - RAM can damage easily from a knock received in Transit, manufacturing defects that are tolerated, repaired then product for sale, key example of this is with harddrives where sectors are locked out and also cpu's, where a similar thing happens that means cores get locked off then cpu is downgraded as sold as such - similar type things happen with different parts, including RAM).
RAM is picky, and troublesome. When i got my ASUS m/b, had many probs - bios version & RAM combinations with different outcomes. luckily ASUS released a new bios and that fixed my probs, but i had to try two different brands prior to what i use now. And the two i tried before were on recommendation from other users that had worked for them.
so no definite answer - but best one for me would be to search on forums for your m/b that you want to put the RAM in, and see what others have to say as their recommendation.
oh and as for buffalo firestix exist for PC2 5300 - best i could find is Buffalo Select PC2-5300 DDR2
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spynoodle
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Even though this article is from a time when PC2-5300 was good stuff, and shouldn't be posted in anymore, I'll use it to ask a question. If the person in this thread was obsessed with Buffalo Firestix, then why didn't she just buy PC2-6400 RAM from them and have the motherboard downclock it?