It's been quite a while since I built my last PC. I'm going to build an Intel G3258 based machine. Do I need to add RAM in pairs or will a single stick of 8GB work?
If I were shopping for high quality memory, I would use the following parameters as a guide...
* DDR3 rated at 1.5v or lower
* DDR3 rated at the lowest CAS I could afford
* DDR3 rated at the highest clock speed I could afford
* Limit the scope of my purchase to G.Skill, Mushkin, Samsung, Corsair XMS or Crucial (non-Ballistix)
While not wavering on the voltage point, I would balance the other issues with my budget.
Remember, my goal is not pure "benchmarking" performance, but simply finding the highest quality memory I can afford. ^_^
The only reason I pay a premium for low latency, high speed, low voltage memory is...
Quality and quality alone.
What he said1.5v is the JEDEC DDR3 voltage standard.
Stay with 1.5v or less if you can afford it..
Why non-Ballistix?
Why non-Ballistix?
Why non-Ballistix?
ThisBecause Ballistix have horrible DOA / failure rates. At least, that was true in the DDR2 days.
I had a kit fail on me, and so did a friend.
Not so. Ballistix includes their value RAM, today. IMO, Blain should update his quotes, which were much more truthful in the DDR 2 days. AFAIK, they take regular 1333-1866MHz RAM, put a heatspreader on it for style, and brand it Ballistix, for those with case windows.Ballistix is the premium category which will be wasted on the Pentium. And depending on the motherboard, you'll have trouble running anything above stock 1333.
Not so. Ballistix includes their value RAM, today. IMO, Blain should update his quotes, which were much more truthful in the DDR 2 days. AFAIK, they take regular 1333-1866MHz RAM, put a heatspreader on it for style, and brand it Ballistix, for those with case windows.