Comp question

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:47 pm

what do you think of this ram, only have two gigs right now, would like to have 6 when i upgrade to windows 7 in a few months

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:52 pm

Thats some good RAM, but make sure you need to get the same brand of RAM that you already have in your comp. Otherwise you may run into issues with the new RAM.

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:07 pm

I know my ram is corsair ram but its not the same type as this. Also question on graphic cards, is BFG done making them, i have a 9800 gtx oc 512mb that i wanted to get another one to sli them but can't find one for sale. Didn't know if another brand would work with the same 9800 gtx model or if I am going to just need to buy a new graphics card if i want to up grade.

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:45 pm

Different brands are acceptable if they share the same specs (speed, CAS, ect.). Even if they are different specs your machine will just run them both as the lowest spec. I personally try to get the same model memory if it's still available.

My wife's machine has 2 different brands. 2x512mb GEIL PC3200 CAS 2.5 & 2x1gb Crucial PC3200 CAS 3.0. It just runs them both at CAS 3.0.

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:18 pm

First off you need to post what your motherboard is, and then I'll help you out Smile

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:08 pm

You should just download more RAM.

http://www.downloadmoreram.com/

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:48 am

I have to say Fletch so far you by far have come up with the most out of this world posts then anyone else...

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:13 pm

hes very good finding weird stuff

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:16 pm

It's because he just sits here at work and looks for weird shit and plays video games. Don't you wish you worked for me?

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:18 pm

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80562Q6700

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D

BFG Tech BFGE98512GTXOC2E GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

These our my current items in my computer

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:24 pm

can i sli link with this card, my current card is factory OC.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339&Tpk=GeForce%209800%20GTX%20512MB%20256-bit

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:32 pm

You need to get DD2 Memory, not DDR3 like you linked us earlier. You can mix memory types (DDR, DDR2, DDR3) but you can get away with mixing CAS latency and speeds. It just runs all the memory at the highest CAS and lowest speed.

Sarge wrote:

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:41 pm

This is what I would get just to keep things similar: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145214

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:48 pm

Why are you going for sli Josh? Its that that big a boost in performance. Picking up a GTX 250 or something would be a bigger boost.

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:51 pm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150472

I might pick that up.