i want to buy the corsair xms2 ram
but which one do i get the dhx version or the heatspreader?
the price difference is £2 on scan
thanks
i want to buy the corsair xms2 ram
but which one do i get the dhx version or the heatspreader?
the price difference is £2 on scan
thanks
I would seriously avoid the DHX ones having now seen them in the flesh. They are stupidly tall and don't really seem to make them any cooler.
Since tall RAM can get in the way of bigger HSF's I would stick to standard heatspreaders.
thanks, ill order the heatspreaders then
one more question
curicial ballistix or corsair xms2?
which would be the better choice
Depends what you are doing. Overclocking wise ballistix are fantastic but only if you actually need to the RAM to overclock. What system is this going in?
get the corsair PC6400 as you can't clock a Q6600 passed the RAM's stock settings anyway. That is if you run a 1:1 divider of course. All will become more clear when overclocking if that doesn't make sense. But PC6400 will have the Q6600 running 3.6GHz no problem.
looney (06-05-2008)
It's not better, there just wouldn't be any difference between them at that clock.
I've got a set of PC5300 ballistix and had a set of corsair PC5300 xms2 .. both work just the same to me, got the corsair because it was just eaiser to get it from scan and it does a good job.
The ballistix can overclock to silly speeds the corsair couldn't dream of but since both are running in stock PC's you can't tell the difference.
I've heard of more crucial sticks dying than corsair so based on that I would get the corsair I think.
I'm sure the crucial would serve you well,
as would OCZ, g-skill, geil etc.. My personal preference is geil tbh.
i think i might just go for the crucial then, hopefully that high stock voltage wont be any problem
Shouldn't be, try and get at least some air flow over the RAM sticks what ever you get. It will always help them.
Thanks for the tip and help will go for the crucials,
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