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DDR RAM Question
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Posted by: d!g!talhardcore
I have an MSI mobo with the KT400 chipset. The mobo has 3 slots that can hold RAM in it. I currently have two sticks of PC2100. I was wondering if it would be worth it to change the RAM to PC2700 or PC3200. My current sticks I bought from my local computer store, so I assume it's generic. I was thinking about getting Mushkin or OCZ cuz it has those cool RAM sinks (I know you can buy them) I just want to know if i'd experience a major performance gain. BTW if I get PC3200 it only allows me to have 2 sticks.
System Specs:
MSI KT4V
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Windows XP Professional
Posted by: Outlaw
I don't think you'd notice much of it, if anything.
I could be wrong though 
Posted by: taco_fox
You probably won't notice a difference unless you plan to overclock.
Don't get OCZ.
Posted by: uh...ok
Unless you're planning to upgrade the numbers on your RAM (in terms of MB), you really won't get much of a performance boost in upgrading just the speed of it.
Generic RAM isn't bad at all - IMO, brand name RAM is just a bit overrated. Not that brand name RAM is bad, but I just mean it's not a big difference from generic ones.
-uh...ok
Posted by: d!g!talhardcore
So I basically I wont get a massive increase in speed if I get the RAM with a higher BUS speed for normal use?
I'm not gonna OC my system, I'm happy running it at normal.
Posted by: uh...ok
Exactly. Only way to see a significant difference is if you actually get MORE RAM, not faster RAM.
-uh...ok
Posted by: ZeRo_MaXwInG
Sometime's generic RAM chips cause all sorts of errors in Windows. RAM could go bad over time and you should get one that at least has a decent reputation, such as RAM sticks with Samsung chips or a known company.
Posted by: d!g!talhardcore
So far my system has been doing superb, mainly cuz I killed my main hard drive and have a fresh one that is months old, but I have not had any crashes at all, which makes me really happy. Just in case it goes bad, i'll definitely get some name brand stuff.
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