Re: [SLUG] hardware ? and Linux

From: steve szmidt (steve@szmidt.org)
Date: Mon Jan 14 2008 - 19:19:53 EST


On Monday 14 January 2008, Eben King wrote:

> I have to cut some cost some way. I chose A-Data because I saw reviewers
> > with the same brand of RAM using the Motherboard. What Geil or Corsair?
> >
> > GeIL Value Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144064
> >
> > CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176
>
> Both have rebates, and the Geil is $15 cheaper after its. If that isn't a
> big deal, then I vote for the Corsair, because it's "famous name" memory.
> What I'd probably get is
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134193
>
> When I bought my stuff, I got Mushkin, but it was 2*1GB, which is not what
> you want.

I got Mushkin too because of partly the fact they used to have very good chips
and partly because they have excellent support. For one their company run
forum is very responsive.

-- 

Steve Szmidt

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