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<Grisu4>
10-10-02, 05:17 PM
I'm looking for memory which makes 200+ for the nForce2 and meanwhile on a KT333. I came around the TwinMOS memory with Winbond 5ns.

check http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=375&dPage=2

for a review.

What do you think of this? It's a lot cheaper than corsair xms3200 and uses the same chips than xms3500.

Another thing is how much sticks to buy. Twinmos says that you can't reach the same timings with 2 sticks that with only one. So should I go for only 1x512MB or 2x256MB. The other thing is - will twin bank (nforce2) work with only one stick of RAM? (the TwinMOS is singlesided, right? Only the 256 stick? Could the 512 MB stick be doublesided?)
Kato
10-10-02, 07:14 PM
They should perform the same, TwinMOS is well known for OCing too. Just a question, where are you going to order it?
Placid
10-10-02, 07:47 PM
This place sells it.

http://www.hardwaregods.net/

You can use one stick of memory in a nf2 but if you want to use dual channel you will need two.
<Grisu4>
10-11-02, 05:06 AM
Originally posted by Placid
This place sells it.

http://www.hardwaregods.net/

You can use one stick of memory in a nf2 but if you want to use dual channel you will need two.

Even if the stick is doublesided?

I could get some 512 MB sticks (PC400) with 5ns Winbond, but I don't know the PCB producer - is it a risk to buy them? They are at about the same as the TwinMOS - but there aren't Winbond on the TwinMOS I can get ....
Placid
10-11-02, 07:59 AM
Yes even double sided. You need two seperate sticks for dual channel on the nf2.
Yes it is a risk to buy a stick made buy someone other than the mfg. you are looking at but with the same chips. It might be as good and it might not.
<Grisu4>
10-11-02, 08:41 AM
Okay, the original TwinMOS I can get has original TwinMOS Chips - they don't know how fast they are. I can get them as 256 MB and 512 MB sticks.

They also have TwinMOS memory with Winbond 5ns - but only 512 MB .... and I don't really need 1GB of RAM ....

So what would you do? Buy two TwinMOS/TwinMOS or wait what crucial says, because the PC2100 I have doesn't post on my new 8K5A2 - and runs perfekt on my 8KHA+ ....

Data of the Crucial PC2100:

CT32664Z265.16T
MT16VDDT3264AG-265A1, PC2100U-25330-B1

#1
CBNAQZ4003 200145
MT 01311 BP111B3.ZW

#2
CBNAPSX002 200139
MT 200139 BP1119H.K1

Maybe the give me a exchange to PC2700/3200 .... :D
Placid
10-11-02, 01:04 PM
I would wait until you can find some 256 with the 5ns winbond chips or get a different memory brand all together if you want to run dual channel.
<Grisu4>
10-11-02, 05:14 PM
Tried my crucial again after a CMOS reset and well, they're running. I read of problmes when plugging them in with to less force getting the same problem - I thinks this was my fault too.

They run with 180 MHz @ turbo, cl2, 4bank (2.9V) - I'm pretty happy with this and now I have time to wait for nforce2 and the right RAMs ....

btw - do you know if I get problems when I plug my RAID xard in the new board? Will WinXP run my RAID 0 or will I have to reinstall it?
Placid
10-11-02, 07:08 PM
Probably have to reinstall xp. Just a guess, I am not much of a raid user.