RD 1066 or 800?

Keruberne · Oct 22, 2002

Hi Guys

i have a problem rigt now, here DK there is a very long delivery time for RD-1066 ram specially 256mb sticks

So here is the question what is the best thing to do, buy Samsung PC-800 2*256mb and OC them to PC1066? or buy 4*128mb PC-1066 Samsung stick?

Hope u guys can help me

Johnny Mo · Oct 22, 2002

Depends on your needs.

Are you hoping to overclock your system? (looks around at the junkies gathered around the O/C crackpipe)

If so, what are your system specs??

Johnny Mo

Keruberne · Oct 22, 2002

I will OC and my specs look closer, and u will se that i have a P4 NW 2.53GHz and a Gigabyte 8IHXP

thirteen13rulez · Oct 22, 2002

its harder to get 4 ram modules synchronized than to get 2...

Keruberne · Oct 23, 2002

I still need a answer for my question

Johnny Knoxville · Oct 23, 2002

Get pc800, the 1066 are priced way too high. You can get 1gb of pc800 for the price of 512mb of 1066.
Also 1200 will be coming sooner or later, which will further rock.

jarett · Oct 23, 2002

does pc1066 overclock well, if so which brand is BEST for overclocking ?

Johnny Mo · Oct 23, 2002

Johnny Knoxville said:
Get pc800, the 1066 are priced way too high. You can get 1gb of pc800 for the price of 512mb of 1066.
Also 1200 will be coming sooner or later, which will further rock.

Look at the speed specs. 35ns is rated at PC1066.
That makes the 32ns "PC1066" Samsung = PC1200.

It's already upon us.

Johnny Mo

baltoos · Oct 24, 2002

I have 2 sticks of Samsung PC800 256Mb running at 140fsb, which is equivalent to PC1120, with no problems at all. I suggest you get yourself the same! -Dave

jarett · Oct 25, 2002

which is the best overclocking pc1066 ram out there ?

mucke · Oct 27, 2002

I think it is samsung. Mine runs fine in 156 fsb x4 on a Asus P4T 533-C.

Mucke.

FIZZ3 · Oct 28, 2002

Johnny Mo said:
Look at the speed specs. 35ns is rated at PC1066.
That makes the 32ns "PC1066" Samsung = PC1200.

It's already upon us.

Johnny Mo

Not really, just like 7.5ns SDRAM was PC133, but so was 7ns. Not that the 32ns stuff isn't good. =)

FIZZ3 · Oct 28, 2002

Keruberne said:
Hi Guys

i have a problem rigt now, here DK there is a very long delivery time for RD-1066 ram specially 256mb sticks

So here is the question what is the best thing to do, buy Samsung PC-800 2*256mb and OC them to PC1066? or buy 4*128mb PC-1066 Samsung stick?

Hope u guys can help me

I'd say both having 4 sticks as having to OC PC800 for stock speed are less-than-stellar solutions. The 4 sticks scenario is the lesser of the two evils, but if I were you I'd bite the bullet and order proper PC1066.

Also- why not order online? I like Mushkin (www.mushkin.com) and they ship Internationally within a reasonable timeframe. Yes, they *are* expensive.

Johnny Mo · Oct 28, 2002

Re: Re: RD 1066 or 800?

FIZZ3 said:
I'd say both having 4 sticks as having to OC PC800 for stock speed are less-than-stellar solutions. The 4 sticks scenario is the lesser of the two evils, but if I were you I'd bite the bullet and order proper PC1066.

Also- why not order online? I like Mushkin (www.mushkin.com) and they ship Internationally within a reasonable timeframe. Yes, they *are* expensive.

The *new* Mushkin retail Samsung 1066 256mb sticks suck donkey nads.

I just tried two sticks out and they barely do 146x4. Hell, I had those beat from a Feb batch of Sammy 800-45

Jm

Johnny Mo · Oct 28, 2002

FIZZ3 said:
Not really, just like 7.5ns SDRAM was PC133, but so was 7ns. Not that the 32ns stuff isn't good. =)

I wouldn't go by speed ratings anyhow - look at my "PC800" results.

JM

jarett · Oct 29, 2002

mucke-

is that the pc 1066 you're running, and are you running it at the default multiplier so its running around 1300 mhz right ?

FIZZ3 · Oct 29, 2002

Re: Re: Re: RD 1066 or 800?

Johnny Mo said:
The *new* Mushkin retail Samsung 1066 256mb sticks suck donkey nads.

I just tried two sticks out and they barely do 146x4. Hell, I had those beat from a Feb batch of Sammy 800-45

Jm

Well that can happen. Overclocking is always a game of chance. What I'm suggesting is that by choosing known 'better brand/type' stuff you can increase your chances of success.

Also, more devices per stick = tougher timing. It's always the smallest singlesided sticks that do best initially. But sometimes you need the extra storage space.

DeviLduck · Oct 29, 2002

Keruberne,
If you're using the 8IHXP, an 850E mobo, don't even consider rdram 800, for any reason.

In my tests, the newest Samsung 256MB 1066-32 rdram (CT9) is about equal to Kingston 256MB 1066-32 rdram, in bandwidth performance.

The 8IHXP board OCs best with memory in slots 1&2 only, using 256 or 512MB modules. Using 128MB modules, OCing will be ok with 4 slots filled, but still not quite as good as only 2 slots filled with mem.

Don't make the mistake of purchasing rdram 1066 that is actually rdram 800 parts. Check for the correct part numbers:
http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/rdram/valid/rmvalid.htm?iid=ipp_850chpst+body_rdram&

Check Threads here:
http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=55

mucke · Oct 29, 2002

jarett said:
mucke-

is that the pc 1066 you're running, and are you running it at the default multiplier so its running around 1300 mhz right ?

I have two 128 mb samsung pc 1066 anf it runs at default multiplier= x4.
Too bad that i dont can rase my fsb more. I think my rams
will go higher.

Mucke.

Johnny Mo · Oct 29, 2002

mucke said:
I have two 128 mb samsung pc 1066 anf it runs at default multiplier= x4.
Too bad that i dont can rase my fsb more. I think my rams
will go higher.

Mucke.

I bet you could, too. We are all anxiously awaiting BIOS fixes for the TH7-II that would eliminate the inability to run 1066 sticks at 3x mult. From the response one fellow got from Abit, I'm not sitting by the phone - basically "We'll look into it"

Johnny Mo

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