buffalo or twinmos [Archive] - Overclockers Forums

CVW

08-01-03, 02:55 AM

im looking for a stable and overclockable ram and i hear great thigns about buffalo and twinmos (mushkin is over my price) and was wondering which is a better pc 3200 ram. thanks

allen337

08-01-03, 06:15 AM

never slack on ram, if you cant afford it right now save money and get the best, you wont be sorry you bought good ram, you will be if you buy cheap ram and it dont overclock at all. ALLEN

Phalanx28

08-01-03, 07:40 AM

Pretty much all TwinMOS PC3200 now is based on the newer Winbond -CH5 chips or TwinMOS' privately labeled chips. If you can find some (and there are only two places to get it from) with the -BH5 chips, jump on it.

Buffalo Technology is one of the last manufacturers still with -BH5 chips, I believe (Mushkin seems to have the rest). Though, I'm sure they're ready to switch over to the cheaper -CH5 chips now.

Either manufacturer is fine so long as you can find the -BH5 variety. If you can't, -CH5 isn't necessarily bad, it's just not as good as the -BH5.

Phalanx28

xgman

08-01-03, 03:39 PM

Or you could just wait and see if some BH-4's come out anytime soon. They are in "engineering Samples".

Phalanx28

08-01-03, 04:05 PM

Or, if you know someone in Japan, you can have them send you some ADATA PC4000. :)

I'm think they're using privately labeled -BH4s. Their ES PC4000 modules had them on there.

Phalanx28

xcelerator

08-02-03, 10:47 AM

Buffalo's and Twinmos are both good........just get heat spreaders for it if ur gonna get those rams

james.miller

08-02-03, 10:49 AM

why? mine does fine without them. at 230mhz and 2.9v my ram doesnt even get luke warm - what good would a heat-spreader do?

CrashOveride

08-02-03, 10:54 AM

If you get Buffalo just be sure its winbond modules.

You dont NEED a heatspreader, its look goodness.

Bobby

08-02-03, 10:55 AM

Retain heat? LOL

When I had the Twinmos PC3200 CH-5 modules, they weren't even warm at 2.75v. My corsairs XMS PC3200 are pretty warm at 2.75v with heat spreaders (retainers).

CVW - What system are you going to use this memory on? That'll give us a better idea what to recommend.

-Bobby

Caffinehog

08-02-03, 12:18 PM

Buffalo is now mostly CH5, but there are still bh5 modules out there. If you get the pc3200 buffalo, you will be getting winbond.

coolgeek

08-05-03, 12:05 PM

You can get guaranteed WinBond ram of your choice at Hardcore Cooling (http://www.hardcorecooling.us)

q149

08-05-03, 02:46 PM

I would get the TwinMOS cause i think they use better pcb and have better quality control. Btw.. i never use heatspreaders on my Buffallo at 3.2v and they hardly got warm. I have had my TwinMOS CH-5 in dual channel up to around 245 3-3-2.5 and around 235 3-2-2 at only 3v.. alot better than my buffalo BH-5 at single channel.