Buffalo 4200?

FattyMcNastyXK · Oct 2, 2003

I see this ram on Newegg for the first time. I guess its rather expensive, for buffalo, clocking in at $105 per 256 stick. I don't know what the chips are, it says HB, translate? This is obviously not the bh-5, could it be better?

wannaoc · Oct 2, 2003

Chances are its the Hynix that all other 4k+ ram is using these days. I would stick with the BH-5 3700 sticks that work so well for everyone. Pretty much the price alone turns me off, for a little more I could buy some Mushkin or something like that.

CrashOveride · Oct 2, 2003

Ya, I read somewhere (no link though :/) that some of the higher memory like that doesn't always run at lower timings, so it can get the Mhz but even at lower FSB's it won't always make good timings. I too would stick with the better known sticks for the time being.

funko · Oct 2, 2003

i guess, its a matter of.....who's willing to be our guinea pig...

hehe

Speed_Mechanic2 · Oct 2, 2003

It's pretty much the same as older Corsair/Mushkin PC4000. Now both Corsair and Mushkin use newer Hynix chips, that I do believe is not found on the Buffalo PC4200. Basically, if I needed DDR500+ memory, then I would go after Corsair's XMS4000 Pro or Mushkin's new PC4000 (perfurb Mushkin

).

Mushkin PC4000 goes for $209.10 for 2x256MB or $378 for 2x512MB. It (and the Corsair Pro) does 260-280MHz at 3-4-4 and ~200MHz+ at 2-3-3. While other PC4000, this Buffalo included, will most likely not run at CAS 2.0 (it might get 2.5-3-3).

Illah · Oct 2, 2003

If all you want is ~200MHz+ 2-3-3 you can do that with MUCH cheaper RAM...

--Illah

sandman001 · Oct 2, 2003

yea, like some cheap CH-5 buffalo 3200.

Speed_Mechanic2 · Oct 2, 2003

CH-5 won't do 270MHz... The new Corsair/Mushkin PC4000 is meant to do 270MHz at 3-4-4 AND 210ish at 2-3-3

NeoGeo · Oct 8, 2003

Must be a typo?

What's with the Newegg description for Buffalo PC 4200 ? I'd be all over that if it could do ddr 533 at cl2.5 :drool:

Seems to have Hynix chips, so has anybody tried them out?

What ram can do ddr 456 with 2-2-2-6 timings?

CrashOveride · Oct 8, 2003

sandman001 said:
yea, like some cheap CH-5 buffalo 3200.

Or better yet (but more expensive, yet still cheap) buffalo BH-5 3700

NeoGeo said:
What's with the Newegg description for Buffalo PC 4200 ? I'd be all over that if it could do ddr 533 at cl2.5

Seems to have Hynix chips, so has anybody tried them out?

What ram can do ddr 456 with 2-2-2-6 timings?

I would say as far as buffalo (or most places go) the 3700 BH-5's probably could. some mushkin BH-5's (that black lvl 2 stuff is BH-5) probably could as well. But really no gaurentees.

Speed_Mechanic2 · Oct 8, 2003

BH-5's really don't like CAS 3.0, so you probably won't be getting too high of clock speeds with low timings. At least not much higher then you will with 2-3-2 or 2-3-3 timings. Although there are some magic BH-5's out there that will do 240MHz+ at 2-2-2-5 timings, but as I said, those are mostly "magic" BH-5's.

Most BH-5's should get you between 220MHz-235MHz (DDR420-470) at 2-2-2 or 2-3-2 (nForce2/3 + Via's 64-bit chipset or i875/i865 respectively).

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