What is A-Data RAM and why is it cheap?

EgeWorks · Oct 9, 2003

Does anyone know what sort of chips these things use? The're website is pretty useless...

I am asking because I can get 512Mb of PC4000 A-Data for the same price as 512MB Corsair XMS3200LL.

I am going to be overclocking(is there any other way?) a Barton 2500+ on an NF7-S dual channel. So which is the better choice out of these two?

My third choice is Geil pc-3500, which is dirt cheap but it seems as though it won't take tight timings at all.

Can you please not say "Get Muskin, Buffalo etc." It's near on impossible to buy that stuff where I live

slawson · Oct 9, 2003

If it's too good to be true it probably isn't

FattyMcNastyXK · Oct 9, 2003

thats for that useless post slawson.

The adata modules use their own chips, adata. This is a japanese company (i think) and so its kinda hard to get them here, but if you can get them there, then go for it. These sticks are perfect for overclocking. Get them. I heard they can reach up to DDR600 thats 300 fsb! These will definitely not hold back your oc.

EgeWorks · Oct 9, 2003

OK I found a review here , they say that they will clock very high but the timings have to be very loose, even at low(er) speed the timings wouldn't go below CAS2.5 stably. I'm guessing these would be a lot better suited to a P4 than an XP.

Anyone have firsthand knowledge?

BTW, the company is from Taiwan.

FattyMcNastyXK · Oct 9, 2003

close enough

EgeWorks · Oct 10, 2003

Hmm...I think i'm still going to go with the Corsair - the last stick I had was great, it was BH-5 though(wish I hadn't sold it).

These new ones aren't quite so good but 2,2,2,6 at 200Mhz should give me at least some headroom. If I ever do another P4 system I might go for A-Data.

Steven4563 · Oct 10, 2003

my adata ram i love it i couldnt ask more from it =D

mrspec3 · Oct 10, 2003

Adata ran is really ment for Intel systems. It runs at loose timings but crazy high FSB speeds.

Steve

kestrel · Oct 10, 2003

Yep. Adata rocks the casbah, (for intel).

Mr Lish · Oct 10, 2003

its cheap because it hasn't got any heatspreaders on them

FattyMcNastyXK · Oct 10, 2003

lmao, heatspreaders are cheap.

Suma · Oct 10, 2003

lol, how come you all say a-data is for intel?
what's the reason?

FattyMcNastyXK · Oct 10, 2003

some ram just works better on certain platforms.

Suma · Oct 10, 2003

That's understandable.
so what's best for an AMD platform?

Speed_Mechanic2 · Oct 10, 2003

A-DATA isn't just for Intel's. It's for high-FSB applications. But only Intel's "C" with low multipliers (2.4C and 2.6C) are capable of reaching the high FSB's that make running 4ns memory necessary. There is word that AMD's Athlon 64 3200+ might be capable of 270+MHz FSB while under extreme cooling, but current bios problems are hampering them.

There has been word that many of the A-DATA PC4000 modules coming into the States uses Hynix D43 chip, which is unfortunate. A-DATA also uses their own manufactured chips, which are the modules reviewed in the www.Overclockers.Com.Au review. If you use an Intel 2.4B (2.66B with a multiplier of 20) then you won't be capable of achieving the FSB, and will be better off with lower FSB and tightest timings.

Memory using Winbond BH-5 chips (some A-DATA has had BH-5 in the past, but unknown as of now) is the best for Athlon and overclocked-Intel-"B"-processors.

Suma · Oct 10, 2003

Thanks man.
My CH-5 can't do well on low voltages.
I'll go for some BH-5s.
maybe the Buffalo Pc3700.

OcLinNoob · Oct 11, 2003

i got some hynix which are great. BTW ur not gonna get 600FSB outa a-data running at low volt. U need about 3.2 voltz to reach taht much fsb.

Suma · Oct 11, 2003

I understand that.
I'm aiming for DDR460/480 not more.

Steven4563 · Oct 11, 2003

if adata ram is for intel systems y am i getting over 3.5gb sec at 227fsb u cant say that its only for Intel when it works great in mine

Lithan · Oct 12, 2003

460 should be good without a vdimm mod at cas 2.5 480 at cas 3. This stuff simply wont run cas 2 (kinda like bh5 simply wont run cas 3) It also needs a decent bit of voltage to go from 3 to 2.5.

This refers to the pc4000. My pc2700 a data can do 2.5 almost as high as it does 3. It can do 2 but takes alot of voltage and low mhz.

Adata is not LL ram. If you want tight timings. Don't buy it. It will do moderate timings reasonably well, and for loose timings, it can't be beat.

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