OCZ 4000 EL Gold edition ?

[kikkler]

what do you think about them? I'm thinking about buying a pair - my system is 2.6C and IC7. does the CH5 still have this problem with the 875 chipset ?

[flapperhead]

unless u have a 2.4c and want to run 275+fsb 1-1, it would probably be a waste of money. the 2.6c averages 3.2 -3.4 gig. that equals around a 250-260 fsb. if i were u id go for some mushkin lvl2 and run it with tight timings at a 5/4 ratio....

[Xstatic]

Ya get the muchkin 3500 its your best bet for that high of fsb.

[coughman]

Originally posted by flapperhead
unless u have a 2.4c and want to run 275+fsb 1-1, it would probably be a waste of money. the 2.6c averages 3.2 -3.4 gig. that equals around a 250-260 fsb. if i were u id go for some mushkin lvl2 and run it with tight timings at a 5/4 ratio....

With 250fsb why not get a DDR500 running at 1:1?

[Teh]

Originally posted by coughman


With 250fsb why not get a DDR500 running at 1:1?

From my understanding, specified DDR500 RAM usually runs at very loose timings, and is easily outperformed by "slower" RAM running at tigher settings.

[flapperhead]

if u could run tight timings with the pc4000. running it at 250 would be worth it. unless the stuff is really cranking 275+ it just aint worth the money. mushkin pc3500 lvl2 runnin 220 @ 2-2-5 would kill it

[coughman]

I'm still undecided about this 1:1 loose timing vs 5:4 tight timing issue. Is there any online articles/reviews that supports the tight timing over 1:1 overclocking?

[flapperhead]

the basic controversy of 1-1 versus 5/4 ratio is really a function of what kind of setup u have. i run a 2.4c at a very hi fsb (290 and above) with a 1-1 ratio at very loose timings because thats the only timings my pc4000 will run. if i had a cpu that would only run to a 250 or 260 fsb then running my pc4000 would be not achieving memory bandwidth efficiently because it wont run tight timings. which makes it inefficient as compared to the slower but much more efficient pc3200-3500 that is designed for tight timings. now things change once my pc4000 memory is running at 290-300 1-1 like mine is now, cause the pc3200-3500 just wont be able to run a 5/4 ratio. 5/4 of 300 = 240(480 ddr) that is why i suggested for u to get some good pc3200-3500 cause at about 250-260 fsb the pc4000 is being utilized in a manner that it really isnt designed for (in my opinion) and it probably will produce less bandwidth than runnin pc3200 at 5/4 and tight timings.