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resoluteK · Mar 12, 2004

Hey all you venerable ram sages, here's a quick question. Not considering the price, which memory would be best performing in a system similar to the one in my sig? I'm going to get two sticks of whatever I buy (1 gig total). My two choices are..

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-104&depa=0
Kingston 2700 with 2-2-2 timings (<- is this stuff bh5?)

or..

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-141-424&depa=0&section=3
Kingston 3200 with 3-3-3 timings.

My first thought would be that the pc2700 sticks would be better, but I'm not certain. So help me out - thanks!

Sophisticated · Mar 12, 2004

how about this mushkin pc3200 rated at 2-2-2

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=140242

resoluteK · Mar 12, 2004

I hear you, and agree.. but I can get those two particular sticks for pretty cheap, so I was wondering what would be best out of those two.

Thanks for the reply

Sophisticated · Mar 12, 2004

its a hard decision..depends if you are gonna overclock your cpu more then i would go with the pc3200

Sophisticated · Mar 12, 2004

but then again if the 2700 has atleast BH-6 chip then u can OC that at higher clock rates the you prolly can get that pc3200 with high voltages

resoluteK · Mar 12, 2004

If a gig of either was the same price, what would you buy?

The_Last_Don · Mar 12, 2004

I think that 2700 is bh6, I seriously doubt it's bh-5. If someone else can confirm it's bh6 then I would get the 2700. If not get the 3200 as it would provide more headroom, assuming chips are the same.

Sophisticated · Mar 12, 2004

yes as he said confirm they are BH-6 if not get the pc 3200

resoluteK · Mar 12, 2004

Okay, thanks a lot for the input.

Sophisticated · Mar 12, 2004

thats what were here for!!!

resoluteK · Mar 13, 2004

Well I now know that I'm not going to be able to see the memory chips to confirm what chip they have. So.. do I take up this offer ($100 for a gig of the pc2700 hyperx) or do I just fork out much more for something like a gig of that Komusa ram? (what i was planning on doing before)

Sophisticated · Mar 13, 2004

i hear A-data is good....but BH-6 Chips are better

Freddie · Mar 13, 2004

No, i think that it is ch-5, as my ch-5 wil run pc3200 at 2-3-2 or pc2700 speeds at 2-2-2.

resoluteK · Mar 13, 2004

Well running it at pc3200 with 2-3-2 timings would be just as good, if not better, than the value ram, no? If I get the pc2700 hyperx (likely), then which motherboard would it work best with for running/oc'ing a 2.8c?

this one..
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-163&depa=0

or this one?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-461&depa=0

Thanks again.

(edit: fixed links, sorry)

hrhrhrFOOT · Mar 13, 2004

second one, definitely.

resoluteK · Mar 13, 2004

Ok, can I ask you why you say that? (sorry, just trying to learn)

That's what I was thinking too, just because Intel chipsets are usually regarded as superior. The only thing about that board though is that it only supports 800mhz fsb in overclocking, so I was womdering if that would work well with my ram or cpu overclock.

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