Which RAM? No budget!

[p3rfect]

CPU: p4 3.0c (hopefully SL6WK)
MOBO: Abit IC7-MAX3

Which RAM would be the best possible RAM for this combo? I think I want 1 Gb. I'm not scared at splashing money if it is worth it! Everyone seems to have totally different ideas!

Cooling wise it will be air. I'm gonna get an SP94 with a 92mm Panaflow (56.8 CFM), and sit everything in a Lian Li PC 65. I will be replacing the ADDA case fans, probably with some low noise/cfm 80mm silenX fans... or maybe even more panaflows not sure.

[hkp0lice]

Everyone is gonna say mushkin PC3500 black Lvl2 2x512mb

[p3rfect]

Well if that's what is recommended then that is what I shall get :)

Anyone else?

[p3rfect]

Trying to find the exact spec of this RAM but I can't seem to find it on the Mushkin site? Am I being thick? Link please!!

[p3rfect]

According to one site

"
Mushkin DDR RAM - PC3500 - Level2 2-2-2 - DDR433
[ This product has been discontinued!! ]
"

[Galt]

[ This product has been discontinued!! ]

Exactly.

Good luck.

[p3rfect]

Ok great tip... I pressume I won't be told an alternative that I will actually be able to get hold of.

[unforgiven]

If you have no budget, then go with any generic RAM.

[p3rfect]

ok never mind then. Thanks anyway.

[greenman100]

Originally posted by unforgiven
If you have no budget, then go with any generic RAM.

ok wow.....

no budget means he can spend as much as he wants....

DO NOT GET ANY GENERIC RAM....

cancel your order if you did.

BH5 is the best:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=44938&item=3476678286&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

good luck.

[Digital_Cowboy]

you'll find that mushkin on ebay from time to time. about 350-400 dollars.

[Snoopdog26]

i just rescently bought 2x512 OCZ Gold edition DDR4000 and so far its great, if your overclcoking OCZ is pretty good stuff. from what ive been reading OCZ is great for overclocking.
-Andy

[Reefa_Madness]

p3rfect, there are a couple of other suggestions included with the question that follows. Also OCZ has quality ram that should meet your needs.

Question about the Mushkin Level II vs other ram with BH-5 chip.

Given that it is understood that there are no guarantees that all bh-5 clocks the same (within a specific brand), then:

Is it the concensus that the Mushkin is the best ram made with bh-5 or is it a matter of personal preference and thatbh-5 is bh-5 and as long as you get ram with bh-5, then you should be fine?

How much of a difference is it going to make if you have the Corsair PC3500 or the Kingston HyperX PC3200 (non A, of course) as opposed to the Mushkin? Or even some of the Kingston valueram that had bh-5, for that matter?

Most everyone seemed to suggest up above to go with the Mushkin, but other times I've seen people suggest to just find any BH-5.

Any comments?

[p3rfect]

Thanks for the replies, since bh-5 has been discontinued then I won't try and hunt it down - probably twice as hard in the UK anyway.

I am worried about buying memory that is TOO good for my system on air, and that it may actually drag down the performance (something about timings??). I have chosen every other component just RAM is giving me a headache!!

What about these:

Corsair 1GB DDR XMS4400PT TwinX (2x512MB)

Kingston HyperX 1GB (2x512MB) DDR PC4000

OCZ 1GB (2x512MB) PC4200 Dual Channel EL-DDR CAS2.5

And yea no budget does mean I can spend as much as I like, thanks greenman :rolleyes:

[Sophisticated]

there are some Mushkin Pc3200 LvL II BH-6 2-2-2 @ www.Kit-Tronics.com

[Sjaak]

Corsair 1GB DDR XMS4400PT TwinX (2x512MB)


I got very much the same, rock solid:

200Mhz: 2-2-2-6 (2.9v)

250Mhz: 3-4-4-7 (2.9v)

275Mhz: 3-4-4-7 (3.0v)

The timings aren't the best but the total bandwidth makes up for it all...getting over 6500MB/s in sandra

[p3rfect]

I was thinking of getting the very same RAM actually. So it's good performance and good for o/c?

[Vrykyl]

look here - http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/home.php?cat=446
for the best 1gb dual channel ram you can buy in the uk. Id go OCZ if poss, corsair if not.

[p3rfect]

This one?

http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/product.php?productid=17359&cat=446&page=1

Is that overkill on air or not?

[Vrykyl]

on air id go for these - http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/product.php?productid=17068&cat=446&page=1
the pc4400 is pushing it a bit on air (unless your gonna get that prommie i suggested in the cooling section ;) at the price your looking at for ram you could get a prommie machII ST brand new :D ), id go with pc4000 so you can run 1:1 divider for a pretty damn good OC

[p3rfect]

Ok you have sold me :) Now just trying to find the the best quote for everything :)

[whitehaze]

OCZ :D :cool:

[Tatuya]

For a p4, check out Max's Adata PC4200 taht stuff rocks and is only 200ish per GB.

BH-5 is better for AMDs because of the tight timings,etc but higher PC speed stuff tends to be better for P4s as they LOVE raw speed vs. tighter timings.

[p3rfect]

I found OCZ PC4000 1024mbGold DChan for £247 inc VAT in the UK so I am gonna go for that, once they get get a restock, which should be tomorrow! I bought a P4 3.0c SL6WK for £162.95 inc p&p from them earlier today =)

I've also changed my mind (again) and am gonna go for the Asus P4C800-E Deluxe instead of the Abit - primarily because the aforementioned company said they have had nothing but problems with the abit's.

[metra]

Teeeeeeeeechnically, if you have a low budget, then you CANT spend a lot. If you have a big budget then you CAN spend a lot. So, following that reasoning, you wouldnt be able to spend any money if you had no budget. No?

[p3rfect]

Technically a budget is the total sum of money allocated for a particular purpose or period of time. I don't have a total sum of money allocated for buying RAM, but that doesn't mean I don't have money. The fact I asked the question surely indicates that.

Besides following your arguement why did that guy recommend me generic RAM - is generic RAM free?

:p

Originally posted by metra
Teeeeeeeeechnically, if you have a low budget, then you CANT spend a lot. If you have a big budget then you CAN spend a lot. So, following that reasoning, you wouldnt be able to spend any money if you had no budget. No?

[situman]

Get some HyperRam with Adata Chips on them ( you have to specify the chip when u check out) 1 gig of PC4200 for under 300 bucks and according to many threads overclocks like theres no tomorrow running 1:1 ratio. You can get it at www.Komusa.com

[p3rfect]

Bought some :) Thanks for the help.