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OCZ Memory Question.. Potentially Tough!

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OC-Master

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Here it is,

I am going to be one of those people you receives there nForce4 SLI boards ASAP when they arrive, my question is, which memory should I use for this bad boy..

I can only afford 512MB of ram for now so I'm thinking I'm gonna start with only single channel setup in the rig but I have to choose between two memory modules.

I love Corsair but they refuse to sell PC4400 in single packages so screw them lol.. So I gotta go with OCZ..

OK, PC4400 CL3 stuff or PC4200 CL2.5 stuff?? The PC4400 operates at 550MHz and costs $200 while the PC4200 stuff costs $240 and operates at 533MHz. The reason the PC4200 is more expensive is because OCZ calls it EL memory (Enhanced Latency reduction).

Which one and why? I plan on running the rig at 267 X 9 = 2.4GHz Athlon64 90nm Winchester ( 2136MHz HT)


OC-Master
 
I (personally) would go with the PC3200 Plat. Rev 2. Its actually DDR500, just rated at 3200 because of its 2-2-2 timings. Also, sometimes, tighter timings are better than higher speeds. But if you can do 500MHz at 2-3-3 with these, its better than PC4000 or PC4400
 
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