I need some help with DDR2.

trueplaya4ever8 · Aug 24, 2005

Ok well soon i intend to get an intel system. I dont really want to spend more than $220 on 1-2gb of decent to good ddr2.

System i am proposing :
P4 670
Asus p5dw2 premium
memory ??
vcard i havent decided yet.
Powerstream 520.

I have the rest of the parts i need. I just dont know jack about DDR2, i wouldnt mind having 2gb of it for bf2.

Thanks all.

Sentential · Aug 24, 2005

Would it really be that hard to just IM me? lol

sicloan · Aug 24, 2005

Actually i would like to know some good choices as well.

I was looking at
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146433
for ddr2 800 and
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820144522
for ddr2 533

I too dont want to spend over 200 on ram.

I will be using the same board, same PSU, and probably an intel 640 or 650.

sicloan · Aug 25, 2005

Bump, can anyone help?

batboy · Aug 25, 2005

trueplaya4ever8 said:
System i am proposing :
P4 670
Asus p5dw2 premium

Nice pick for motherboard, but why the 670? Just get a 630 or 640 and overclock the snot out of it. Not only will you save a lot of cash, but the high FSB will give you more performance.

Ok, for 2 gig (2X1024) of DDR2 RAM if you want to stay under $200 I see at least three decent choices: OCZ value series, Corsair Value Select, and Kingston Value RAM. All of these will work fine and overclock all right, but you'll have to use relaxed timings, which is ok on an Intel system. If you want tighter timings, you will have to spend more.

If you go with 2X512 and want faster RAM (PC2-5400) with better timings, then get the Mushkin High Performance series, or the OCZ Gold series (give 'em more voltage and they'll do lots better than advertised specs),

Sentential · Aug 25, 2005

sicloan said:
Bump, can anyone help?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141211
^^ Jack of all trades

trueplaya4ever8 · Aug 25, 2005

batboy said:
Nice pick for motherboard, but why the 670? Just get a 630 or 640 and overclock the snot out of it. Not only will you save a lot of cash, but the high FSB will give you more performance.

Ok, for 2 gig (2X1024) of DDR2 RAM if you want to stay under $200 I see at least three decent choices: OCZ value series, Corsair Value Select, and Kingston Value RAM. All of these will work fine and overclock all right, but you'll have to use relaxed timings, which is ok on an Intel system. If you want tighter timings, you will have to spend more.

If you go with 2X512 and want faster RAM (PC2-5400) with better timings, then get the Mushkin High Performance series, or the OCZ Gold series (give 'em more voltage and they'll do lots better than advertised specs),

Getting a really good *** deal on it.

Vaio · Aug 25, 2005

Sentential said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141211
^^ Jack of all trades

If you don't need that high of speed ram, then the 533 model is another good choice.

I need some help with DDR2.

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