1gb of redlines or 2gb of something else?

fldrice

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I was planning on getting a gig 4000 of redlines but now I'm considering getting a 2x1024mb of something else. What do you fellas think I should do? Also, are there any 2x1024 kits of ram out there that can hit 275+ w/ 2.5-3-3-x or 3-3-3-x.

 

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Im asking myself the exact same question.

 

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Since you are having a good measure of success with HV memory, why not continue with it? I don't know if anybody is offering 2Gb of HV stuff, so the Redline PC4000 seems to be a good choice.

 

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So far only the BallistiX PC4000 should hit 275MHz and beyond, but not all of them. Luck of the draw. OCZ has some PC4000 stuff too, but I havent heard anything about it yet. Other than that I dont think anything will go that high.

 

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Running 4x512 Redlines will outperform 2x1024 sticks with loose timings. To get them working stable at high HTT (250+) does take time to find the right memory timings.

 

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Yeah but the command rate of 2T just kills your bandwidth. I tried it and even though its probably not noticable in games, I wouldnt go the 4x512 route on AMD systems.

 

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If only Winbond ICs were available in higher density....

 

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Streifenkarl said:

Yeah but the command rate of 2T just kills your bandwidth. I tried it and even though its probably not noticable in games, I wouldnt go the 4x512 route on AMD systems.

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Going to 2T does lower the bandwith but the Interleave is better. Here is a thread with results of what 4x512 Redline did compared to 2x1024.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67607&page=2&pp=25

 

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Wow, good link Quest. I love seeing threads that make me proud of not going for 2x1gb.

 

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hmm... might just go with the redlines

 

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Why redlines and not tcc5?

 

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Because I'm partial to Winbond.

 

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I have 4x512 of Twinmos SP (UTT BH5) in my possession... I should probably give that a shot one day. I use 2x512 right now.