Best 2x1GB for gaming ??

khaotik · Oct 12, 2005

This is kind of a two part question.

#1: Is there any real benefit these days in games when running with highly overclocked RAM?

#2: Keeping #1 in mind, what's the best bang for the buck 2x1GB kit out there - stability, reliability, price and compatibility with the DFI NF4 series are most important.

I'm currently looking at
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141227
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210

Thanks!!!

Mdogs444 · Oct 12, 2005

Get some Crucial Ballistix. Great latencies, good price, and great compatibility.

EvilCloudStrife · Oct 12, 2005

i donno about #2, but to answer you first question there is a HUGE increase in ram comparing 200mhz dual channcel to 300mhz dual channel ram. yes, overclocked ram makes a huge difference

khaotik · Oct 12, 2005

Mdogs444 said:
Get some Crucial Ballistix. Great latencies, good price, and great compatibility.

These - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146578 ??

I know they have a great reputation but max overclocks aren't really important to me. Will I really see $100 worth in extra performance?

cullam3n · Oct 12, 2005

I have the 2nd link you said, the OCZ 2x1gb 2-3-2-5 Platinum.

I'm extremely happy with these, as I went from 512mb RAM to 2gb. Big difference. Right now I haven't had the time to sit down and fool around with overclocks, so right now it's at 220mhz at 2-3-2-5 with default voltage. Pretty good so far.

BadThad · Oct 12, 2005

This may help you:

http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2560

khaotik · Oct 12, 2005

BadThad said:
This may help you:

http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2560

Thanks, I read that one earlier and is actually the reason I started looking at 2x1GB again. But Anand's memory articles are usually a waste of time to be honest. They bench at some ridiculously low resolution in some old game that doesn't come close to taxing the video card so of course overclocked memory will show a gain.

Show me some 16x12 4x/16x in BF2 or WoW benchmarks where overclocked memory gives you a boost and I'll be convinced

Kowalski3500 · Oct 12, 2005

khaotik, that's the point. If the bottleneck lies in the videocard, then the difference is small when overclocking. But when you take that out of the picture, the real difference comes through. Now, I understand your topic was RAM for GAMES, but a real difference can be noticed in loading apps, and the responsiveness of your system. Going from 133/266 FSB to 200/400, and from there to 210/420, the difference is obvious. Of course it helps the games, it just shines when its saturated with data, if the GPU can't output the data (cause its processing it as fast as it can) then obviously it won't show as much of a difference.

Also, upping the FSB makes more of a difference, (as opposed to tighter timings at a normal (non-OCed) speed). But timing (and FSB, for that matter) changes can be tested with apps like SuperPi and even old(er) benchmarks like 3DMark01.

(Edit-ation)
So in closing, yes there is a difference in todays games, and I do see (and
"feel") the effects of higher FSB, and even tighter timings.

khaotik · Oct 12, 2005

Thanks for the replies everyone. Based on the advice here and my gut feeling I think I'll go for the OCZ 3200 kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210 and grab a 74GB raptor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144160 while I'm at it

Thanks again!

cullam3n · Oct 12, 2005

Trust, you will be happy with it.

FACTION95Si · Oct 13, 2005

I just bought the OCZ PC4000 EB Platiunums too. Should arrive tomorrow

Capt_Caveman · Oct 13, 2005

I second the Crucial Ballistix. With the right motherboard, you can do 2-2-2-5 @ 200 to 3-3-3-8 @ 300.

AlabamaCajun · Oct 13, 2005

FACTION95Si said:
I just bought the OCZ PC4000 EB Platiunums too. Should arrive tomorrow

These are Awesome, I have 4 sticks of the Golds running at 245FSB running solid. The plats have a little more edge!

khaotik · Oct 15, 2005

Ok, guys I got the OCZ but I'm been having some serious problems with it. First of all it wouldnt boot at 2-3-2-5 but after getting the correct timings it seems ok.

Now the other big issue I'm having is that it's not responding to any memory ratio other than 1:1. I used to run my 3000+ at 289x9 with a 7:10 divider which puts the memory back at 200. My corsair worked flawlessly in this configuration. Now the OCZ doesn't budge and doesn't get past the bios screen. It's killing my CPU overclock.

Any ideas about what the problem might be? TIA!

mcoleg · Oct 15, 2005

FACTION95Si said:
I just bought the OCZ PC4000 EB Platiunums too. Should arrive tomorrow

everyone seems to be getting those and i can't find them... any links?

FACTION95Si · Oct 15, 2005

atacom and monarch have them

poogl3 · Oct 15, 2005

khaotik, are you still supplying the stock voltage, or have you upped it? I would be eager to hear any experiences as I am considering the OCZ 4000 EB's also. I'm thinking of putting the following together:

DFI Lanparty non-SLI
Athlon X2 3800+
2x1 gig OCZ 4000 plats
some sort of 7800GT

note: ATACOM has the set for $307 right now.

mcoleg · Oct 15, 2005

thanks

H2 · Oct 31, 2005

Khaotik.

How are those OCZ PC4000 Platinums working out? I am thinking of ordering a pair.
Have you upped your voltage from stock to get them working?

Nickdeveau · Oct 31, 2005

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67762
SOrry about the link to another forum but Crucial just DOMINATES the top OC scores

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