Can Someone Help me with DDR2

Myhre · Oct 30, 2005

I'm going to be putting a P5W2D Premium/P4 650 system together and I could really use some DDR2 Recommendations. I don't have a clue about DDR2, so I'm reading through posts trying to learn. Could someone give me some info on what type would be best for this setup? What have others had success with? I'll be clocking as high as possible, and I'll be on water. Thanks!!

Know Nuttin · Oct 30, 2005

I would go for some Corsair PC6400UL

Myhre · Oct 30, 2005

Know Nuttin said:
I would go for some Corsair PC6400UL

Why?

crimedog · Oct 30, 2005

Know Nuttin said:
I would go for some Corsair PC6400UL

lol, they don't make 6400ul but they do make 5400ul and 8000ul, both of which are very good. unfortuantly, they're extremely overpriced. if you want the best without being ripped off get the mushkin pc2-6400. if you want ram that's plenty fast enough and 1/2 as much, get the pqi turbo pc2-5400.

Myhre · Oct 30, 2005

crimedog said:
lol, they don't make 6400ul but they do make 5400ul and 8000ul, both of which are very good. unfortuantly, they're extremely overpriced. if you want the best without being ripped off get the mushkin pc2-6400. if you want ram that's plenty fast enough and 1/2 as much, get the pqi turbo pc2-5400.

Could you tell me what the number system is? I'm still used to 3200(400mhz) double data ram being 1:1 with an 800mhz FSB. Does DDR 2 still run in dual channel with two sticks? What would be 1:1 with a 6xx series chip? I'm not clear on any of it.

batboy · Oct 30, 2005

Here is a thread from not too long ago where forum members were posting some DDR2 results.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=410965

Yes, DDR2 still works best when used in dual channel mode. Also, DDR2 can run at higher ratios, like 3:4 for more bandwidth.

crimedog · Oct 30, 2005

Myhre said:
Could you tell me what the number system is? I'm still used to 3200(400mhz) double data ram being 1:1 with an 800mhz FSB. Does DDR 2 still run in dual channel with two sticks? What would be 1:1 with a 6xx series chip? I'm not clear on any of it.

pc2-3200 = ddr2-400 = 200mhz same as ddr1

the system fsb or whatever is 4xfsb

Myhre · Oct 30, 2005

crimedog said:
pc2-3200 = ddr2-400 = 200mhz same as ddr1

the system fsb or whatever is 4xfsb

then what is the point of pc8000? there's now way you could run an fsb high enough to take advantage of that right?

Know Nuttin · Oct 30, 2005

Sorry, had a brainfart. It is the XMS2-8000UL that I was thinking of.

Intel architecture does not need to maintain a 1:1 ratio to get better performance from memory running faster than FSB.

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