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- Jun 13, 2006
Hi, I'm trying to make a decision on a pair of 1GB sticks for my system.
My mobo and proc are these:
Gigabyte GA-7n400pro2 Socket A mobo
Sempr0n 2400+ @ 2.05Ghz & around 1.75v (set +10% in bios)
Please, no raggin' on the system....I'm staying with it for now...
I'm running stock air on the pr0n right now, but I'll be going liquid very soon. Even so, I figure there's no way I'll get more than 250mhz (500ddr) out of the fsb, so the memory won't have to run any faster than that, either. (and I doubt it'll go that far, even) So that's why I'm posting....I don't need an outrageously high frequency out of the memory, but I would like to keep my timings as low as possible, of course. Main reason for upgrade is more memory. 768MB sux.
Budget is an issue. $200 is absolute max, but less is better.
My mobo only lets me up vdimm by .2v.
I'm looking hard at the memory they talked about in this thread, which are Patriot PC3200 2-3-2-5 rated, OCZ Titanium, and Corsair XMS kits, as well as a couple other Patriot kits;
Patriot PC3500 2-3-2-5 rated
and
Patriot PC4000 3-4-4-8 rated
I've read a bunch of posts on this forum and have pretty much narrowed it down to these. I read one thread where a guy recommended against getting a Patriot kit with the 2-3-2-5 timings....why might that be? Also, someone else said not to bother with the higher-mhz-rated models, and to just go with PC3200......but it seems to me like having guaranteed 433mhz with 2-3-2-5 timings on that second-to-last Patriot set I linked to would be pretty wicked. I dunno if it's worth the $61 price difference that they're at right now, after the current mail-in rebates. But then again, overkill is always good, especially on a component that might be brought along to the next system....although DDR2 might be required for my next box.....so I dunno....
But anyway, I was starting to lean toward the Patriot PC3200 2-3-2-5 rated stuff and had almost finally made a decision until I came upon the thread I mentioned above that brought the OCZ Titanium to my attention. The price is currently halfway between the two Patriot kits, but it's spec'd at less voltage, which is an issue with my mobo.......
Thanks for reading!
Opinions, please??
My mobo and proc are these:
Gigabyte GA-7n400pro2 Socket A mobo
Sempr0n 2400+ @ 2.05Ghz & around 1.75v (set +10% in bios)
Please, no raggin' on the system....I'm staying with it for now...
I'm running stock air on the pr0n right now, but I'll be going liquid very soon. Even so, I figure there's no way I'll get more than 250mhz (500ddr) out of the fsb, so the memory won't have to run any faster than that, either. (and I doubt it'll go that far, even) So that's why I'm posting....I don't need an outrageously high frequency out of the memory, but I would like to keep my timings as low as possible, of course. Main reason for upgrade is more memory. 768MB sux.
Budget is an issue. $200 is absolute max, but less is better.
My mobo only lets me up vdimm by .2v.
I'm looking hard at the memory they talked about in this thread, which are Patriot PC3200 2-3-2-5 rated, OCZ Titanium, and Corsair XMS kits, as well as a couple other Patriot kits;
Patriot PC3500 2-3-2-5 rated
and
Patriot PC4000 3-4-4-8 rated
I've read a bunch of posts on this forum and have pretty much narrowed it down to these. I read one thread where a guy recommended against getting a Patriot kit with the 2-3-2-5 timings....why might that be? Also, someone else said not to bother with the higher-mhz-rated models, and to just go with PC3200......but it seems to me like having guaranteed 433mhz with 2-3-2-5 timings on that second-to-last Patriot set I linked to would be pretty wicked. I dunno if it's worth the $61 price difference that they're at right now, after the current mail-in rebates. But then again, overkill is always good, especially on a component that might be brought along to the next system....although DDR2 might be required for my next box.....so I dunno....
But anyway, I was starting to lean toward the Patriot PC3200 2-3-2-5 rated stuff and had almost finally made a decision until I came upon the thread I mentioned above that brought the OCZ Titanium to my attention. The price is currently halfway between the two Patriot kits, but it's spec'd at less voltage, which is an issue with my mobo.......
Thanks for reading!
Opinions, please??