- Joined
- Dec 18, 2001
- Location
- Duluth, MN
After much searching, I was finally able to locate some BH-5 for my P4 2.4C system. That is I found it for a reasonable price, $140 for two sticks of 256MB. I've thoroughly tested it, and found that it will do up to 220MHz dual channel at 3.3V with tight timings (2-2-2-5). Loosening the timings gives me a few more MHz, but I lose performance. I must say that I'm quite disappointed. At this speed, I can only clock my CPU to 3.3GHz with the 4:5 divider, and I know that the chip will do 3.6GHz and more.
So, I'm thinking of buying some ADATA PC4000, and trying to run it 1:1, and seeing if that will let me run the processor higher. I have the ability to give it the voltage it needs. I'm just wondering if I will actually take a performance hit. I've read the articles about timings vs speed, and saw that both sides of the issue were neck and neck. I also noticed that in most of the comparisons that people were getting better results from the BH-5. I'm also not in the position to try any other BH-5, as it has become very hard to find at a reasonable price.
So when it comes down to it, I would just like to know if you folks think would be better: 2-2-2-5 @ 220MHz, or 3-4-4-8 @ 300MHz. What do you think?
So, I'm thinking of buying some ADATA PC4000, and trying to run it 1:1, and seeing if that will let me run the processor higher. I have the ability to give it the voltage it needs. I'm just wondering if I will actually take a performance hit. I've read the articles about timings vs speed, and saw that both sides of the issue were neck and neck. I also noticed that in most of the comparisons that people were getting better results from the BH-5. I'm also not in the position to try any other BH-5, as it has become very hard to find at a reasonable price.
So when it comes down to it, I would just like to know if you folks think would be better: 2-2-2-5 @ 220MHz, or 3-4-4-8 @ 300MHz. What do you think?