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madhatR

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what ddr2 to get ?? im building my new system and it looks like im gonna have to upgrade to some ddr2 ?? any recommendations .. thanks
 
The Crucial PC2-4200 seems to be a good bargain. The Ballistix looks good if you want PC2-5300. The ultimate for timings (and most expensive) is the OCZ Platinum Enhanced Bandwidth Revision 2 Limited Edition. It's the only DDR2 rated 3-2-2-8 (that's tight timings for DDR2). A lot of the regular DDR2 is rated 4-4-4-12.
 
yeah that ocz stuff is really pricey ... 215 for 512 and 425 for 1gb .. i guess i could settle for 512 and get another stick down the road
 
well you would lose alot of bandwidth if you did that since it wouldn't be dual channel.

i am ordering the crucial pc4200 batboy mentioned. looks to be as good as any (except the OCZ) and its the cheapest of the bunch as well at only 275 for a gig instead of 430 for the OCZ.
 
Maxvla said:
well you would lose alot of bandwidth if you did that since it wouldn't be dual channel.

i am ordering the crucial pc4200 batboy mentioned. looks to be as good as any (except the OCZ) and its the cheapest of the bunch as well at only 275 for a gig instead of 430 for the OCZ.

i think max is right, untill ddr2 really gets going to the higher frequencies, alot of the ddr2 users are getting 667/733 out of the crucial stuff right now. the main reason i think is that the ddr2 is ahead of the chipsets and there really isnt one out to tax it to the limit yet..
 
so u guys think crucial is better .. im just aiming for a good overclock .. so i wanna make sure my ram isnt the weakest link
 
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