Mushkin -vs- Crucial

Krome · 11-13-01, 04:37 AM

This has probably been asked before...

But both have to be better than the PNY that I have on my (Compaq) system. It is running @ 100 FSB, but I will get PC 133 for future use. I have 2 sticks of PNY PC133 (128MB x 2) , but am looking into 512 MB (256MB x 2) since sisoft Sandra says that the max module size is 256MB.

Thanks for your opinions.

oc jason · 11-13-01, 01:12 PM

just get crucial as you dont need anything more than that with that system, i got mushkin DDR and it is good but still crucial is rocking memory, and it is cheap, just get that.

Jon · 11-13-01, 04:16 PM

I say Crucial too. I'm just a die-hard fan of it. Got some more in today and I've made 7 orders in the past two months for it.

Can't beat the price and free 2 day air. Overclocks like mad too.

klosters64a · 11-13-01, 04:46 PM

Agreed. Go Micron, aka Crucial.

Ziggey · 11-14-01, 07:30 PM

Hello everyone this should be my first post here.
I would just like to say that I have a stick of 256MB PC2400 Mushkin memory in the system I just buit. (My First) Running at C2. The settings are 10*160. 2.65V to mem.
In my opinion it OC's very well, and is stable.
I can get it stable CAS2 to 163 before it gets unstable.
At that setting my CPU drops to 4.811 Volts, and Id be lying if I said the memory was getting anything close to 2.65.
I have a very crapy Power Supply, which I will replace soon, I hope. Then maybe I can break that 165 barrier I have set for myself.
I am going to try and post a pic of the Sandra Numbers at the setting I mentioned earlier. I believe they are OK, im not exactly sure what the numbers all mean. Maybe someone can explain it to me some day.

Ziggey · 11-14-01, 07:41 PM

Woops.
I think I meant to say my +5 was at 4.811. Im not sure that the cpu is at.
Anyway the power is bad.

oc jason · 11-15-01, 07:30 AM

those are good scores for a non kt266a chipset., i have the kt26 also, and get a little lower. what are ou settings toget 160+. I mean are you at normal, fast , turbo, 4 way interleave? 1 or 2t command rate? what is the cpu speed and multiplier. I have tried foreer to break 1600 stable and cannot, i can run at 10.5x150 cas2 turbo settings, adn 2.7 mem volts adn that its IS. But it could be my power supply, its a 200Watt Max PSU

Ziggey · 11-15-01, 11:27 AM

Well I have an ASUS A7V266 with an SK6 6500 TnT Fan on my 1.4 T-Bird. Im not sure of the type of T-bird it is, but it came fully overclockable. I also mounted an Evercool ND-8 on my northbridge along with another 6k RPM fan, which I will probably replace with a 3k rpm fan due to the noise. I read an article somewhere that keeping the N bridge cool helps. Maybe an ND-8 is a bit excessive, but that is my first ever attempt to build a pc so im a newb.
CPU: 10 x 160 @ 1.80 volts
RAM: is set to lowest everything. I think 2224 or something like that. I'll look at it again after i post this, and make changes if needed. It came with a purple heat spreader on it, i also mounted one of those thermaltake blue heat sinks on the spreader, and placed a fan on my case directly over the ram sink.
Probably overdoing it again, but ive heard worse.
RAM voltage is 2.65. I will try again at 2.7 maybe.
The asus temp reading on the mobo says 46c idle 50c load.
I hear they read a bit high, but im happy with 50c
Again my power supply sucks.
I have only a lan and agp card in there right now. no sound yet

Dang i gotta go back to work.
Later

Ziggey · 11-15-01, 05:01 PM

Got it to 9.5*165 tonight. I upped the voltage on RAM to 2.75 and left it at CAS2. The settings were all 2T and a 5.
Here is a pic of the Sandra score i took at that setting.

11-13-01, 04:37 AM	Thread Starter #1
Krome Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Lone Star State	Mushkin -vs- Crucial This has probably been asked before... But both have to be better than the PNY that I have on my (Compaq) system. It is running @ 100 FSB, but I will get PC 133 for future use. I have 2 sticks of PNY PC133 (128MB x 2) , but am looking into 512 MB (256MB x 2) since sisoft Sandra says that the max module size is 256MB. Thanks for your opinions. __________________ Desktop:Opty170 @ 2.7GHz/x1950 Pro Notebook:Lenovo T61 14.1" - NVS140m [1440x900] Home Theatre:Sharp Aquos D64 - Yamaha 6.1 - PS3 80GB [Folding for Team 32] "I have come here to avenge my teacher." - Bruce Lee "Blessing of your heart, you brew good Ale." - W. Shakespeare "I'd take vinyl over CD anyday, It's just not the same." - JamesXP "How are you typing with all that stuff on your hands?" - Sleepy_Steve "Don't tell me, you only know how to play fighting games?" - Ryu [Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo] ()()>PLAY B3YOND<()()
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11-13-01, 01:12 PM	#2
oc jason Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR	just get crucial as you dont need anything more than that with that system, i got mushkin DDR and it is good but still crucial is rocking memory, and it is cheap, just get that. __________________ [THE HATEMACHINE] .: p4 3.2c : Abit IC7 : 1.5gb pc3500 : Gf Fx 5950 :. [FAVORITE GIRL] .: AMDxp 3700 : DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 : 2gb pc4000 : Gf 7900gt :. WoW Server: Laughing Skull Faction: Alliance Name: Truex 60 Dwarf Rogue
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11-13-01, 04:16 PM	#3
Jon Just Another Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Lawrenceville, GA	I say Crucial too. I'm just a die-hard fan of it. Got some more in today and I've made 7 orders in the past two months for it. Can't beat the price and free 2 day air. Overclocks like mad too. __________________ theHTPC.net CheapCritic.com
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11-13-01, 04:46 PM	#4
klosters64a Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Seattle, Wa	Agreed. Go Micron, aka Crucial. __________________ It's too big to digest and the memory will never fade away. Let our armed response spare as many innocents as is humanly possible. Or reconcile ourselves to reading terrorist attack headlines every day.
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11-14-01, 07:30 PM	#5
Ziggey Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hawaii	My Mushkin 2400 Sandra Numbers Hello everyone this should be my first post here. I would just like to say that I have a stick of 256MB PC2400 Mushkin memory in the system I just buit. (My First) Running at C2. The settings are 10*160. 2.65V to mem. In my opinion it OC's very well, and is stable. I can get it stable CAS2 to 163 before it gets unstable. At that setting my CPU drops to 4.811 Volts, and Id be lying if I said the memory was getting anything close to 2.65. I have a very crapy Power Supply, which I will replace soon, I hope. Then maybe I can break that 165 barrier I have set for myself. I am going to try and post a pic of the Sandra Numbers at the setting I mentioned earlier. I believe they are OK, im not exactly sure what the numbers all mean. Maybe someone can explain it to me some day.
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11-14-01, 07:41 PM	#6
Ziggey Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hawaii	Woops. I think I meant to say my +5 was at 4.811. Im not sure that the cpu is at. Anyway the power is bad.
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11-15-01, 07:30 AM	#7
oc jason Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR	those are good scores for a non kt266a chipset., i have the kt26 also, and get a little lower. what are ou settings toget 160+. I mean are you at normal, fast , turbo, 4 way interleave? 1 or 2t command rate? what is the cpu speed and multiplier. I have tried foreer to break 1600 stable and cannot, i can run at 10.5x150 cas2 turbo settings, adn 2.7 mem volts adn that its IS. But it could be my power supply, its a 200Watt Max PSU __________________ [THE HATEMACHINE] .: p4 3.2c : Abit IC7 : 1.5gb pc3500 : Gf Fx 5950 :. [FAVORITE GIRL] .: AMDxp 3700 : DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 : 2gb pc4000 : Gf 7900gt :. WoW Server: Laughing Skull Faction: Alliance Name: Truex 60 Dwarf Rogue
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11-15-01, 11:27 AM	#8
Ziggey Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hawaii	Well I have an ASUS A7V266 with an SK6 6500 TnT Fan on my 1.4 T-Bird. Im not sure of the type of T-bird it is, but it came fully overclockable. I also mounted an Evercool ND-8 on my northbridge along with another 6k RPM fan, which I will probably replace with a 3k rpm fan due to the noise. I read an article somewhere that keeping the N bridge cool helps. Maybe an ND-8 is a bit excessive, but that is my first ever attempt to build a pc so im a newb. CPU: 10 x 160 @ 1.80 volts RAM: is set to lowest everything. I think 2224 or something like that. I'll look at it again after i post this, and make changes if needed. It came with a purple heat spreader on it, i also mounted one of those thermaltake blue heat sinks on the spreader, and placed a fan on my case directly over the ram sink. Probably overdoing it again, but ive heard worse. RAM voltage is 2.65. I will try again at 2.7 maybe. The asus temp reading on the mobo says 46c idle 50c load. I hear they read a bit high, but im happy with 50c Again my power supply sucks. I have only a lan and agp card in there right now. no sound yet Dang i gotta go back to work. Later
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11-15-01, 05:01 PM	#9
Ziggey Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hawaii	Mushkin PC2400 CAS2 Got it to 9.5*165 tonight. I upped the voltage on RAM to 2.75 and left it at CAS2. The settings were all 2T and a 5. Here is a pic of the Sandra score i took at that setting.
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