Best RAM for FX-53?

[Quattro]

Hey guys,

What would be a good RAM choice for a FX-53?
Money is seriously no option, but I need it soon.

Thanks.

 

[HungryForHertz]

Corsair 3200 LLPT 1.2

 

[Quattro]

PC3200?
Is that alright, will that go anything over 200?
What CAS is that?

Have you got a linky?

 

[HungryForHertz]

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/xms.html
Yes it will go over 200, it is standard.
3.

or

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/OCZ_EL_DDR_PC-3200_Dual_Channel_Platinum_Revision_2
Looks very good to me. But I am not sure.

 

[glasszon]

Quattro: is your fx-53 pin 940 or pin 939? That makes a huge difference to which ram you want to use.

 

[Quattro]

It's a Socket939.

Why does it make a difference?

 

[ResponsiblAdult]

I found this info, I don't know if it's accurate...

"Socket 940 holds AMD's Athlon 64 FX processor (as well as the Opteron). Memory used on this socket must be buffered.
AMD Athlon 64 FX 51, 53 (Sledgehammer) "

 

[HungryForHertz]

It's a Socket939.

Why does it make a difference?

940 needs registered RAM. 939 does not (good thing).

http://www.ocztechnology.com/produc...inum_Revision_2
Fast latancies and good base chip.

 

[disk11]

Take a look at some OCZ EB as well. Comes in pc3200, pc3500, and pc3700 variants.

HungryForHertz, what chips do those OCZ rev 2 sticks use?

 

[Syx]

Registered RAM is better, but costs a little more and usually has higher latencies.
The Corsair XMS is probably the best for an FX system, ECC or not.

 

[HungryForHertz]

HungryForHertz, what chips do those OCZ rev 2 sticks use?

Samsung 4ns TCCD

 

[glasszon]

Registered RAM is better, but costs a little more and usually has higher latencies.
The Corsair XMS is probably the best for an FX system, ECC or not.

No, the extra module only helps to lessen the load on the memory controller, the reason why people don't like them is because they don't overclock well (because not many registered ram out there compared to normal un-buffered ram), and the latency hit. I think what you are trying to say is ECC, which stands for error correction code and it helps computer's stability by being able to correct 1 bit errors and repeat double bit errors, but there is no real use of that on normal computers to justify the cost.

 

[Quattro]

What does it mean to be..
Registered and ECC?

 

[ResponsiblAdult]

The simple answer, I'm sure the guys at this forum could write a book about it....

Registered memory is a type of buffered memory. When you have registered memory the memory board will have a chip called a register. The register clocks in and clocks out the data by the system clock. Registered modules are slightly slower then non-registered modules, because the registering process takes one clock cycle. Have registered memory improves data transfer by "re-driving" the control signals in the memory chips.

ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) performs "double bit detection and single bit correction." This means that if you have a single bit memory error, the chipset and memory will find and repair the error on the fly without you knowing that it happened. If you have a double bit memory error, it will detect and report it. Using ECC decreases your PC's performance by about 2%. Current technology DRAM is very stable and memory errors are rare, so unless you have a need for ECC, you are better served with non-parity SDRAM