looking for 1GB single ram

[richard-wong]

I want to knwo if such ram exists, and that if any does more than PC3200?

Geil value has a 1GB stick and Adata has one as well, but both offer really really crappy timing like 3-4-4-8 for 200MHz, i want to know if any exists for higher speeds or tighter timings?

[Mulda]

Corsair is your friend...

[richard-wong]

hmmm, the 3200 ones are the same as Geil but being 100 quid more expensive, and C2 ones are just not available now

[BUFF]

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/part...PN=CT12864Z40B

Larger modules will always have looser timings for the same speed.

[Rave]

Crucial do a PC4000 1GB stick:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/list...ackage&cat=RAM

What Buff says is true though, and you pay a premium price for 1GB sticks as they're difficult to make, and there's not a great deal of demand right now.

[richard-wong]

ya, i found the ones i am looking for Ballistix as well.

should be decent. 350 quid for 3-3-3-8 @ 250MHz much better than the 280 corsiar 200MHz 3-3-3-8 rated stuff

[Rave]

A guy on Xtremesystems managed to get two sticks of the Ballistix stable in dual channel at 250MHz with 1T command rate on S939....he was using a Clawhammer though.

[richard-wong]

interesting. is there a lot of problem in getting the ram working at considerable speeds?

i thought the ballistix stuff are 2-2-2 rated at pc3200

[Rave]

Basically, the more RAM you use, the harder it is for the memory controller to run it at high speeds. For some reason I don't fully understand, it's harder to run 2GB as 4x512MB than it is to run 2x1GB, but both are tougher for the mem controller than running 1GB.

[richard-wong]

ya, a bit odd, but the only thing i can imagine is the chips are higher density thus harder to push

[richard-wong]

explains why people still use 2X256MB for benches.