Corsair memory question

hi, does anyone know which is the better ram?

corsair-2048Gb

CAS Latency (ns): 2-3-3-6
Module Configuration: 2 x 128M x 64

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=156701

corsair-1024Gb

CAS Latency (ns): 2-2-2-5
Module Configuration: 2 x 64M x 64
Type: DDR Matched Pair Super Low Latency (2-2-2-5)

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=118551

depends wat ur planning to do with the ram.. if ur going to play bf2... i'll say the 2gb with 2-3-3-6... it'll run 2-2-2-5 on 200Mhz at 2.8 or 2.85V as well...

I have the 1GB variant of the first choice.. works like a dream.. but you'll need to kick back a little when overclocking tho... th best I could get my C2PT to do at 220MHz was 2-3-3-6... but i ran at 2-3-3-10 for the bandwidth... ehehehe

Should be stable enuf to break 235MHz at 3-3-3-10 no prob... mine did 234MHz at 3-3-3-11

Don't forget that the C2 means it should run (guaranteed) at CAS2 on Intel machines, and CAS2.5 on AMD machines. Personally, I would go for the 2GB - it seems some games are starting to use more than 1GB, and tighter timings aren't worth the extra money (in my opinion.)

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Originally Posted by mike_w

Don't forget that the C2 means it should run (guaranteed) at CAS2 on Intel machines, and CAS2.5 on AMD machines. Personally, I would go for the 2GB - it seems some games are starting to use more than 1GB, and tighter timings aren't worth the extra money (in my opinion.)

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exactly... and what the heck, you could still run 2-2-2-5 on C2PT on a little bumped up voltage.. but it really doesnt give up much improvement, like a lousy 1 fps in CS:S video stress test..

you'll be able to run cas 2.0 on newer A64 systems.. mine handles 2-3-3-6/2-3-3-10 on Memtest 5 hrs fine.. 2-2-2-5 on memtest 2.8V fine as well...

The 2GB is definitely worth the ching ching.. If I'd knew BF2 is going to chew 2GB of ram... I'd go for the 2GB variant..

ahh yes i just bought battlefield 2!

thanks for all the replies people :) , tbh im not gonna be doing any overclocking i usually run everything on stock speeds.

one more noob question plz, is the corsair-2048Gb auitable for the A8N-SLI?

Yes, it is. At least it says so on Corsair's site :)

I'm getting the 2GB set as well, also a noob.......what voltage should I run them on?

a healthy 2.70V or 2.75V should do the trick... 2.8V if you're going a little over 200MHz

WTF? Ebuyer are selling the corsair 2048 for £472.94 while on the other hand, Misco are selling them for £199.74!

http://www.misco.co.uk/SSinfo/~75667...DR+CAS2+PT.htm

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=85958

i already bought them from Misco yesterday when they were £176!, surely they are the same, arnt they?

ok.. ebuyer is sick... the 400 odd price is just not on... its not even an ECC registered memory

ebuyer is sick, but it works both ways...i just got 2 gig of ocz off them for £125 :)

noah you got a link?

sorry mate i dont, i just did a search for them on the site as i heard from someone on here that theye had a few sticks. as far as i could find they seem to have run out but i cant find them on their site. iirc it was £140 for a dual channel set or £62 each for gig sticks and that was early last week. sorry i cant be of any more help mate :(

its cool :)

can someone answer my quick noob question plz?

i got the Corsair 2048 TwinX-3200C2PT. shall i set them on 1T or 2T timing in the bios?

thanks

T1.

If everyone can wait, I will have some nice Corsair VS 2GB Pairs UCCC which will do DDR500-3-4-4-8 for sale soon :P
(PM me for interest, it won't be very cheap though, but cheaper than the XMS)