Which memory

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09-02-2007, 10:05 PM
tinners

Which memory
Yet another stupid question. :crazy: Have heard some bad things about the Geil 6400 2Gb kits (and theyre not available at Microdirect at the mo) so am looking for an alternative around the £150 mark.
- OCZ (OCZ2P8002GK) 2GB (2x1024MB) DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CL 4-5-4-15 PLATINUM XTC EDITION DUAL CHANNEL KIT (LIFETIME WARRANTY)
- OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 5-5-5-12 GOLD XTC *SPECIAL OPS* ED
- OCZ (OCZ2P800R22GK) 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 4-4-4-15 PLATINUM XTC (LIFETIME WARRANTY)
- OCZ (OCZ2G8002GK) 2GB (2x1024MB) DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CL 5-5-5-12 Gold XTC DUAL CHANNEL Kit (LIFETIME WARRANTY)
- 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP
- 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2 Dominator,DDR2 PC2-6400,240 Pins, NonECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP
- OCZ® 2GB ATI CrossFire™ Certified Edition / Dual Channel, DDR2 PC2-6400, 800Mhz,4-4-4-12 Dual Channel Kit with XTC Heatspreader
Or anything else ?
Should I be looking for 4-4-4-12 for good O/C ? Or would a 5-5-5-15 do for a more gentle O/C ?

Rest of PC:
Intel Core2Duo E6400
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS
Gigabyte GA 965P-DS3
620W Corsair HX Series

Will do some mild overclocking later but nothing major.
09-02-2007, 10:32 PM
Clunk

As they are all the same speed, the cheapest would be the best choice.
09-02-2007, 10:39 PM
tinners

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clunk

As they are all the same speed, the cheapest would be the best choice.

Thanks

So the timings wont make much odds then ?
09-02-2007, 10:46 PM
Clunk

They were all 4-4-4-12 a minute ago, and there were only 3 listed.

go for the 4-4-4-12 ones, unless there is a big saving. Quite often, the 5-5-5-12 sticks will run at 4-4-4-12 anyway. The difference isnt huge.
09-02-2007, 10:53 PM
tinners

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clunk

They were all 4-4-4-12 a minute ago, and there were only 3 listed.

go for the 4-4-4-12 ones, unless there is a big saving. Quite often, the 5-5-5-12 sticks will run at 4-4-4-12 anyway. The difference isnt huge.

:lol: sorry i edited it !
the corsair are now out of stock at scan :mad:

will look around for some 4-4-4-12 stuff
09-02-2007, 11:13 PM
Flewis

The OCZ with Extended volt protection are good as they are rated at stock volts but if you raise the voltage (within 2.3V[2.2V+5%] still under warranty) you will get better performance.
09-02-2007, 11:18 PM
tinners

Either of these ?
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...roducts_id=863
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...43348d9ee39e33
09-02-2007, 11:20 PM
Flewis

Only the platinum sticks have EVP i think
13-02-2007, 03:10 PM
GSte

Not much difference really as none of them use Micron D9 ICs.