1 Gig Cor. XMS PC3500 or 512 Meg of OCZ PC4400

Necrosis · Apr 8, 2004, 01:19 AM

Which would you rather have with the system listed in my specs? Thinking about picking some of this ram up..and most likely later get another 512 to finish it off.

FluffyChicken · Apr 8, 2004, 06:10 AM

Certainly the 1GB of RAM, that's if they cost the same, but then you already have that ?

Judas · Apr 8, 2004, 12:30 PM

it's kinda counter productive to cut your ram in half for a little extra speed..... i'd wait for some faster 512mb modules.... i myself am waiting for some bloody 1024mb sticks...

The_Neon_Cowboy · Apr 8, 2004, 12:34 PM

get a gig of ram

Asmoday · Apr 8, 2004, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
get a gig of ram

Agrees...

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Apr 8, 2004, 01:11 PM

corsair is solid ram, 1 gig will be more useful

Necrosis · Apr 8, 2004, 07:16 PM

I guess I should also add it will not be long after I get the additional 512 to get back to 1Gig.

I'm thinking of this because I would love to run at 1:1 ratio.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Apr 8, 2004, 07:21 PM

Also, OCZ did better in tests i thought....

when that last of the BH5 ram artical was posted

Necrosis · Apr 8, 2004, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
Also, OCZ did better in tests i thought....

when that last of the BH5 ram artical was posted

Yeah I heard the same... OCZ seems to do pretty well especially for this application. I have nothing against Corsair mind you....just people have had pretty good luck with it. Of course I wouldn't stay at 512...I wouldn't be able to stand it for very long no matter what. It would do for a week or two. Just trying to live within my means.

MrUrt · Apr 9, 2004, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
it's kinda counter productive to cut your ram in half for a little extra speed..... i'd wait for some faster 512mb modules.... i myself am waiting for some bloody 1024mb sticks...

Mushkin has some, apparently.

Necrosis · Apr 12, 2004, 04:04 AM

Update: I have orderd two 256 meg sticks of OCZ PC4400 Friday, and should be receiving it this Tuesday. I also orderd a few more items, for the computer plus some items for a system upgrade I'm doing for a friend.

bluestar88 · Apr 13, 2004, 11:12 PM

I just bought another 512MB, and all I have to say is whoa. Exiting a program takes 1 second instead of a minute. Farcry doesn't lag when I enter a new area. Games load much faster.

If you're gonna play future games like hl2, farcry, doom iii, etc. 1gb of ram is recommended.

Just put it this way. If I had to choose between 512mb of DDR400 and 1GB of DDR266, I would choose the DDR266...

FluffyChicken · Apr 14, 2004, 07:44 AM

Nice to see you post a poll and go against the votes

I certainly wouldn't waste money on the high PC rating memory.

But that's just me.

bluestar88 · Apr 14, 2004, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FluffyChicken
Nice to see you post a poll and go against the votes

I certainly wouldn't waste money on the high PC rating memory.

But that's just me.

Haha I think he'll regret doing so when he plays farcry and it lags between entering a new area.

Necrosis · Apr 15, 2004, 11:50 PM

Ha ha have 1 Gig of OCZ PC4400 now!

Judas · Apr 15, 2004, 11:58 PM

kick ass.... turbo mode now

bluestar88 · Apr 16, 2004, 12:02 AM

I'm glad you got the gig.

Judas · Apr 16, 2004, 12:20 AM

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Originally posted by bluestar88
I'm glad you got the gig.

agreed. 1 gig i have found a to be like night and day over 512.... and obviously over 256..... i've yet to fully try out 2gb or more...

hard finding sticks of 1024.... that are any decent speed.. timings wise.... as i could run 4gb...

bluestar88 · Apr 16, 2004, 01:08 AM

HAHA anything over 1gb is road kill unless you do some video editting, photoshop (big big pics), 3d work, etc. Farcry probably doesn't even use up my gig.

Judas · Apr 16, 2004, 01:12 AM

i work with some nice sized PICS... overkill... maybe..for the short time.... you can never have enough ram..... (btw... is 4096x3072x32 image large enough?.. a few of those.... perhaps 4096x4096 Cubed....

bluestar88 · Apr 16, 2004, 01:25 AM

What kinda pics are you making?! haha

But what you said about "you can never have enough ram" is true.

Last year it was 512MB and you're good to go. This year 1GB is recommended (farcry and more stuff).

Judas · Apr 16, 2004, 07:21 PM

recommended.. highend now is 1.5gb.... or 2..... a year from now 4gb probably..... then it's like the 16bit to 32bit days along with the transition between mb hd's to gb hd's.... and so forth.. these days are no different......

pr0digal jenius · Apr 17, 2004, 12:41 AM

i have 2 gigs...and the onyl program that even touches more then 1 is premiere/after effects and gordianknot(like dvdXcopy...but freeware and it renders directly into divx)

BWX · Apr 17, 2004, 01:39 AM

My rig works great with 2 x 256 OCZ BH-6 Plat. LE 420mhz @ 2-2-2-5 in dual mode. (if I want to go that fast)
What game needs more?

pr0digal jenius · Apr 17, 2004, 01:01 PM

no games...but try importing 4 gigs of video and 100 megs ov wave files into premiere on 512

BWX · Apr 18, 2004, 07:19 AM

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Originally posted by pr0digal jenius
no games...but try importing 4 gigs of video and 100 megs ov wave files into premiere on 512

Sounds frustrating.

~~DriveEuro~~ · Apr 18, 2004, 07:07 PM

BH5. You need BH5. Don't get PC4000 or anything like that. Considering your processor you can prolly go to about 300fsb with a 5:4 divider. That would put BH5 at 240mhz with 5-2-2-2 timings... That's niiiiiiiiice bandwidth. Besides, BH5 can be easily run at PC4200 speeds. Just change it to something like 7-3-3-2.5 and you're set.

BWX · Apr 19, 2004, 07:02 AM

I got those BH-6 OCZ Plt. Lmt. Ed 2-2-2-5 pc3200 ram- and they are pretty amazing.. Can't get them anymore, but you can get OCZ with the same chips.

Quote from reviewer- "the OCZ PC3200 Platinum Limited Edition memory would do 253 MHz while running 2-2-2-5!"

"While there is an official speed difference between Winbond BH-6 and BH-5 DRAM, it seems to be primarily on paper. In terms of timings and scalability, BH-6 DIMMss act almost exactly like BH-5 DIMMs in my experience. If you find some DIMM's with BH-6 DRAM do not shy away simply because it only has an official PC2700 (166 MHz) rating!"

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1542&page=1

I got those BH-6 OCZ Plt. Lmt. Ed 2-2-2-5 pc3200 ram- and they are pretty amazing.. Can't get them anymore, but you can get OCZ with the same chips.

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bluestar88 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	I just bought another 512MB, and all I have to say is whoa. Exiting a program takes 1 second instead of a minute. Farcry doesn't lag when I enter a new area. Games load much faster. If you're gonna play future games like hl2, farcry, doom iii, etc. 1gb of ram is recommended. Just put it this way. If I had to choose between 512mb of DDR400 and 1GB of DDR266, I would choose the DDR266...

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bluestar88 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	I'm glad you got the gig. __________________ XP-M 2400+ 35w @ 2.5ghz \| Epox 8RDA3+ \| 9800 Pro @ 411/405 \| Geil GDV PC3200 512MB x2 \| WD 80GB + Seagate 200GB \| Antec 350W

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bluestar88 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	HAHA anything over 1gb is road kill unless you do some video editting, photoshop (big big pics), 3d work, etc. Farcry probably doesn't even use up my gig. __________________ XP-M 2400+ 35w @ 2.5ghz \| Epox 8RDA3+ \| 9800 Pro @ 411/405 \| Geil GDV PC3200 512MB x2 \| WD 80GB + Seagate 200GB \| Antec 350W

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bluestar88 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	What kinda pics are you making?! haha But what you said about "you can never have enough ram" is true. Last year it was 512MB and you're good to go. This year 1GB is recommended (farcry and more stuff). __________________ XP-M 2400+ 35w @ 2.5ghz \| Epox 8RDA3+ \| 9800 Pro @ 411/405 \| Geil GDV PC3200 512MB x2 \| WD 80GB + Seagate 200GB \| Antec 350W

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,672 Rep Power: 0	i have 2 gigs...and the onyl program that even touches more then 1 is premiere/after effects and gordianknot(like dvdXcopy...but freeware and it renders directly into divx)

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~~DriveEuro~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	BH5. You need BH5. Don't get PC4000 or anything like that. Considering your processor you can prolly go to about 300fsb with a 5:4 divider. That would put BH5 at 240mhz with 5-2-2-2 timings... That's niiiiiiiiice bandwidth. Besides, BH5 can be easily run at PC4200 speeds. Just change it to something like 7-3-3-2.5 and you're set.

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BWX Spinal Tapped Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,573 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	I got those BH-6 OCZ Plt. Lmt. Ed 2-2-2-5 pc3200 ram- and they are pretty amazing.. Can't get them anymore, but you can get OCZ with the same chips. Quote from reviewer- "the OCZ PC3200 Platinum Limited Edition memory would do 253 MHz while running 2-2-2-5!" "While there is an official speed difference between Winbond BH-6 and BH-5 DRAM, it seems to be primarily on paper. In terms of timings and scalability, BH-6 DIMMss act almost exactly like BH-5 DIMMs in my experience. If you find some DIMM's with BH-6 DRAM do not shy away simply because it only has an official PC2700 (166 MHz) rating!" http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1542&page=1 I got those BH-6 OCZ Plt. Lmt. Ed 2-2-2-5 pc3200 ram- and they are pretty amazing.. Can't get them anymore, but you can get OCZ with the same chips. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America