2GB G.Skill, OCZ, or Patriot for A8N-SLI Premium?

[KyleY]

Hi All,
I'm getting the A8N-SLI Premium (most interested in the good, silent chipset cooling) with a Venice 3500+. I'm having trouble deciding on RAM though. After reading here, I'm leaning towards G.Skill or OCZ, but maybe Patriot... The three in particular are about the same price (Patriot and OCZ are after rebate - no rebate needed on the G.Skill). I'd like to reach at least 220, maybe 230 with fairly tight timings, but reaching them with loose timings will be satisfactory (or would it be better to run async with tight timings at 200?). Anyway, these are my choices:
OCZ Platinum OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227210
G.Skill Extreme F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231032
Patriot PDC2G3200LLK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820220040

I've heard of the OCZ working well with this board (but very little overclocking), but haven't heard about the others. What would you all suggest? TIA,
--Kyle

 

[Budarow]

I'm heavily leaning towards this RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231021

I want to try faster speed with relaxed timings and see what kind of performance I can get from my Opty 146 CPU.

 

[MBentz]

G.Skill no doubt. DDR500... thats 250 in a 1:1 ratio. Mine will do over 260 for sure, but I haven't really bothered with it.

 

[McArra]

Gskil HS series have the same chips (UCCC) and PCB DDR500 has. I am@ 240 3-3-3-8 2.7V with those (my CPU can't handle higher FSB)

 

[emilyek]

Forget the pricey SLI board and get a 3700 or an Opty with the extra cash.

If you're building on any kind of a budget, just go with an Ultra chipset.

I too recommend the Gskill HZ. DDR DDR520 is a common overclock, and I've seen more than a few benches of it at DDR560 1:1, and a couple of it at DDR600.

Hard to beat for a 2G kit at $200.

My HZ kit with opteron 146 will be here from UPS today. Woot!

 

[Zap]

Anandtech RAM article to the rescue!

I personally have the G.Skill ZX and am running DDR417 at CAS 2 default voltage. Above that, have to do CAS 2.5. I'm pretty happy with it. Low latency 1GB modules haven't been in the market too long. Not too difficult to reach 230MHz (DDR460) with CAS 2.5, but may or may not be able to get that at CAS 2.

On a side note, my Corsair ValueRAM 2GB kit from Fry's (day after Christmas $99AR) can do CAS 2.5 DDR400, rated at CAS 3 at that speed.

 

[KyleY]

Thanks guys. I'd read much of the Anandtech article. Has anyone here actually used the G.Skill RAM with the A8N-SLI Premium though?

Also, from what I read in another thread, it sounded like the tight timings of the 2GBZX (and not running 1:1 *or* running loose timings at higher FSB) would be better than the 2GBHZ that may not run the tight timings at the lower FSB. Thoughts? TIA,
--Kyle

 

[Zap]

My thought is "flip a coin" because you're not gonna feel a "seat of pants" performance difference.