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I got 2x 256mb HyperX PC3000 for $50 each ($100 total) and it's running on my P4P800 board with a 2.8C. First of all, it this a good price for high performance ram?
I can run them dual-channel at 3.2ghz (228FSB, DDR 456) prime stable with 2-3-3-6 CAS2 with GAT enabled at 2.85v. The most I can get running at 2-2-2 is around 221FSB or DDR442 (I can run 2-2-2 at 228FSB, and boot to windows, but it's not 24hr prime stable). From the result, I assumed I got a BH-5 chip.
In the mean time, I was also able to acquire 2x 512mb Kingston Valum Ram (PC2700) with Hynix AT-D43 chips on them (4.3ns?). I was able to run them at 240FSB, DDR 480 (my CPU's max) at 3-4-4-8, and they cost about $70 each ($140 total).
Now, I will have to return one of the two because I ran out of funds.
Which one should I keep/return?
2x256mb (512mb) HyperX PC3000 (BH-5) - 228FSB, DDR456 with 2-3-3-6
or
2x512mb (1gb) Value Ram PC2700 (Hynix AT-D43) - 240FSB, DDR 480 with 3-4-4-8
I read a lot of articles and threads and my general impression was that for an AMD rig, I should defintely choose fast timing over bandwidth because AMD cpu doesn't need the bandwidth.
However, for a P4, there were mixed views and the results are leaning towards faster timing on most applications and games, but not for raw data processing stuff (encoding, transcoding, and these are things I was planning to do (e.g. video editing, encoding WMV, MP3, MPG2, DIVX).
Now, I am leaning towards the 2x512mb Hynix, because that will give me a higher CPU speed (higher FSB), and especially since I will have 1 gig of ram over 512mb or ram. So, would the 2x512 240FSB 3-4-4-8 be a better choice for me? Any opinions? or Objections? Thanks in advance.
I got 2x 256mb HyperX PC3000 for $50 each ($100 total) and it's running on my P4P800 board with a 2.8C. First of all, it this a good price for high performance ram?
I can run them dual-channel at 3.2ghz (228FSB, DDR 456) prime stable with 2-3-3-6 CAS2 with GAT enabled at 2.85v. The most I can get running at 2-2-2 is around 221FSB or DDR442 (I can run 2-2-2 at 228FSB, and boot to windows, but it's not 24hr prime stable). From the result, I assumed I got a BH-5 chip.
In the mean time, I was also able to acquire 2x 512mb Kingston Valum Ram (PC2700) with Hynix AT-D43 chips on them (4.3ns?). I was able to run them at 240FSB, DDR 480 (my CPU's max) at 3-4-4-8, and they cost about $70 each ($140 total).
Now, I will have to return one of the two because I ran out of funds.
Which one should I keep/return?
2x256mb (512mb) HyperX PC3000 (BH-5) - 228FSB, DDR456 with 2-3-3-6
or
2x512mb (1gb) Value Ram PC2700 (Hynix AT-D43) - 240FSB, DDR 480 with 3-4-4-8
I read a lot of articles and threads and my general impression was that for an AMD rig, I should defintely choose fast timing over bandwidth because AMD cpu doesn't need the bandwidth.
However, for a P4, there were mixed views and the results are leaning towards faster timing on most applications and games, but not for raw data processing stuff (encoding, transcoding, and these are things I was planning to do (e.g. video editing, encoding WMV, MP3, MPG2, DIVX).
Now, I am leaning towards the 2x512mb Hynix, because that will give me a higher CPU speed (higher FSB), and especially since I will have 1 gig of ram over 512mb or ram. So, would the 2x512 240FSB 3-4-4-8 be a better choice for me? Any opinions? or Objections? Thanks in advance.
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