400$ DDR2: Dominator 8500 CL5 or XMS2 6400 CL4 overclocked?

[niceandsmart]

Building a new system (see cooling forum also).
Am just about to buy the memory modules (on ebay).
Which one is preferable: The dominator 8500 CL5 or the XMS2 CL4 overclocked?
Any recommendation for other modules up to 300$ will be fine 🙂
Will be using th evga 680i MB.

Thanks!

 

[myocardia]

No doubt about it, the Dominator 8500. It overclocks higher, and will handle better timings at lower frequencies.

 

[niceandsmart]

I just ran into the OCZ DDR2 PC2-7200 as well.
What do you think?

 

[gOJDO]

Originally posted by: myocardia
No doubt about it, the Dominator 8500. It overclocks higher, and will handle better timings at lower frequencies.

I second this.

 

[n7]

Corsair DDR2-800 = unlikely to OC much at all
If you can actually get the Corsair DDR2-1066 for $350 or less, maybe.

Otherwise: http://www.tankguys.biz/ddr2-44410-800m...sCsid=5147a806cac9639d559f9c80ce51e06d

 

[niceandsmart]

Thank you for your answer.

I "moved" up a level.. tought of buying the Corsair Dominators 8500 CL5 for 400$ (Amazon).
Do you think it's the best for the price range?

 

[hackedhog]

Take a look at Newegg. They're offering a $40 rebate. That makes the final cost $331 for the Corsair 8500.