Advice for a first-time overlocker

[imported_dawurz]

Is 10 to 20% reasonable with the following?

K8N-E (presuming the lock is present and where are the damn reviews!)
Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle 2.4Ghz/512KB L2
Thermalright SLK948U (or the not-yet-released XP-120) w/92mm

On one question for the wizards: Is Corsair TWINX1024-3200XL 2-2-2-5 1GB Kit DDR400 XMS3200 Dual-Channel Xtra-Low Latency Memory w/Black Heat Spreader a wise choice, or is an overclock possible with less expensive memory? I read here at anand about OCZ 3700EB, but read the 2-2-2-5 may work better in the 200-250 range, for a less agressive overclock (and one suited for a first-timer!), and even one suited for the K8N-E.

Many thanks for any direction and comments.

other parts planned:
WD2000JD 200GB SATA
Sonata case w/True550 & addl 120mm (sunon, panaflo, vantec - not sure yet)
audigy 2
logitec z-5300
9800XT (in hand, for now)

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

nice pic...

i got kingston 466 mhz 3-3-3-8 cause it was cheaper than that corsair dealy at the time. I still cant get it to overclock at all, and shouldn't 400mhz be underclocking for 466mhz memory? Enough rant, visit the thread about yanked over memory. my suggestion, dont get what i got. I don't know if it is better to get something rated at higher than 400mhz or just low latency, but if you want 20% get something known for overclocking, corsair ocz etc.

PS might want to consult the experts on this but i don't know if the 3400 is worth it to OC much unless you get more expensive cooling. this is cause it's the same core (i have a 3000 newcastle) but with a higher multiplier. this means the core is getting closer to it's limit and you cant up the fsb as much as with a lower multiplier.

 

[ohiopcgamer]

I would go with the Corsair if you plan on doing any Overclocking or high end gaming. I settled for Mushkin Level One Black modules since they were "comparable" in specs but a little cheaper at the time.
Although the Mushkin is good memory I wish I had gone the extra for the Corsair now that I am gaming and OCing. The Mushkin doesn't do as well as I know the Corsaid would have.

 

[Yanagi]

I saw some URL yesterday regarding A64 overclocking. That would be a good read, i'll look it up for ya.


edit: heres the url, hope it will be to some help.

Athlon 64 Overclocking guide

 

[imported_dawurz]

thanks for the responses everyone.
it's the corsair 2-2-2-5 for me!
here's some more reviews:

madshrimps (10/10)
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=5&artpage=796&articID=204

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=xms3200xl&page=8

http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD03ODUmdXJsX3BhZ2U9Nw

 

[NokiaDude]

I'm using the "twinx1024-3200xl" 2-2-2-5 RAM and it's LIGHTNING fast even whe nrunnign at DDR333. Low latency is king!