buying new cpu motherboard and memory

[Soulkeeper]

i am gonna get the dfi nf2 ultra 400 lan party board for $160 from newegg

the retail barton 2500+ from newegg for $96

and two 512mb sticks of twinmos pc3700 from memoryx.com

this will bring me to about $500 not counting tax

what do you guys think ?

overclocking is one of the most important things to me here

my main consern is the memory, is this the best memory (highest clocking) at 2-2-2 t1 timings ??

 

[Cardio]

Go to the Mushkin website and read about memory timings and take a look at some of the memory tests at various PC websites. Don't think you are going to need PC3700 speeds with this rig but quality ram is always a good buy. In very few "objective" reviews will any brand beat or evven match Mushkin. At least, that's my take on it.

 

[Soulkeeper]

yeah the only problem is very few sites test memory at 2-2-2 t1 timings on an nforce2 board above 200mhz

one other thing i noticed is that the dfi board only will let you go up to 1.8v
i heard geil memory and others need higher voltages to reach their full potential
what do you guys think ??

 

[batmang]

id just get an is7 / 2.4c / 3500 corsair xms and get 3.0ghz +
About the same price.

 

[drewdogg808]

if overclocking is your main concern, you should go with an abit nf7-s rev.2 or epox 8rda+ for the mb.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: drewdogg808
if overclocking is your main concern, you should go with an abit nf7-s rev.2 or epox 8rda+ for the mb.

i agree, nf7-s or 8rda+ is not only cheaper but a better OCer and generally a better board

 

[Soulkeeper]

I just bought the dfi board a few hours ago
I think it's a good enough board tho

now I just need memory and the cpu

which memory would you guys get from below for an nforce2 board:

geil golden dragon pc3700

twinmos pc3700

corsair pc3700

kingston HyperX pc3700

ocz pc3700

Buffalo pc3700

 

[pspada]

I've got OCZ in my box, and would buy it again without qualm.

 

[lookouthere]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
I just bought the dfi board a few hours ago
I think it's a good enough board tho

now I just need memory and the cpu

which memory would you guys get from below for an nforce2 board:

geil golden dragon pc3700

twinmos pc3700

corsair pc3700

kingston HyperX pc3700

ocz pc3700

Buffalo pc3700

geil golden dragon pc3700

 

[Soulkeeper]

if you own any of those above memories can you post what you have it clocked at, the latencies, and vdimm ??

I am leaning toward the geil stuff
they just look cool and that red light rocks


thanks everyone