DDR 500 and P4 2.x C's

[Overkiller]

Hey all,

OCZ just released DDR 500 @ 2.5-4-4-7 timings. Now my question is the following.

I was planning on getting a 2.8C because of the high multiplier so therefore the memory wouldn't be straining (which seemed to be a problem for a lot of people). Now if i buy a 2.8C however that has a multiplier of 14 and i get memory that can run @ 250 that is 3500....Question is, would the chip become the weakest link?

Correct me if i am wrong but a divider would not work because that is when the memory is insuffient, right?

My question basically is this. Say i owuld get this memory...i would want to run it @ the fastest speed possible. but i have a feeling that the cpu would be the limiter of this so therefore i would have to clock down the memory..not someone one would want to do if they are paying that premium. Can a divider help? or would it just be more beneficial to clock down the ram?

 

[Corporate Thug]

you prolly wont have to lower the clock of the memory all that much, you may wanna look into the OCZ pc3700 instead though

 

[AnImuS]

that memory is pretty maxed out already. its seems the 3700 and 4000 are just handpicked chips that were capable of running DDR 500. It takes 2.8v just to run at those timings 2.5-4-4-7. so i think you wont be able to go much farther than DRR500. of course i could be wrong since i havent met anyone who has tested the ram.
if you want higher then 250 fsb running 1:1 and your memory cant go higher then you will have to use a ratio. aslong as your timings arent horrible higher FSB is better because of the increased bandwidith.

 

[Corporate Thug]

most of the people that i know of that use pc3700 (the OCZ) can get to DDR500. the actual DDR500 chips from OCZ are gonna cost A LOT of $, prolly somewhere around the $200 range for a 512 stick. i cant justify spending that much when pc3700 does the same thing