• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Geil 2x512 meg PC3200 GL1G3200DC memory?

J

JackDanielsDrinker

Member
After reading the "does latency matter and should you spend 50% more on memory in order to get 5-10% more performance on Athlon 64s" debate, I decided to get some cheaper though brand name memory for my upcoming Winchester 3000+/DFI NF4 LanParty Ultra.

Was going to get the newegg Mushkin green sticks (2x512 meg PC3200 for $140) when I saw the Geil memory on Outpost for $140. Dug DEEP and found only a few references to it.

Seems its performance memory, though not at the top of Geil's lineup. Geil seems to have a good reputation. Anyone have experience with this memory?

So why not get the Geil over the Mushkin value? The timings and voltage on the Geil are better...

Mushkin
2.5-3-3
2.5-2.6v

Geil
2-3-3
2.55-2.95v

So I went ahead and ordered the Geil from Outpost. Will arrive on Monday. There BETTER be the advertised memory in the box.

Oh crap...just looked on Outpost. It is now $150 and says call for availability. Maybe it was a pricing error.

If the memory arrives as advertised for $140 ($150 is a great price, too), I'll let you all know.


 
Got the memory today. It is the correct memory. God, those sticks are HEAVY. I guess I'm not used to the good stuff with heat spreaders.

I just called Outpost, and they've run out. :frown: So looks like I got one of the last ones.

I won't know how far I can push it until I can get my hands on a DFI NF4 LanParty board...could be two weeks.
 
I ordered the exact same memory from outpost.com on 1/31 , emailed me 2 days later saying out of stock. They are supposed to get a shipment on 2/9. The price was $149. Hope it's worth the wait. Everybody else sells it for $185 +
 
That would be fantastic if they got a new shipment. I thought for sure the deal was over. Let's see if they keep the price at $149. If they do, I ought to post the deal to the Deals forum (after bobbyZ34 gets his memory of course). 🙂

I've been running the sticks I got in an older motherboard at PC2100 speed. Its been running fine for a week. The DFI nF4 arrives tomorrow, so I'll be able to really exercise the memory then.
 
Yeah it is. I saw it last night. I called them and they said my shipment was shipping out last night. I got a tracking number email this morning.

BobbyZ34
 
Originally posted by: bobbyZ34
Yeah it is. I saw it last night. I called them and they said my shipment was shipping out last night. I got a tracking number email this morning.

BobbyZ34
Click to expand...

Great, I'm posting this on the deals forum.
 
Would this memory perform better than Corsair Value Select in an A64 system? If so, would the performance increase justify a 10-20$ price hitch?
 
Originally posted by: JackDanielsDrinker
Originally posted by: veggz
Would this memory perform better than Corsair Value Select in an A64 system? If so, would the performance increase justify a 10-20$ price hitch?
Click to expand...

What are the Corsair's timings and voltage specs?
Click to expand...
I'm not exactly sure, their website doesn't say. I'd assume that they are similar or the same to the Mushkin value RAM.
 
Well, if the Corsair is 2.5-3-3, 2.5v - 2.6v like the Mushkin, then you would probably see a modest increase in overclocking potential with the Geil sticks.

I haven't tried overclocking my Geil sticks yet, so this is supposition...

If you're not going to overclock, the Corsair would be fine. The Corsair RAM will probably overclock 10% or so. With the Geil, I'm hoping for 20%. And I have the extra voltage to run through it to help out overclocking.

To summarize, the performance increase and price increase are roughly the same percentage-wise ($135 to $150, DDR440 to DDR480). But you could play with the Geil more for potentially more performance.
 
Ordered this memory the other day and got it this afternoon. Looks to be quality...but no thermometer on the heatspreader. I can live with that. Timings are labeled on the sticks as advertised. Waiting on other shipments before I can boot up.

JD, did your memory come packaged in cardboard, with the block of greyish foam securing the RAM itself? For some reason I thought it came with that blue see-through packaging. Maybe I'm just seeing things 🙂.
 
Originally posted by: KHarvey16
Ordered this memory the other day and got it this afternoon. Looks to be quality...but no thermometer on the heatspreader. I can live with that. Timings are labeled on the sticks as advertised. Waiting on other shipments before I can boot up.

JD, did your memory come packaged in cardboard, with the block of greyish foam securing the RAM itself? For some reason I thought it came with that blue see-through packaging. Maybe I'm just seeing things 🙂.
Click to expand...

Yes, that is the packaging. The pictures on Newegg and Outpost are wrong. Outpost's is wrong to show thermometers on the RAM. Newegg shows the wrong packaging.

I'm not worried. It has the rated timings and the heatspreaders are heavy.

I haven't overclocked yet because my 350 watt PS is holding things up. I'm getting a Seasonic S12 500 watt...just trying to wait till more than just Newegg is selling it to see if I'm getting gouged or not.
 
I own 2x512 PC3200 of the Geil value ram and I have been very impressed. No issues with install, very stable (past memtest) and was cheap ($130 total). Now the value is not as fast as the version you got, nor does it overclock well according to others, but it is VERY stable and is awesome for gaming. I have pushed mine a few mhz up before (I think I went to 410) but I can't really OC much due to my processor.

I plan to keep the ram when I go to a A64 and will try to OC it more then. Otherwise I am VERY happy with my Geil ram.

-spike
 
Originally posted by: JackDanielsDrinker
Originally posted by: KHarvey16
Ordered this memory the other day and got it this afternoon. Looks to be quality...but no thermometer on the heatspreader. I can live with that. Timings are labeled on the sticks as advertised. Waiting on other shipments before I can boot up.

JD, did your memory come packaged in cardboard, with the block of greyish foam securing the RAM itself? For some reason I thought it came with that blue see-through packaging. Maybe I'm just seeing things 🙂.
Click to expand...

Yes, that is the packaging. The pictures on Newegg and Outpost are wrong. Outpost's is wrong to show thermometers on the RAM. Newegg shows the wrong packaging.

I'm not worried. It has the rated timings and the heatspreaders are heavy.

I haven't overclocked yet because my 350 watt PS is holding things up. I'm getting a Seasonic S12 500 watt...just trying to wait till more than just Newegg is selling it to see if I'm getting gouged or not.
Click to expand...


Same here, not worried a bit. If it will run the timings(and you say they do) and offer a few extra MHz here or there, I'll be very pleased. For the price I paid this is all that's required to satisfy me 🙂.
 
Originally posted by: Spike
I own 2x512 PC3200 of the Geil value ram and I have been very impressed. No issues with install, very stable (past memtest) and was cheap ($130 total). Now the value is not as fast as the version you got, nor does it overclock well according to others, but it is VERY stable and is awesome for gaming. I have pushed mine a few mhz up before (I think I went to 410) but I can't really OC much due to my processor.

I plan to keep the ram when I go to a A64 and will try to OC it more then. Otherwise I am VERY happy with my Geil ram.

-spike
Click to expand...

Great purchase. You'll be pleased to know that when you upgrade to A64, your processor will be less dependent on memory latency. There is a big thread floating around about this (sticky called Memory Matrix in CPU/Processors forum).

So your value RAM will be fine and you wouldn't get very much more performance if you had sunk more money in 2-2-2 RAM.
 
Originally posted by: JackDanielsDrinker
That would be fantastic if they got a new shipment. I thought for sure the deal was over. Let's see if they keep the price at $149. If they do, I ought to post the deal to the Deals forum (after bobbyZ34 gets his memory of course). 🙂

I've been running the sticks I got in an older motherboard at PC2100 speed. Its been running fine for a week. The DFI nF4 arrives tomorrow, so I'll be able to really exercise the memory then.
Click to expand...

I got my memory 2 days ago and installed it last night. Works great and I got it for $155 shipped.

It came in the cardboard box (with cutouts) with the ram seated in that blue foam.

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top