How good is this memory?

[Cheex]

I currently have 2x512MB DDR2-533 memory. My father is doing a bit of upgrading and he wanted to buy 2x512MB DDR2-800 RAM (he does NOT overclock). Anyway I convinced him to take my pair and buy me a 1GB DDR2-800 stick.

However....I need the best 1GB stick under $120.


How good is this memory?
G.SKILL 1GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)


Edit: I going to want to buy another stick for dual channel sometime in the not too distant future.

 

[keeleysam]

If you can find a stick of Crucial Tenth Anniversary, it's the best bet.

I'm running mine at DDR2-1300.

 

[Cheex]

What is the stock speed on your memory and how the hell is it running so high?

WTF is all this Crucial Tenth Anniversary stuff????? I don't get it.
Also the Micron D9...........

Enlighten me.

Can I get 1GB of that for under US$120?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Cheex
Can I get 1GB of that for under US$120?

1 stick would cost you a bit less than twice that. Not that you even need PC6400. With a 14x multiplier, a 400 Mhz FSB would have your cpu running @ 5.6 Ghz. You might be able to do that, but not with air cooling.:laugh: Also, why are you running your RAM @ 4-4-4-12? Change your timings to 5-6-6-18, and see how high it will go. It may go higher than your processor is able to go, since you have such a high multiplier.

 

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: Cheex
Can I get 1GB of that for under US$120?

1 stick would cost you a bit less than twice that. Not that you even need PC6400. With a 14x multiplier, a 400 Mhz FSB would have your cpu running @ 5.6 Ghz. You might be able to do that, but not with air cooling.:laugh: Also, why are you running your RAM @ 4-4-4-12? Change your timings to 5-6-6-18, and see how high it will go. It may go higher than your processor is able to go, since you have such a high multiplier.

The thing is that I'm planning to get a Core 2 Duo (E4300, E6300 or E6400...not sure yet).

I've noticed that my SATA is limiting my OC, not my RAM. My BIOS will allow me 5-6-6-15 or 6-6-6-15. How will it help really?


PS: Underlined is preferred.