Is G. Skill ram any good?

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Silversierra

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I want to get a gig of ram for my Chaintech vnf4 mobo, and am having a hard time deciding on the ram. I like the corsair value pc 3200 link but it's cas 2.5. I saw some g. skill pc 3200 ram that's cas 2-3-3-6. link That's fast timings for the price, but I've never heard of g. skill. Are they a decent company? How much difference is there in speed between cas 2 and 2.5? Is this g. skill better at oc'ing?
 
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Rip the Jacker

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I think it's the BEST OCing for A64... Check out Anandtech's Memory section.

The one they have is SAMSUNG TCCD which is $230+ not the low end ones. But the low end ones are probably decent. Don't expect TCCD though.
 
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Thanks, anyone else have any thoughts? Has anyone tried g. skill's pc3200 2-3-3-6 memory? I know g. skill makes tccd, but I want to spend less than $115, and the pc3200 g. skill is the only g.skill in my budget. Does G. Skill have any compatibiltiy issues with mobos?
 
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BadThad

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I'm running the $99 Corsair Value at 2-3-3-8 @ 2.7V in an nForce2 Ultra mobo, 100% stable. :)
 
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G.skill uses Samsung TCCD memory chips. TCCD are best used as high HTT(FSB) with loose RAM timings. CAS has very little effect on performance, 2, 2.5, 3 are all fine (use the lowest you can get away with and still have stability of course). Anyway, yes. G.skill with TCCD does seem to overclock very well, currently the best OC'ing memory for A64. As always with OC'ing, YMMV.
 
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Originally posted by: BadThad
I'm running the $99 Corsair Value at 2-3-3-8 @ 2.7V in an nForce2 Ultra mobo, 100% stable. :)
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what does that have to do with this thread? :confused:
 
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Silversierra

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Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: BadThad
I'm running the $99 Corsair Value at 2-3-3-8 @ 2.7V in an nForce2 Ultra mobo, 100% stable. :)
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what does that have to do with this thread? :confused:
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Well, I am trying to decide between the corsair and the g. skill, but specifically I want more info about the g. skill because the corsair is much more common(more reviews).

 
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fstime

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The $140 gskil or whatever it is isnt that great. It will probably do 235 fsb with some real bad timmings.... Your better off with some UTT, check out OCZ Value VX or Twinmos ram.
 
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My gskill runs 283HTT 1:1 but only with an 8x multi.....It also does not like volatge above 2.8v...gets a bit too hot and it has no passive heatsinks...

Bottom line at 9x296 or 2.664ghz I can run 166 divder at cas 2.5,3,3,8 and then use a64tweaker to set it to 183 divider.....

I can run 300HTT 1:1 with 8x and need cas 3,4,4,11 to do it but still with 1t....

I cant even post into windows with 1:1 at 296 no matter the vdimm and timings......It appears as you get higher clock and higher HTT you will be less liekly to hold rated specs and speed....


Nice things is since bandwidth doesn't mean as much with the A64 this thing can run 296 with 133 divider (jus t under pc3200) at cas 2,2,2,6 and is almost eqaul to the 296 at 166 with 2.5,3,3,8...the 183 divider gives it the edge since the ram would be close to 533ddr...

"CAS has very little effect on performance, 2, 2.5, 3 are all fine (use the lowest you can get away with and still have stability of course)"..

Where are you guys getting this stuff...it cant be from Zebos sticky...Unless you guys cant read and comprehend cas timings (lower the better) mean more then overall speed especially when it means using cas 3 and whatnot....


 
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Silversierra

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Well the g. skill cheap stuff was $140, but now it's only $109. Only $10 more than the corsair value. My question is "is the g. skill 2 cas pc3200 (not tccd/ pc4400) worth $10 more than the corsair vs 2.5cas?" Also, is the twinmos value ram a better choice than either of these types of memory?

Edit: This is the twinmos ram I'm looking at. Is it winbond(Is that right?)
 
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Duvie

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sorry I assumed all the gskill stuff was TCCD....I would get it simply cause they make good high quality stuff and cas 2 is better then corsairs cas 2.5.....

cas timings matter bandwidth not as much...just remember that


Dont expect to OC is too high though...Good use of memory divider should keep you in line though.....KNowing what I can do with their PC4400 tht states cas 2-2-2-5 at pc3200 I would think you could take cas 2.5 and probably push it to 440ddr range maybe more with a boost of vdimm....
 
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Silversierra

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Thanks for the reply.

Here it says the g skill can do ddr 480 at 2.5-4-4-8. Is that good, or would the corsair or twin mos do better.

Also, if my ram now is cas 2.5, then if I add cas 2 ram, then all the ram will be cas 2.5 right? I have 512mb, and am thinking of getting a gig. I'm not sure if 1 gig at cas 2 or 1.5 gig at cas 2.5 is better. Any thoughts?
 
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Duvie

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corsair at cas 2.5 rating at pc3200 will get nowhere close to that.....

yes it will revrt to its weakest link....

Do not have more then 2 sticks of ram on any A64 mobo....current A64s memory controllers cannot handle more then 2 sticks of ram an keep it at 400ddr. It will revert it to 333ddr and possibly 2t with a performance hit....

1gb is plenty for most...sell the 512mb cas 2.5 stick to help cover the cost of this....
 
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Silversierra

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So the g. skill is my best bet and run it as 1gb at cas 2. Then use my ram on another computer or sell it. Thanks guys!

If I would get a venice(rev E), could I use all four dimm slots at ddr 400 at 1t?
 
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Originally posted by: Silversierra
So the g. skill is my best bet and run it as 1gb at cas 2. Then use my ram on another computer or sell it. Thanks guys!

If I would get a venice(rev E), could I use all four dimm slots at ddr 400 at 1t?
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rumors are yes.....I haven't seen it confirmed yet personally...
 
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bunnyfubbles

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Originally posted by: JoLim24601
what about the twinmos? i hear alot of people doing 250 at 2-2-2-5.
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That's if you can supply the voltage, the ram is similar to OCZ's VX. You'll need to mod your motherboard, unless you have one that allows for 3.2v or possibly even more (most don't allow over 2.85), or pay for an aditional voltage booster, which wouldn't make it as good of a deal.
 
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so i can infer that for boards like the lanparty nf4 ultra you should get the twinmos and for basically everything else the gskill would be better?
 
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