latency or raw speed

[Paintballfreak66]

Ok here's what I'm looking at for my 3700+ a64
OCZ 2G(2 x 1G) Platinum PC3200 2-3-2-5 Dual Channel $257
OCZ 2G(2x 1G)Platinum PC4000 3-3-2-8 Dual Channel $312

money is no concern here. I want to know which option will result in the best performance. This is strictly my gaming machine here so keep that in mind. The way I see it, I could go with the 3200 and clock it as high as it can go without raising cas 2 and then use a divider from there, or loosen the timings and take it higher and save 60 bucks which I probably won't do. Or since I've gotten my 3700 to 248x11 and I think it will go higher I could get the 4000 for the extra head room, run 1:1 but with looser timings. For games, which should I be willing to compromise in order to get the best performance? I don't care how minimal it might be, I just want to know what's better. 🙂 From what I've read, ocz platinum ocs like crazy and that's why I've narrowed it down to this brand for sure. Suggestions/info? Thanks guys. AT rox0rs.

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

Go with the DDR500 (PC4000) since the 2x1GB DDR400 Platinum modules (OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K) may use very poor infineon IC, which are bad for OCing . . . the DDR500 should reach 280Mhz with good timings . . .

 

[Hacp]

Get cheap Kingston Hyper X, use the divider and then spend the extra 200 bucks on a WC kit to pump your Processor higher.

 

[Paintballfreak66]

K hyper x is about 2/3 the price of the ocz ddr500 I mentioned but for only one gig not two, not to mention the hyper x is only ddr400. So much for saving 200 bucks. I've also already been through two pairs of crucial and kingmax each, all with motherboard compatibility issues. I'm not wasting money on wc because I won't push the vcore higher than 1.55 since it could potentially shorten the life of my 90nm chip. I have an xp-120 and load at about 35C therefore no need. The question was about the OCZ, thanks for the input though.

 

[Paintballfreak66]

bump?

 

[orangat]

I think for AMD systems, latency is more important. Check out the most recent Anand article.

 

[Paintballfreak66]

Hmm interesting, in that article they chose the ddr500 I have picked out as the editor's choice. 🙂 Thanks for the tip.