memory decisions..

[keidanny]

I am choosing between these two:
2x1GB G.Skill PC4000 (DDR500) 3-4-4-8 $235
2x1GB G.SKill PC3200 (DDR400) 2-3-2-5 $214

I would try to overclock either one to as far as they can go, but if both sticks are somehow stuck at their native speeds, which one would be best?

I know A64s are all about cpu speed, but i still can't make a decisions.
250mhz 3-4-4-8 vs 200mhz 2-3-2-5

Would the extra ~30$ be worth it to get the DDR500? Which would you get?

edit:: these are 2x1GB sticks!

 

[Zebo]

What size is that? sounds like a total grift.

This is what you want. BH-5 high clocker and low latency and faster than most memory at same timings.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227211

 

[keidanny]

oops. sorry!! I wanted 2x1GB sticks any help?

Thanks!

 

[Zebo]

Well at those timings the second one, the cheaper one, will destroy that DDR500... I imagine you can achive a decent clock out the them too since I hear they are micron..

 

[Gatt]

If it helps any, I'm using 2 1gigabyte OCZ Platinum sticks, DDR 400, 2-3-2-5 timings.

They rock at stock speeds, but at 210mhz I destabilize. Badly.

If you're going to overclock, be warned, you're going to have to try to loosen the timings and/or boost voltage to get any serious speed boost out of them, or start doing memory dividers. Honestly, 208mhz I'm ok. 210mhz and I blue screen left and right with memory failures. Since Platinums are supposed to be OCing memory, if I understand right, that doesn't bode well for OCing 1gigabyte chips. At least not right now.