Mushkin 2/2/2 pc3500 is out...

[iwearnosox]

Just fyi. I ordered 2x256 for friday delivery, going to pair it on the rig I've been building this week. The memory I have now is weak so I'm running it slow but I've got my p4 2.4/800 running at 3.2ghz, 270fsb (1080mhz!!) on an ic7.

Weeeeeeee...

 

[RalfHutter]

Yeah, the Level II Mushkin is some choice stuff. It's not cheap though, but you get what you pay for.

 

[Bateluer]

Does it come in 512MB sticks at the 2/2/2 speeds?

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Does it come in 512MB sticks at the 2/2/2 speeds?

Sure does, go over to mushkin.com and check it out. Coupon "ANAND" gets you 10% off still.

Yeah, it's costly. I'm ok with the minor premium on 2x256, given the current state of tight-timing memory at pc3500 or above. I didn't really see a good alternative and needed a minimum of pc3500 2/2/2 on my (now) 275fsb setup..

 

[Bateluer]

Maybe I buy two 512 sticks for myself and give my Corsair sticks to my little bro when I do his upgrade Christmas gift.

 

[iwearnosox]

Yeah I was going to go the 1gb route myself, and I just figured it would be pointless. Every review I looked at effectively validated the "unless you're doing a lot of video editing anything over 512mb is a waste."

I imagine when I actually need 1gb there will be pc10000 out for $49 a stick.

 

[althes]

I am going to try the mushkin from outpost. pc3200 see how it works out.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Yeah I was going to go the 1gb route myself, and I just figured it would be pointless. Every review I looked at effectively validated the "unless you're doing a lot of video editing anything over 512mb is a waste."

I imagine when I actually need 1gb there will be pc10000 out for $49 a stick.

Well, C&C Generals, Sim City 4 and BF 1942 all take advantage of a gig...

 

[superHARD]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Yeah I was going to go the 1gb route myself, and I just figured it would be pointless. Every review I looked at effectively validated the "unless you're doing a lot of video editing anything over 512mb is a waste."

I imagine when I actually need 1gb there will be pc10000 out for $49 a stick.

That makes me feal better about my 2x256

 

[iwearnosox]

I'm unconvinced that 1gb is better than 512. I have 1gb in there now that I'm screwing around with and I see no noticable difference in bf1942 and other applications.

Can you point to any benchmark where they show this?

 

[aggressor]

Big difference in Planetside with 512mb and 1gb. If you are upgrading now, it's good to get 1gb for the next generation games (hl2\doom3\deusex2\etc)

 

[SexyK]

I'm running 2x256MB of the PC3200 Special Black. Got it for $89 in a good deal a couple months ago. Its by far the best memory I've ever used, i'm willing to bet the PC3500 is just as wonderful. Let us know how it works when you recieve it.