OCZ 512MB EL PC3700 Gold Edition compatible with ABIT NF7-S 2.0?

Richdog

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Managed to get hold of two sticks of 256MB for £115 second-hand, although used only lightly for three months by previous owner. Anyone had any practical experience with this RAM? Should I be able to reach 220Mhz FSB with ease with these babies on my NF7-S? I'm kind of stuck at 11*200 at the moment (multiplier won't go any higher and RAM can't handle more than 200Mhz FSB) and with 11*220 I should hit a sweet 2420Mhz, maybe 11*225 if i'm lucky.

Basically, was the RAM a good purchase? I haven't had it shipped to me yet so i'm just waiting...waiting... (drums fingeres on desk impatiently).

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bjc112

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220?

That's guaranteed. If not, it wouldn't be PC3700... :D

PC 3500 - 217mhz( DDR 433)

PC 3200 - 200mhz( DDR 400)

OCZ is good overall company in the ram division.. Recently becoming a bigger player.

My Kingston Hyper X PC 3200 will do 220 FSB.. Chances are you can hit 230-240 FSB.

:D


Overall: Good deal.

Good Buy.
 

Mangler

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I'd do a little research on OCZ before you jump onto their marketing bandwagon

check out this recent review that I ran across last week Here

 

Sunny129

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OCZ may have a shady past, but they are slowly becoming a name brand we associate with quality memory. don't quote me on this, but i think OCZ is rumored to be the reincarnation of a scandalous company that went under a few years back, only this time under the disguise of a new name. Anand either did a review on it, or used benchmarks from it in another comparison review, and liked the 3700 gold very much. its one of the highest speed rated RAM on the market that is stable while using low timings.

anyways, i never hear people complaining about the actual product so much as they do about the company itself, which IMO has seemed to turn it around from whatever dark past may lurk behind them. and if they are complaining about a product, its usually about something from the dark days of OCZ, and not the products they sell nowadays. OCZ is right up there w/ Corsair, Mushkin, Crucial, Kingston, Samsung, Geil, etc. as far as popularity among enthusiasts. anyways, i wouldn't be so quick to discredit OCZ...
 

Richdog

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I've now done a shedload of reading on OCZ, and despite a very shady past, when the company was under DIFFERENT management etc, it has now turned itself full circle. Nearly all the recent reviews/articles i've read confirm this, and I for one am prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt. The reason I was wondering if I could hit 220Mhz FSB was because I'm not sure of the limits of my ABIT NF7-S v2.0 as i've never had chance to test it. I'm hoping around 225Mhz anyway...:)

And BTW it is the Enhanced Latency edition, top of the line stuff as far as i'm aware (apart from the CL2.5 PC4000) and retails for £195 usually. :D

ULN Technology: (U)ltra (L)ow (N)oise shielded PCB
-Lifetime Warranty
-256MB modules based on OCZ brand EL DDR IC Gold Heatspreader
-Featuring OCZ HyperSpeed® technology for outrageous top end speeds*
-Optimized for High Speed applications on Intel i865/i875 chipsets
-466Mhz CL 2-3-3-7
-2.75 volts
-EVP®(Extended Voltage Protection) Technology allowing up to 2.9 volts DDR while maintaining full warranty
-184 Pin Dimm Unbuffered

It looks pretty damn fast, here's a link to loads of good reviews so you can see for yourself...

GOOD OCZ EL PC3700 GOLD REVIEWS:beer:
 

bacillus

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the 3700 gold series should see you get 250fsb@2.8V ie DDR500 if you cpu can handle it.
should point out that this memory was made specially for the i865/875 chipset boards
 

Soulkeeper

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can't guarantee the 220 fsb but the mem should run faster than that
personally i don't like ocz or geil because their timings are so high at the speeds their rated for
if it is cheap tho then it might be worth it........
 

Richdog

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Originally posted by: bacillus
the 3700 gold series should see you get 250fsb@2.8V ie DDR500 if you cpu can handle it.
should point out that this memory was made specially for the i865/875 chipset boards


It should work fine on an AMD system I think, if they alienated AMD owners surely they would lose out on a lot of sales... Saying that does anyone think it will have trouble running with my AMD rig? Answers on a postcard please...
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Richdog

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Well, and techsperts know whether the RAM will be compatible with an NF7-S v2.0 bearing in mind it was designed primarily for an Intel motherboard? :)?
 

sdgserv1

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I have been using OCZ 3700 gold on an NF7 for awhile. Great oc'er stable as hell. The company stands behind their products. You can call and actually get a person who will help with ram and v settings. You can even send your ram to them and they will test and give
you the best settings
 

Thor86

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Originally posted by: shady06
pc3700 is a waste on Amd platform

I agree on this one. You're better off with PC3500 or even PC3200LLs that can do over DDR400 speeds with tight memory timings. PC3700 and higher are better suited for high memory bandwidth P4s.
 

cleave

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Anyone have the EL series? What's the deal with these? I bought them because I thought they be better but have heard people grumbling about them since but have not heard why.

Also, in my ic7-max3, they only go 1:1. And can you set the memory speed or is that set automatically by the FSB you select?

It's friday - have a :beer:
 

Cesar

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My friend has the OCZ Gold at 233MHZ on the ABIT NF7-S V.2, his borad is capable of doing 250MHZ after playing games it freezes
lucky bastard :p
 
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most people i know who have OCZ EL PC3700 Gold Edition hit 250 mhz, but the mobo is gonna be the limiting factor, not the ram