PC2700, PC3000, or PC3200????

[MinhChon]

I'm new to this overclocking so please be gentle. 🙂

Pending the CPU price drops, I will be purchasing the P4 2.53 GHz, 533FSB. I'll try to overclock it to at least 3.0 GHz on an Epox 4G4A+. With the multiplier of 19, I would need a FSB of 4x157.89=631.56 to reach 3.0 GHz. I figure the max I could push (with luck) is probably 3.2GHz, with FSB of 4x168.42=673.68.

My question: what kind of RAM do I get? The brand will be 512MB Corsair XMS C2, but do I get PC2700, PC3000, or PC3200?
1. PC2700 (166x2=333MHz) for $151
2. PC3000 (185x2=370MHz) for $167.50
3. PC3200 (200x2=400MHz) for $180

For 3.2GHz (if it's possible), shouldn't good Corsair XMS PC2700 with its 333MHz FSB be good enough? To be on the safe side, shouldn't PC3000 be more than adequate? The reason I ask is every post I read, people are getting the PC3200 modules. Money is an issue so I'm trying to save some money. I don't want to buy memory that I won't use full potential of.

I know some (or all) of my reasoning is probably screwy so please correct me and thanks for any input.

 

[Yeti101]

Im building the same system so far... I have the same question. Although the 2700, 3000 and 3200 are all of the same chip, Im still leaning towards the 3200, A lot of great reviews... Just to have the ram that can push the 2.53 to its fullest. Hope this helps 😉

Yeti

 

[CrazySaint]

Well, any of those sticks will hit 169FSB (and far beyond), its more a question of running a 3:4 or 4:5 mem ratio in order to achieve over DDR400.

 

[jiffylube1024]

I'd say get the PC2700, no question. Unless you're not running at 1:1, there's no reason to spend extra on RAM that will not help you, plus, with so much $$$ going into that CPU, you gotta save some money somewhere!

Just my $0.02 .