POLL:PC3200 DDR400 Ram, is it worth the xtra $$$$ ?

[Muadib]

512 MB of this stuff costs $170, which is about a $50 premium over the cost of PC2700. Is it worth it for P4 overclocking?

 

[Muadib]

Bump!

 

[Leo V]

[EDIT:] I found evidence that *might* imply Kingmax frauduluntly markets pc2700 memory as pc3200.... scroll down.

*drool* 512mb = 2x256mb 5ns/PC3200 Kingmax microbga chips (allegedly cas2.5) at $128 total... the premium is more like $30 rather than 50

link1 link2

Yep, true cas2.5 @400ddr

 

[Muadib]

I ended up getting Corsair memory at Newegg for $170.
I never heard of Kingmax before, so I went with the name I knew.

 

[Pabster]

KingMax is a mixed bag. I'd go with the Corsair myself. XMS has never disappointed me yet. The price premium is well worth it.

 

[cmdrdredd]

bah...Corsair is just Samsung memory with heatspreaders. Just buy Samsung PCB w/Samsung chips and save the money.

 

[Pabster]

Ah, but there is a caveat. XMS is, in reality, "just" Samsung chips with a heatspreader and a fancy Corsair logo. BUT, many (most, in fact) of the Samsung for sale is Samsung chips on a (oft low quality) third-party PCB. And even the latest "true" Samsung modules are not hitting DDR400. In fact, I just returned a 512MB module of the DTL (Genuine Samsung PCB) that wouldn't do DDR400 regardless of timings. I still say the extra $25 is worth every cent.

 

[zzzz]

Originally posted by: Leo V
*drool* 512mb = 2x256mb 5ns/PC3200 Kingmax microbga chips (allegedly cas2.5) at $128 total... the premium is more like $30 rather than 50

link1 link2

Yep, true cas2.5 @400ddr

Has anyone ordered from either of the store and got the ram?

 

[cmdrdredd]

heh well, there are no DDR400 mobos are there? The mobo may have more to do with the chips not doing it than the ram itself.

 

[Leo V]

"Has anyone ordered from either of the store and got the ram?"

Kommax reseller ratings

LD-technology not on resellerratings, but they seem to have a large store and provide multiple ways to contact them. IMHO neither seems likely to be a scam.

 

[lubetek]

pc2700 should be plenty good enough. why invest more money in this ram when DDR2 will be coming out? thats the ram i wanna spend the money on. im using pc2100 right now and im buying sum Samsung or mushy PC2700 but as for spending more for DDR400 well i just dont see the point. id rather save the money for the new and improved DDR memory on its way.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: lubetek
pc2700 should be plenty good enough. why invest more money in this ram when DDR2 will be coming out? thats the ram i wanna spend the money on. im using pc2100 right now and im buying sum Samsung or mushy PC2700 but as for spending more for DDR400 well i just dont see the point. id rather save the money for the new and improved DDR memory on its way.

When is this DDR2 due out?

 

[Leo V]

Uh-uh! I found condemning evidence showing Kingmax's "PC3200" chips can't even perform at their official specs! i.e. Kingmax is deceiving their customers. However, they were also overclocking the CPU/motherboard, so it could be the reviewer's fault.

The review site no longer exists, but I linked the Google cache.