RAM Upgrade

[Solokron]

I have an Abit IP35-E E4500 OC'd to 3GHz.

I presently have Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 2.2v RAM. I need to upgrade to 4GBs of RAM. At this rate I might as well pay a little more and replace the RAM.

I am looking for a little more performance to replace this RAM. What RAM recommended?

Thank you!

 

[Solokron]

OCZ Technology OCZ2P10004GK
OCZ PC2-8000 4GB(2X2G) 1000MHZ DDR2 PLATINUM EDITION OCZ2P10004GK for $77 looks interesting.

 

[Solokron]

Any opinions?

 

[disports]

Any corsair, g.skill, mushkin brand, a-data ram should be fine. DDR2-800 or DDR2-1000 would be fine. There's a corsair 4 gb (2 x 2gb) DDR2-800 for $25ish after rebate.

 

[Solokron]

Originally posted by: smithrwon
Any corsair, g.skill, mushkin brand, a-data ram should be fine. DDR2-800 or DDR2-1000 would be fine. There's a corsair 4 gb (2 x 2gb) DDR2-800 for $25ish after rebate.

I currently have DDR2-800. Would DDR2-1000 allow for some more breathing room and performance?

 

[Solokron]

I am moving towards..

OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000)

 

[disports]

DDR2-1000 will certainly give you more headroom if you plan on overclocking. In terms of timings and what not, you won't really notice much of a difference.

 

[DSF]

The E4500's multiplier is 11, so RAM speed isn't that important. Even DDR2-667 will let you go about as far as the chip can handle.

You're making a mistake buying DDR2-1000 for $77 when there is good quality DDR2-800 available for $40 or less these days. RAM speed just is not important, and any performance increase you're hoping to see is going to be minimal.

By minimal I mean it might gain you 1-2 FPS on a game that would otherwise run at 30 FPS.

 

[Solokron]

Actually running at a higher FSB I have noticed a considerable difference with this chip and memory. The memory was my bottleneck in terms of overclocking. We'll see how the 1000s work out. I am a little optimistic. For a $30 difference it may be worth squeezing a little more life out of this system and If I decide to upgrade the processor in the future I have a little more flexibility as well for $30.

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: Solokron
Actually running at a higher FSB I have noticed a considerable difference with this chip and memory. The memory was my bottleneck in terms of overclocking. We'll see how the 1000s work out. I am a little optimistic. For a $30 difference it may be worth squeezing a little more life out of this system and If I decide to upgrade the processor in the future I have a little more flexibility as well for $30.

Considerable difference in what, out of curiosity?

And there's no way DDR2-800 held you back in overclocking an E4500 unless you lowered the multiplier significantly or ran the RAM asynchronously.

 

[Solokron]

Considerable difference in my ability to catch the eye of women on the red light district. What do you think?

That's exactly what I do. I drop the multiplier down and blow up the FSB. It is a thing of beauty.

 

[Denithor]

G.Skill 2x2GB DDR2-1000 $55 shipped

If you haven't already bought these are cheaper & better maker than OCZ.

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: Solokron
Considerable difference in my ability to catch the eye of women on the red light district. What do you think?

There's no reason to be sarcastic in a thread where you're asking for advice. I'm skeptical that you've noticed a significant difference in most apps by lowering the multi and raising the FSB. That's why I asked.

 

[Denithor]

In quads you see more effect from higher fsb at the same clock speed, not so much in duals.

I found the red light comment funny, myself.