Recommended Memory for NF7-S Revision 2?

[Ardan]

I am going to buy some new RAM and put this Crucial DDR333 in a system that will be upgraded soon (by the person I gave it too) so i'll buy new memory myself. I figure that I will get PC-3200 memory and some with aggressive timings but i'm not sure on which ones. I was thinking of either Kingston HyperX memory (the $66 HyperX DDR400 testing to 434Mhz on ZipZoomFly) or Corsair XMS Memory...are either perfectly fine and how is the performance? If there is no difference then I will go with the HyperX since it is cheaper than the Corsair and has good timings as well.

What I was thinking of was maybe the Corsair XMS Twin Pack (2x256MB) and the same with the HyperX (2x256MB). A further question I have is if Dual Channel is worth it...can anyone find a link to maybe a comparison between the two (if anyone did that)? If its like +5% or so then I think it would be more worthwhile to buy 1x512MB to leave space for further addons. I usually do a lot of MP4 Audio/OGG creation (not for filesharing), Video Creation (namely with xvid) and gaming (quite a bit). I've been sitting here contemplating the choice and felt its time to ask .

 

[MegaWorks]

well it depends on how much you're willing to pay for ram. I have the Corsair TwinX 3200LL @ 200FSB 2-3-2-6
excellent ram! I think the HyperX are good to if you leave it at stock speed! for duel channel both HyperX and TwinX
are very good no complains about there performence. In your case I'll go with the HyperX there cheaper and good, plus the life time warranty:beer:

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AMD Athlon XP T-Bred B 1700+ @ 2.3GHZ (1.75v) 400FSB = 3200+
Abit NF7-S V.2 (nforce 2 400U)
Corsair TwinX XMS 3200LL 512MB @ 2-3-2-6 (2.6v)
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB
Antec TrueBlue 480W
Thermalright SLK-947U with 92mm Vantec Tornado @2600RPM
Maxtor 91531U3 15GB
2x Western Digital WD400BB 40GB serials
Antec PlusView 1000AMG

 

[Ardan]

Now THAT is some good advice!

I think I will really be leaving it at 400Mhz because I don't really think i will have a need to go beyond it. 2.2Ghz/400FSB/memory is what I would find to be ideal. I could always go for some more Crucial RAM but I want to try something different and I have had slight memory errors, however I am running it at some aggressive timings. I think i'm going to do some searching for benchmark comparisons first.

 

[MegaWorks]

well if you're going to leave it at 200mhz get these Kingston's KHX3500K2 they are amazing. Don't worry about the price the review is old:sun: oh yes they have them at newegg for $144

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AMD Athlon XP T-Bred B 1700+ @ 2.3GHZ (1.75v) 400FSB = 3200+
Abit NF7-S V.2 (nforce 2 400U)
Corsair TwinX XMS 3200LL 512MB @ 2-3-2-6 (2.6v)
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB
Antec TrueBlue 480W
Thermalright SLK-947U with 92mm Vantec Tornado @2600RPM
Maxtor 91531U3 15GB
2x Western Digital WD400BB 40GB serials
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 550 5.1

 

[Ardan]

I have had my eye on those for a while now too and I think I will go for those even if I'm going to overclock a little. I mean c'mon they are rated to DDR434Mhz . I would like Corsair but the prices are a bit much for my budget (by just a little), and besides i've had great experience with Kingston anyways.

 

[MegaWorks]

good choice :beer:, let me know when you have it to see how far can you overclock it

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AMD Athlon XP T-Bred B 1700+ @ 2.3GHZ (1.75v) 400FSB = 3200+
Abit NF7-S V.2 (nforce 2 400U)
Corsair TwinX XMS 3200LL 512MB @ 2-3-2-6 (2.6v)
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB
Antec TrueBlue 480W
Thermalright SLK-947U with 92mm Vantec Tornado @2600RPM
Maxtor 91531U3 15GB
2x Western Digital WD400BB 40GB serials
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 550 5.1

 

[Ardan]

I'll be buying it at least a month from now so enjoy waiting