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Suggestions for memory for conroe....

Originally posted by: Technonut
Check this out:

AnandTech Conroe Buying Guide (DDR2)

The two modules that stood out were the A-Data Vitesta DDR2-533 and Wintec AMPX DDR2-667. During testing, both offered a unique combination of price, performance, and stability.
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Ya, i have been going through that over and over. I really wanted to get it local (at frys) and i wanted to get middle ground stuff, not the el cheapo and not the uber bucks stuff. While checking this stuff out, i noticed there is a big price difference between frys and most other places, wasnt sure why.
 
buck, if you don't mind a slightly bigger rebate, you are better off with these two:

GOLD

or

PLATINUM

The ram you linked is just enough to run Conroe 1:1 at stock, with 266 fsb ((4200/8)/2 = 262.5 fsb). There is no overclocking headroom. With the two I linked, you can up to 400MHz just to get to the stock speed of these sticks (6400/8)/2 = 400. And these sticks can probably be pushed a bit. The difference between the Gold and Plat are just timings.
 
Originally posted by: deeznuts
buck, if you don't mind a slightly bigger rebate, you are better off with these two:

GOLD

or

PLATINUM

The ram you linked is just enough to run Conroe 1:1 at stock, with 266 fsb ((4200/8)/2 = 262.5 fsb). There is no overclocking headroom. With the two I linked, you can up to 400MHz just to get to the stock speed of these sticks (6400/8)/2 = 400. And these sticks can probably be pushed a bit. The difference between the Gold and Plat are just timings.
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I appreciate the thoughts, just want to be as sure as possible before I get this build together, its the only cpu upgrade i will be doing till Feb-ish next year.

*edit*
Looks like the gold is the best bang for the buck..... Get it?..... ya i know...
 
We are currently testing the OCZ 5400 Gold series for our next guide, it would also be a very good choice. Basically, any of the Elpida memory modules will get you the same results on the low end. We noticed the main differences being in the voltages to get to the timings we reported.
 
Originally posted by: Gary Key
We are currently testing the OCZ 5400 Gold series for our next guide, it would also be a very good choice. Basically, any of the Elpida memory modules will get you the same results on the low end. We noticed the main differences being in the voltages to get to the timings we reported.
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Thanks! Any ETA on that guide?
 
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: deeznuts
buck, if you don't mind a slightly bigger rebate, you are better off with these two:

GOLD

or

PLATINUM

The ram you linked is just enough to run Conroe 1:1 at stock, with 266 fsb ((4200/8)/2 = 262.5 fsb). There is no overclocking headroom. With the two I linked, you can up to 400MHz just to get to the stock speed of these sticks (6400/8)/2 = 400. And these sticks can probably be pushed a bit. The difference between the Gold and Plat are just timings.
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I appreciate the thoughts, just want to be as sure as possible before I get this build together, its the only cpu upgrade i will be doing till Feb-ish next year.

*edit*
Looks like the gold is the best bang for the buck..... Get it?..... ya i know...
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Yah I get it ... lol.

Put it bluntly, get yourself some PC6400/DDR2-800 if you can. Sure there is some PC5400 stuff out there that's good. OCZ and Corsair come to mind. But I just played it safe and went with something with guaranteed overhead for oc'ing, which is DDR2-800/PC6400.

G.Skill, OCZ (the higher end XTC stuff) and Corsair are the best. Corsair is the best but more $$$$. G.Skill is great for cheap, and so is OCZ, from what i've seen.
 
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: Gary Key
We are currently testing the OCZ 5400 Gold series for our next guide, it would also be a very good choice. Basically, any of the Elpida memory modules will get you the same results on the low end. We noticed the main differences being in the voltages to get to the timings we reported.
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Thanks! Any ETA on that guide?
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Shooting for second week in August and this will included performance results at each memory ratio...... We will also have memory from Transcend, Geil, G.Skill, and others....
 
Originally posted by: Gary Key
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: Gary Key
We are currently testing the OCZ 5400 Gold series for our next guide, it would also be a very good choice. Basically, any of the Elpida memory modules will get you the same results on the low end. We noticed the main differences being in the voltages to get to the timings we reported.
Click to expand...

Thanks! Any ETA on that guide?
Click to expand...

Shooting for second week in August and this will included performance results at each memory ratio...... We will also have memory from Transcend, Geil, G.Skill, and others....
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Great! I look forward to that.
 
I'd be looking at no lower than DDR2-800 (PC6400) 4-5-4 personally.

OCZ has the Gold XTC 2 GB PC6400 4-5-5 kit i'm looking at myself.
 
Originally posted by: zsdersw
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't DDR2-800 at 4-4-4-12 the sweet spot?
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no, I think ur thinking of 4-4-4-15 and that is pretty low for DDR-2
 
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