What memory should I get?

Mari0Br0s

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Hi guys, just wondering....

knowing that I want to overclock my 3700+ San Diego on an DFI Ultra-D board, what memory would you recommend the most. I known that OCZ makes c DFI special PC-5000 memory, so I might go with it, but what about the other. What RAM perferm the best with my settings.
 

bjc112

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OCZ has great ram that works with the A64..

The Platinum series is good.. You can get some VX ram ( extreme voltage ) because your DFI can push 3.0+ volts through it for some REALLY nice speeds..

G.Skill and Patriot are worth a look as well..
 

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I like Mushkin, Kingston and Samsung depending upon what I'm using it for. If your going to OC on a DFI board I think the best route would be Mushkin Redline or OCZ VX stuff.
 

theMan

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ocz has a pc5000 ram made just for that board, but i havent seen any reviews. i dont know if its better than the pc4000 gold vx
 

Capt Caveman

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I'm planning on going with the Corsair twinx10244400c25pt. It's guaranteed to run at 550 and is TCCD.

I thought about the OCZ Gold VX or Mushkin Redline but it appears that some folks have issues with the DFI-NF4 boards running at high voltages killing the board and ram.

And there is a review for the QCZ PC5000 EL (DFI nF4 Special RAM)
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rid=94883
 

sangyup81

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the VX sticks will not have as high of a memory speed but it will be able to retain 2-2-2 timings which is important for Athlon64 systems (look at the memory matrix thread)
 

overst33r

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Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I'm planning on going with the Corsair twinx10244400c25pt. It's guaranteed to run at 550 and is TCCD.

I thought about the OCZ Gold VX or Mushkin Redline but it appears that some folks have issues with the DFI-NF4 boards running at high voltages killing the board and ram.

And there is a review for the QCZ PC5000 EL (DFI nF4 Special RAM)
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rid=94883

how do you know they are TCCD, i tried to find that out but couldnt.
 

Capt Caveman

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Originally posted by: mariok2006
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I'm planning on going with the Corsair twinx10244400c25pt. It's guaranteed to run at 550 and is TCCD.

I thought about the OCZ Gold VX or Mushkin Redline but it appears that some folks have issues with the DFI-NF4 boards running at high voltages killing the board and ram.

And there is a review for the QCZ PC5000 EL (DFI nF4 Special RAM)
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rid=94883

how do you know they are TCCD, i tried to find that out but couldnt.

http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rid=94722

Patriot +XBLK is also TCCD
 

guilhermemourao

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go with brainpower+Smasung TCCD...
choose the cheaper......its all the same...
250mhz with 2.5 and 270 with 3cl...
the brand itself doesnt matter
just if is the DFI...there is OCZ
 

theMan

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i think the problem with the mushkin redline, is that it REQUIRES active cooling at high voltage. the VX gold does not.