I have recently acquired Abit IC7MAX3 motherboard from a friend & want to move across to it from my Abit 845 motherboard. I will be using my current P4 3.06G CPU (533FSB) in the new motherboard but not the PC2700 memory. I will probably look at doing a CPU upgrade to 3.4Ghz Northwood later on in ther year if i can pick one up cheap from eBay.
The new memory i will be getting will be running DUAL so i will be buying 2x512M pair.
Im currently considering 2 options:
1. Buy Crucial Ballistix PC3200 with the very low latencies. This will be perfect with current CPU as it has a multiplier of x23. This means i can overclock it to my target of 3.6GHz & run the memory in 1:1. My concern is when i upgrade i night need higher bandwidth for a CPU with multiplier x17 or x15.
From the Anandtech review of the Crucial Ballistix PC3200 it would seem it can be overclocked to high as 250 FSB whilst still maintaining the low latencies.
Is this too good to be true or just a *magic* sample that Crucial sent out to Anandtech ?
Will I be able to replicate the FSB with same latency using my new motherboard ??
2. Buy Crucial PC4000 with not so tight latencies (2.5-4-4-8) but higher bandwidth allowing me to more easily run in 1:1. I also have heard that this particular memory will run in same low latencies values as PC3200 when run at PC3200 speeds.
The price difference between the two is negligible.
Which is the better choice of the two in terms of performance ?? Or do i have a third option - bearing in mind i have tight budget .. cheaper solution is best for me.
Also in 1 to 2 years the memory will be pretty much useless as i will be shopping for dual core CPU setup with DDR2 (AMD or Intel).
You advice & opinions would be appreciated.
The new memory i will be getting will be running DUAL so i will be buying 2x512M pair.
Im currently considering 2 options:
1. Buy Crucial Ballistix PC3200 with the very low latencies. This will be perfect with current CPU as it has a multiplier of x23. This means i can overclock it to my target of 3.6GHz & run the memory in 1:1. My concern is when i upgrade i night need higher bandwidth for a CPU with multiplier x17 or x15.
From the Anandtech review of the Crucial Ballistix PC3200 it would seem it can be overclocked to high as 250 FSB whilst still maintaining the low latencies.
Is this too good to be true or just a *magic* sample that Crucial sent out to Anandtech ?
Will I be able to replicate the FSB with same latency using my new motherboard ??
2. Buy Crucial PC4000 with not so tight latencies (2.5-4-4-8) but higher bandwidth allowing me to more easily run in 1:1. I also have heard that this particular memory will run in same low latencies values as PC3200 when run at PC3200 speeds.
The price difference between the two is negligible.
Which is the better choice of the two in terms of performance ?? Or do i have a third option - bearing in mind i have tight budget .. cheaper solution is best for me.
Also in 1 to 2 years the memory will be pretty much useless as i will be shopping for dual core CPU setup with DDR2 (AMD or Intel).
You advice & opinions would be appreciated.
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