2 Gb CAS2 RAM for Gigabyte K8NS NForce3 Ultra (Socket 939)?

Woody Aki · 24 May 2006 at 09:51

Hi all,

I'm just about to complete a Digital Audio Workstation tower. The mobo is a Gigabyte K8NS NForce3 Ultra (Socket 939), and I was wondering which PC3200 Dual Channel RAM pack with CAS2 is known to run smoothly with this mobo.

My choice at the moment rests on an OCZ 2Gb PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ402048 ELDCPE-K), but if any of you out there knows a tried, trusted and perfectly compatible alternative, I'd appreciate all the help I can get!

Cheers...

Minstadave · 24 May 2006 at 11:42

Woody Aki said:
Hi all,

I'm just about to complete a Digital Audio Workstation tower. The mobo is a Gigabyte K8NS NForce3 Ultra (Socket 939), and I was wondering which PC3200 Dual Channel RAM pack with CAS2 is known to run smoothly with this mobo.

My choice at the moment rests on an OCZ 2Gb PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ402048 ELDCPE-K), but if any of you out there knows a tried, trusted and perfectly compatible alternative, I'd appreciate all the help I can get!

Cheers...

You shouldn't have problems with any RAM on that board, the Gskill is a good price, and the OCZ is nice too. Basically get the cheapest CAS2 you can find

Woody Aki · 24 May 2006 at 23:05

So I shouldn't be looking at the manufacturer's hype and flashy heat dissipation plates then?

Minstadave · 24 May 2006 at 23:22

Woody Aki said:
So I shouldn't be looking at the manufacturer's hype and flashy heat dissipation plates then?

Nope, total waste of time

Tight timings are all you need for top performance.

Woody Aki · 26 May 2006 at 01:32

Gotcha skip...

Gskill seem to be on the up judging by a fair couple of reviews and forum threads I bumped into. I think I'll go for those.