Geil 2GB Pc2-6400 VS Corsair 2GB PC2-5400 XMS

Tdh1987 · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:59

I've ordered myself a E2180 with a ASUS P5K iP35 and the following ram: Corsair 2GB PC2-5400 XMS CL4(4-4-4-12).

Now the Geil is currently on special offer at £40, is it worth my cancelling the original ram order and going the Geil?

I am hoping to reach close to 3.0Ghz from the E2180, so will the Corsair stuff cope?

Am I right in thinking that the ram ought to be running at 800Mhz with my E2180 anyway?

Admiral Huddy · 15 Oct 2007 at 11:22

You are confussing the effective FSB of the CPU with the effective FSB of the system. They are not the same thing.

The E2180 requires the minimum of PC2-3200 (400Mhz effective). You'd have to overclock to make the best use of this RAM. The Geil 6400 however will be fine.

snowdog · 15 Oct 2007 at 17:02

^Yep

Still, go with the geil nonetheless, mine do 867 mhz at 2.3v @ 4-4-4-12

and I've heard corsair won't go more than 20 mhz from the stock speed.

Hamoodii · 15 Oct 2007 at 17:50

Don't bother with either kits and get some crucial ballistix pc5300, clock helluva lot better than the GeIL ever will

snowdog · 15 Oct 2007 at 22:30

Costs almost 15 quid more though.
Also it's no guarantee it will do those speeds.
With geil, you can at least know for sure it'll do 800mhz cas 4 or you can RMA it, no such thing with ballistix.

Topitoff · 16 Oct 2007 at 00:33

Cob said:
Your e2180 has a x10 multiplier and so the PC5300 will stick with it to a minimum of 3.33ghz.