Which 4gb PC8500 Memory

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HI all I’ve recently bought the following bits to upgrade my ageing computer as I only have one life and I don’t want to spend it waiting for the mouse to move.

Zotac Geforce 9800gt Video Card
Core 2 quad Q8300 Processor
Gigabyte P43-ES3G Motherboard
Windows 7 Ultimate

The PC will have a dual role as a HTPC and games machine. Having not built a computer for 4/5 years I’m completely out the loop. I’m currently looking for some (DDR2 PC8500) 4gb memory (2x2gb paired) and my initial research have highlighted OCZ Platinum’s 8500 as a contender. Will this memory meet my HTPC/ Games machine requirements? Can anyone recommend memory which would meet my needs?

I’m looking to spend around the £90 mark, although cheaper if I can get away with it.

Thanks in advance for all your help


Jazzy


Ps Is 2 x 2gb match pair better than 1 x 4gb memory performance wise?
 
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Another vote for the Kingston here. Do not be put off by the low price as it's excellent stuff. I have a kit in my second pc.

There is a advantage of using 2x2Gb sticks over 4x1Gb sticks. 2 sticks put's less strain on the NB and may lead to higher clocks with less voltage. Normally with 4 sticks you have to increase NB voltage to aid stability.

You did mean 4x1Gb and not 1x4Gb. Running one stick would be a performance decrease due to it only running in single channel.
 
pastymuncher said:
Another vote for the Kingston here. Do not be put off by the low price as it's excellent stuff. I have a kit in my second pc.

There is a advantage of using 2x2Gb sticks over 4x1Gb sticks. 2 sticks put's less strain on the NB and may lead to higher clocks with less voltage. Normally with 4 sticks you have to increase NB voltage to aid stability.

You did mean 4x1Gb and not 1x4Gb. Running one stick would be a performance decrease due to it only running in single channel.
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Thanks Temi and Pasty for the link and the info. It looks like good memory so I’ll probably end up getting it. Yes I did mean 4x1gb so thanks very much. I was offered 4 x 1gb but didn’t really want to use up all my slots, but wondered if it was worth it performance wise.

Thanks again.

Jazzy
 
The Kingston would be a good choice. Only need PC8500 if your overclocking past about 3.6GHz otherwise PC6400 will do. As there is only a £2 of course go for the PC8500 though ;)
 
I bit the bullet and ordered a pair yesterday. I was put off by the voltage requirements, but after searching on ebay, I can't find much better (even second hand).

OCUK have the best deal atm for 4gb ddr2 at these speeds.

I'm trusting Temi D's opinion and shall be cursing if they explode. :)
 
They work fine @ rated speeds, but had to slightly underclock them (20 mhz) in order to get the CPU stable at 3.5+ghz.

Could be the board though, as it's only rated for 800mhz ram and the PWM hits 55 degrees full load OCed.

I'm happy.
 
I got mine yesterday and got 5-5-5-15 @ 1024Mhz @ 2.0v (CPU @3.2 Ghz for now) straight out of the box - which is looking good for a decent overclock. I'm gonna have to have a play around to get the best out of them but with 2.3v rated on the modules I have a little headroom yet if needed.

Looking at the reviews they can keep up with modules with £100+ price tags.
All in all, great value DDR2 for folk wanting to overclock on the cheap.:D

Grab a bargain while OcUK have them on offer.;)
 
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