which is the best memory ?

spellcaster · 14 Jul 2008 at 12:57

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-5400C5 Dual Channel Vista Upgrade Gold Series DDR2
at £49.34 incl

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series
at 61.09

Is there a current pc2-6400c5 equivelent thats on offer at the moment and just as clockable?

PhoenixUK · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:25

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

jbloggs · 15 Jul 2008 at 15:43

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400C4

FrenchTart · 15 Jul 2008 at 16:12

The best memory for having to be constantly RMA'd is crucial by far.

helmutcheese · 15 Jul 2008 at 17:17

The best Memory is Corsair (not sure if you meant only out the 2 you listed but as others have wandered of brands so will I).

mmorpheus1 · 15 Jul 2008 at 17:46

I use this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...th Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK)

had it running at 1066 no problem

j.jarman · 15 Jul 2008 at 18:10

tbh i dont see any point in buying anything below 8500, especially if interested in overclocking. I would always personally favour OCZ as their RMA is second to none.

PhoenixUK · 15 Jul 2008 at 19:44

j.jarman said:
tbh i dont see any point in buying anything below 8500, especially if interested in overclocking. I would always personally favour OCZ as their RMA is second to none.

Most of the good PC6400 C4 memories will do ~1050 mhz.
Thats 525fsb:
E8400 = 525x9 = 4725mhz
Q6600 = 525x8 = 4200mhz

I Don't think many ppl clock Q6600 over 3.6-3.8ghz ( 475fsb max) and E8400s over 4.2-4.4 ( ~470fsb ).

Then there ofcourse are some with LN2, dry ice or very good water kits that will aim for 1100+fsb, then there is the PC8500.

Firegod · 15 Jul 2008 at 19:56

Can't fault G.Skill either. Been a happy returning customer for awhile now.

j.jarman · 15 Jul 2008 at 20:50

if u use the right divider u can make use of 8500 memory at almost any frequency.

ViRuS2k · 15 Jul 2008 at 20:54

OCZ 9600 FleXII DDR2, without a doult the best DDR2 you can buy.

1200mhz speeds @2.1v (only on some motherboards)

FrenchTart · 15 Jul 2008 at 21:18

j.jarman said:
if u use the right divider u can make use of 8500 memory at almost any frequency.

You may as well buy cheap 6400 and try to OC it. Even if you can't get much out of it, most procs will hit 3.2-3.6 without any hassle..and it's cheaper..and performs only about 1% slower at the worst of times.

Overlag · 17 Jul 2008 at 21:35

whats the best memory to have with a 1333fsb cpu? (wolfdale)

PhoenixUK · 18 Jul 2008 at 02:19

Depends how much are you going to clock it, but the pc6400 geil black dragons should do fine,
however, if you want to go for extreme speeds ( 4.3ghz+ ) I would grab pc8500 gskill kit.

Overlag · 18 Jul 2008 at 11:09

PhoenixUK said:
Depends how much are you going to clock it, but the pc6400 geil black dragons should do fine,
however, if you want to go for extreme speeds ( 4.3ghz+ ) I would grab pc8500 gskill kit.

for default running...

Pulse · 18 Jul 2008 at 11:47

PhoenixUK said:
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

Gets my vote. Runs at 1000MHz without a problem. Running 972MHz for every day use.

dr. sarf · 18 Jul 2008 at 21:34

PhoenixUK said:
Most of the good PC6400 C4 memories will do ~1050 mhz.

It might if you happen to have a cherry picked set sent out to you, or the odd set in a batch. When you're working with hundreds of modules a week, you see the general trend. I don't think I've come across any OCZ/Geil/Corsair that will run anything like this. I've even had Dominator 8500 that refuses to POST over 1000Mhz on many occasions on overclocked systems.

Pulse · 18 Jul 2008 at 21:35

dr. sarf said:
It might if you happen tp have a cherry picked set sent out to you. When you're working with hundreds of modules a week, you see the general trend. I don't think I've come across any OCZ/Geil/Corsair that will run anything like this. I've even had Dominator 8500 that refuses to POST over 1000Mhz.

You obviously ignored my post before yours..

FSB: 437
DRAM: 524.3
Ratio: 1:1.2 (shown as 5:6)
Effecftive: 1048MHz

Edit: Ok, so its not C4, but still.

dr. sarf · 18 Jul 2008 at 21:59

Pulse said:
You obviously ignored my post before yours..

Why's that?

Pulse · 18 Jul 2008 at 22:04

dr. sarf said:
Why's that?

Well you was saying how you don't think that Geil can do anywhere near 1050Mhz and that some 8500 RAM wont post at past 1000. Where as I previously stated that my 6400 ram would do 1000MHz, then posted the screenie of it at 1050MHz. So yes, Geil will do that.