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[wedant01]

1) iv been thinking/wondering. 1gb of ddr600, cas 2.5 and costs a bit less than £200 - real value this is.

2) 1 gb of ddr500, cas 2.5 and costs £120.this is real value too. would i be able to achieve 300fsb with this pair quit easily and maybe changing the cas to 3 if nessisery.

3) another thing, what would overclocking and performance be like if i got some cas 2 ddr400 and ran it on a 2:3 with the cpu (200/300)?.

4) or on the other hand, wold it be possible to lower the cas to 2.5 how far up i can get it to go, and maybe even 3 to get it to 300.

5) buying even 2100 cl2 (if they are sold), ocing them to 150 - cpu 300

which method would you say is the best for overclocking and performance?
please bare in mind 300 is an example.

[silenze]

You could search around in google for some DDR500 that clocks up to DDR600 spec easily.. your best if you want to run the maximum frequency 1:1 that the board and processor you buy can handle is to get the DDR600, if anything you can just underclock it and lower the timings some.. I wouldn't count on PC3200 running much over 250/DDR500.. I would get DDR500 at the least..

Don't waste your time with pc2100..

[wedant01]

lol, using pc2100 was an idea/theory.

[wedant01]

You could search around in google for some DDR500 that clocks up to DDR600 spec easily.. your best if you want to run the maximum frequency 1:1 that the board and processor you buy can handle is to get the DDR600, if anything you can just underclock it and lower the timings some.. I wouldn't count on PC3200 running much over 250/DDR500.. I would get DDR500 at the least..

Don't waste your time with pc2100..

ii, im gonna spend as much money as i can on the ram

[wedant01]

IF i manage to get my cpu to ermm. 2.2(stock speed)x1.5(200 to 300)= damn, wrong media key = 3.3ghz, 2 Qs
1 wont the cpu just be a little two hot - power hungry for a high spec hsf and dfi mobo
2 will windows actually launch properly, i know somone with a 3400 (on media ed), he uped its fsb a bit and windows wouldnt launch? wouldnt that happen with me too?

[FunkZ]

If AMD, get some good 3200 UTT or TCCD, run the memory at the tightest timings you can at whatever ratio you need from the HTT. Use only 2 dimms so you can run 1T. It takes roughly 20mhz more of an overclock to overcome the increase in timings from 2-2-2-5 to 2.5-3-3-6.

[wedant01]

If AMD, get some good 3200 UTT or TCCD, run the memory at the tightest timings you can at whatever ratio you need from the HTT. Use only 2 dimms so you can run 1T. It takes roughly 20mhz more of an overclock to overcome the increase in timings from 2-2-2-5 to 2.5-3-3-6.

hmmm. is that 20 in clock speed or in fsb?

[FunkZ]

HTT (yeah, basically FSB)

And that's of course an estimation. But you can test for yourself with Sandra memory bandwidth benchmark or other such utility to see how much a difference timings make.

[wedant01]

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_el_ddr_pc_4800_dual_channel_platinum

what do you make of them then!!

[FunkZ]

Those have slow timings though. But you're "guaranteed" to hit 300 HTT at 1:1 if your board can handle it. And if you've got the money.

Me personally, I would get some decent PC3200 or 3500, something that can run 2-2-2-10 and likes voltage. Get an OCZ Booster if your board won't go above 3vDIMM.

Now which is better, 2-2-2-10 at 250mhz (5:6) or 2.5-4-4-10 at 300mhz (1:1) - I dunno but I bet it would be close.

[wedant01]

Those have slow timings though. But you're "guaranteed" to hit 300 HTT at 1:1 if your board can handle it. And if you've got the money.

Me personally, I would get some decent PC3200 or 3500, something that can run 2-2-2-10 and likes voltage. Get an OCZ Booster if your board won't go above 3vDIMM.

Now which is better, 2-2-2-10 at 250mhz (5:6) or 2.5-4-4-10 at 300mhz (1:1) - I dunno but I bet it would be close.

hmmm very interesting point. hmmm. but in 6 months time, (fingers crossed) ram manufacturers might have ddr600 @ cas 2...

you git, now thats gonna be bothering now while im trying to write an essay. its now 1/4 to 10 here. about an hour left!! and 2 sections to go, noo!!

[silenze]

Now which is better, 2-2-2-10 at 250mhz (5:6) or 2.5-4-4-10 at 300mhz (1:1) - I dunno but I bet it would be close.

Hmm... would have to be:

Closest:
9.5x250 = 2375
8x300 = 2400

For an accurate comparison.. the higher FSB would skew the numbers a tiny bit, so would the difference in HTT speed.. hehe

but I bet 300 1:1 would be faster..

[wedant01]

ii, i plan on doing that with a 4400 - from 200 to 300 and beond if all goes well. so thatll be 3.3 + lol, if i get thier which somehow i doubt.

btw ill have a dfi lanpart sli-d (or dr) so i wont nned one, iv heard they can go to 4v when setting the jumpers.

and thanx for your votes. but i think ill be going with #1, which i think will be an affordable optsion.