OCZ PC2-4200EB: Reaching for DDR2-800
by Wesley Fink on December 21, 2004 3:37 PM EST- Posted in
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dev0lution - Thursday, December 23, 2004 - link
1GB DC Kit for $400+ and 2GB DC Kit for $800+?? I think I'll just keep the hyper-x 4300 I got for $200 less and spend more on my other components. The performance increase isn't THAT mind-blowing but the prices sure are!Lord Evermore - Thursday, December 23, 2004 - link
Another sign of declining standards: the "Xenon" .13 technology?GTMan - Thursday, December 23, 2004 - link
The article makes the claim that other high end memory is achieved by "hand picking" and then says that this memory is a "new breed".Where is the info to back this up? What is different (in terms of technology) about this RAM? Or maybe this article is only about numbers :(
Carfax - Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - link
The reason why the memory bandwidth scores are so low for DDR2-700 and 800 is obviously because the memory is bottlenecked by the FSB.The P4 would need to have a FSB of 1600 to take advantage of DDR2-800..
Alphafox78 - Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - link
Funny thing is that at the 700mhz speed the memory bandwith on my A64 with PC3200 is faster...Anemone - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - link
PS and I didn't even buy the matched 2gb set, just picked up 2 1gb individual sticks from Newegg.And at 4+ghz and sub 50c temps on air, I don't find any reason to worry about using an AMD solution...
Anemone - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - link
I own 2 1gb sticks of this memory and while I"ve not had occasion yet to reach 811 fsb, every other timing they tested I have managed on a P5AD2-E (925XE) board. My PS is only the Antec Neopower 480 so it can also be done with a lesser PS as well.Expensive, yes, but given that no way would you ever see DDR1 in 1gb sticks doing this, makes it quite worth it if you need 2gb of memory in 2 sticks.
$.02
bupkus - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - link
Only one question...When will the time come that I can/should start considering DDR2 for my future AMD gaming PC?
PrinceGaz - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - link
I just wish there were 1GB PC3200 or faster modules available for not much more than twice the price of the 512MB ones. Instead it seems 1GB DDR modules will always be overpriced and with slow timings. The Athlon 64 is crying out for fast 1GB PC3200 modules.MS - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - link
p.s. I know how to hand pick coffee beans but with memory, I would be out of my league...