help with picking some good ram

Cpl Rampage · 24-March-06, 10:25 PM

Well now that it comes the time for me to build a new rig, and of coures i need some recomendations from you guys.

i will be taking an opteron 146 up to 3 ghz, so the fsb is gonna be 300mhz. i dont know what i will do with the dividers, but all i need is a good 1gb kit, with good timings that wont break the bank. and im looking for the kit to be around $150. i will be running it all on an Asus A8R32-MVP deluxe, and the max vdimm is 3.2, although that should be enough for most ram.

i was looking around on newegg etc, but am not sure if it is worth shelling out for certain stics if i can get just as fast with a cheeper set.

any suggestions are helpfull.

Ator · 25-March-06, 05:06 AM

It's hard to know how far the cheaper stuff will go...you need to find RAM with the right chips. Xtremesystems has a huge list of RAM you can purchase, in which the specific chips are identified. TCCD and TCC5 from Samsung are good chips, as well as Winbond BH/CH 5/6 mems.

EDIT: Linky! http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=50010

Cpl Rampage · 25-March-06, 05:34 PM

well i am looking at this set of ram, not to expensive, and seems to be a good overclocker

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146385

MaTtsPc · 25-March-06, 06:24 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227211

This ram will do 250Mhz Plus @ 2-2-2-5 Just need voltage to get it there! And heard of ppl hitting DDR 600 With it with loose timmings! Ive ram it at 265 @ 2-2-2-5 with 3.6V just for a benchmark

This was a little bit before Xmas so i dont know if its still kicking azz or not! This use to be OCZ's BH-5

Matt

Zaltan · 25-March-06, 06:29 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148007

Ator · 25-March-06, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cpl Rampage


	well i am looking at this set of ram, not to expensive, and seems to be a good overclocker http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146385

That looks to be TCCD because of the voltage and timings. Good stuff, but really needs tweaking to get stable.

Cpl Rampage · 26-March-06, 07:35 PM

thanks for the recomendation matt, but unfortunaly the max voltage for this board is 3.2v, could its work with 3.2, i hear bh5 is power hungry

zaltan, thanks for the idea, can you give me any first hand experiences or reviews?

thanks ator, the list is a gread idea.

24-March-06, 10:25 PM		#1 (permalink)
Cpl Rampage Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	help with picking some good ram Well now that it comes the time for me to build a new rig, and of coures i need some recomendations from you guys. i will be taking an opteron 146 up to 3 ghz, so the fsb is gonna be 300mhz. i dont know what i will do with the dividers, but all i need is a good 1gb kit, with good timings that wont break the bank. and im looking for the kit to be around $150. i will be running it all on an Asus A8R32-MVP deluxe, and the max vdimm is 3.2, although that should be enough for most ram. i was looking around on newegg etc, but am not sure if it is worth shelling out for certain stics if i can get just as fast with a cheeper set. any suggestions are helpfull.

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25-March-06, 05:06 AM		#2 (permalink)
Ator At-Whore	It's hard to know how far the cheaper stuff will go...you need to find RAM with the right chips. Xtremesystems has a huge list of RAM you can purchase, in which the specific chips are identified. TCCD and TCC5 from Samsung are good chips, as well as Winbond BH/CH 5/6 mems. EDIT: Linky! http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=50010

25-March-06, 05:34 PM		#3 (permalink)
Cpl Rampage Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	well i am looking at this set of ram, not to expensive, and seems to be a good overclocker http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146385

25-March-06, 06:24 PM		#4 (permalink)
MaTtsPc Apex Tech God	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227211 This ram will do 250Mhz Plus @ 2-2-2-5 Just need voltage to get it there! And heard of ppl hitting DDR 600 With it with loose timmings! Ive ram it at 265 @ 2-2-2-5 with 3.6V just for a benchmark This was a little bit before Xmas so i dont know if its still kicking azz or not! This use to be OCZ's BH-5 Matt

25-March-06, 06:29 PM		#5 (permalink)
Zaltan Apex Tech God	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148007

26-March-06, 07:35 PM		#7 (permalink)
Cpl Rampage Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	thanks for the recomendation matt, but unfortunaly the max voltage for this board is 3.2v, could its work with 3.2, i hear bh5 is power hungry zaltan, thanks for the idea, can you give me any first hand experiences or reviews? thanks ator, the list is a gread idea.