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Any point in using PC4000 memory?
Hi all,
Is there any point in buying PC4000 or even PC4400 memory for my P4C800E-DeLuxe, since it will only be run at 400 (2x200) MHz? It's a lot more expensive than the PC3200 variety... Thanks Barend |
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Not unless you plan to overclock the he** out of it.
-- DaveW "Barend" wrote in message ... Hi all, Is there any point in buying PC4000 or even PC4400 memory for my P4C800E-DeLuxe, since it will only be run at 400 (2x200) MHz? It's a lot more expensive than the PC3200 variety... Thanks Barend |
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If you do not intend to overclock no. At present I am overclocking a
p4 2.8ht and PC3700 ram at 948 fsb (intead of 800 fsb) CPU:ram ratio is 1:1. If you use slower ram and overclock you will eventually have to use a slower ram ratio to maintain stability. If the price diff is not too great go for the faster ram, but don't go to value ram (the name says it all). Locust On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:06:36 +0100, Barend wrote: Hi all, Is there any point in buying PC4000 or even PC4400 memory for my P4C800E-DeLuxe, since it will only be run at 400 (2x200) MHz? It's a lot more expensive than the PC3200 variety... Thanks Barend |
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:06:36 +0100, Barend wrote:
Hi all, Is there any point in buying PC4000 or even PC4400 memory for my P4C800E-DeLuxe, since it will only be run at 400 (2x200) MHz? It's a lot more expensive than the PC3200 variety... Thanks Barend Generally no need for the fast stuff. Intensive operations like video encoding on P4 systems can benefit from memory that can handle fast timing settings o/w save your bux. |
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"Barend" wrote in message ... Hi all, Is there any point in buying PC4000 or even PC4400 memory for my P4C800E-DeLuxe, since it will only be run at 400 (2x200) MHz? It's a lot more expensive than the PC3200 variety... Thanks If you don't overclock, most PC3200 will run faster than PC4000 at 200 MHz, because they can run at better latencies (cas 2-3-3-6 or better), while PC4000 have generally latencies of 3-4-4-8 or worse. If later on you should decide to overclock, you could still set the mem ratio at 5:4, which allows you to increase the fsb speed up to 250 MHz where the DDR reaches it's nominal speed of 200 MHz. |
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"Barend" wrote in message
... Hi all, Is there any point in buying PC4000 or even PC4400 memory for my P4C800E-DeLuxe, since it will only be run at 400 (2x200) MHz? It's a lot more expensive than the PC3200 variety... Thanks Only if you want to overclock, or use it in your next system which will likely have a higher FSB. |
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you can alter the memory timings though so with pc4000 you may get fast
timings between 200-250fsb. On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:15:31 GMT, "ElJerid" wrote: : snip :If you don't overclock, most PC3200 will run faster than PC4000 at 200 MHz, :because they can run at better latencies (cas 2-3-3-6 or better), while :PC4000 have generally latencies of 3-4-4-8 or worse. :If later on you should decide to overclock, you could still set the mem :ratio at 5:4, which allows you to increase the fsb speed up to 250 MHz where :the DDR reaches it's nominal speed of 200 MHz. : ----- Lee. |
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"Lee" wrote in message ... you can alter the memory timings though so with pc4000 you may get fast timings between 200-250fsb. Actually, that is not the case. Many PC4000 sticks flat will not run below CAS 2.5. |
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:12:31 GMT, "Skid"
wrote: "Lee" wrote in message .. . you can alter the memory timings though so with pc4000 you may get fast timings between 200-250fsb. Actually, that is not the case. Many PC4000 sticks flat will not run below CAS 2.5. Too true. I've got two sticks of OCZ PC4000 Gold running in a P4P800-D and they run fine at 260mHz @ 1:1 but start crapping out if I try tightening the timings (even at 200 fsb). I suspect I could go faster but this motherboard only supports 2.85 VDIMM (and I'm not comfortable trying to mod that). |
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