Fastest DDR mem?

[Onycho]

In light of the new G.Skill DDR600, what's the best mem to get as I assume someone here has pushed most of them to their extreme limits (anyone smell burning chips?)...

I need to get memory...planning on building a SLI system on a DFI board...

[jumanji969]

Fastests is probably still the bh-5/6 if you can give it volts. Enough volts I bet you could hit ~290fsb 2-2-2-x benchable.

Most practical is some tccd with brainpower.

[MarilynMX]

AFAIK bh-5 was discontinued although few posts point out bh-5 may be back in the short future. I'm abit confused here...why people still go for 4400LE instead of 4800LA? 300+ 2.5-3-3-x 1T would be sweet though! I don't expect too much on running 290 2-2-2-x 1T since only the ones(both people and their ram/rigs) chosen by God can do that. PS I have no religion nor my rig :P

[Judaeus Apella]

Is there anything available thats faster than the OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200?

[cantankerous]

The higher binned versions of the same thing. The 3700 and 4200 EL Plat.

[Judaeus Apella]

But I can't put that on a Neo2 platinum board? Right?

[jjcom]

yeah you can, why not :D

jjcom

[Judaeus Apella]

What would using that type of memory require me to do? Someone told me I didn't need anything over 3200.... Is there a reason to get that type of memory? Whats the latency?

Also the mobo I plan to get, the Neo2 Platinum, says it supports DDR400.... but your telling me I can but DDR533 in it? .....Im really confused now.

[Onycho]

You can even put DDR600 in it. You won't get DDR 600 unless you overclock the heck outta it. But...if the memory is rated for DDR600, that means it probably has very low latency...like 2-2-2-5 at DDR 400...translation...its just a bloody lot faster.

[EnJoY]

Did you not notice the banner said "Xtreme Systems" before you started posting here? No offense, but this forum is meant for people who already know this stuff man.

Now to help you out... You get this memory if you plan on overclocking a lot. PC3200 will do fine for most systems, but this memory is guarantee to reach a high clock, sort of eliminating it as a bottleneck. And yes, your motherboard says it supports DDR400 as in, that's what it will run at stock. However it also supports DDR266 all the way through whatever the fastest is you can get(DDR600). As long as the pins match, it supports it, get it? Now I wish you luck.

[Judaeus Apella]

hmmmm.... let me see if I can get this straight. If Im overclocking my processor, probably a 3500+ winnie week 50, or possibly higher (but I doubt it), and using a weapon heatercore (probably a tripple fan radiator) and I want my oced memory to run 1:1 with my cpu, then which one would I want?

[metro.cl]

hmmmm.... let me see if I can get this straight. If Im overclocking my processor, probably a 3500+ winnie week 50, or possibly higher (but I doubt it), and using a weapon heatercore (probably a tripple fan radiator) and I want my oced memory to run 1:1 with my cpu, then which one would I want?

dude read the forum is full of this info.

[conrad.maranan]

hmmmm.... let me see if I can get this straight. If Im overclocking my processor, probably a 3500+ winnie week 50, or possibly higher (but I doubt it), and using a weapon heatercore (probably a tripple fan radiator) and I want my oced memory to run 1:1 with my cpu, then which one would I want?
You can get any DDR RAM that you want. There's a wealth of memory to choose from: low-voltage TCCD, high voltage BH-5 or VX-type modules, low latency, big bandwidth, and everything in between. It all depends on your budget and what your plans call for. ;)

Cheers!
:toast:

[jjcom]

I like tight lancies myself, even tho my currect RAM can't do that. OCZ VX is good if your willing to spend the money, the TwinMOS SpeedPremium RAM sticks are doing very well. and are about ~80 bucks for a 512mb stick. 2-2-2 timings even tho thats not what its rated for. Winbond UTT :D They also seems to overclock pretty good. Look in the Xtreme Bandwidth section

jjcom

[Judaeus Apella]

Ive been saving up for the OZC 3200 Platinum Rev. 2, and thats a lot more than those! Im really aiming for the best. This rig is going to be for game development, and has to outperform the average higher end gaming rig.

[Craig]

What everyone is try'n to tell you is that there are a number of good brands out there. And cost ISN"T the determining factor.

TwinMoss sticks cost less, yet do every bit as much. They just don't come with fancy chromed heat spreaders that don't do anything for performance, just run up the price for a bit of bling.

If you want what seems, on average, to be the best right now then get G Skill's PC4400 LE RAM. And don't worry that it has no heat spreaders, you can add some nice little copper heat sinks made to fit RAM chips & they may even add a small amount to performance while looking cool which the crap heat spreaders won't do. I'd suggest the G Skill PS4800 LA to you but they're not offered yet in 2 X 512 which is what you'd want for a high end gamer.

[HiJon89]

What would using that type of memory require me to do? Someone told me I didn't need anything over 3200.... Is there a reason to get that type of memory? Whats the latency?

Also the mobo I plan to get, the Neo2 Platinum, says it supports DDR400.... but your telling me I can but DDR533 in it? .....Im really confused now.
At stock speeds, the memory will be running at DDR400, but as you overclock the CPU, the memory bus gets overclocked with it. For AMD platforms this is called the HTT, on Intels people use the term FSB. 200 is stock FSB or HTT. If you double the FSB or HTT that is the DDR speed, hence at stock, it will be DDR400. The CPU speed is the FSB or HTT speed x the multiplier. Lets say I have a 16 multiplier x stock 200FSB = 3200Mhz or 3.2Ghz. If I overclock the FSB to 250, I will 16 multiplier x 250FSB = 4000Mhz or 4Ghz. Now that I'm at 250FSB, the memory speed is now 250x2 = DDR500. That is why people buy mempory rated for higher speeds.