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    Wot Memory 4 new conroe build

    I realise you guys must be sick of seeing us AMD refugees coming over 2 the dark side in need of speed.
    But santa (& wife ) have been good & i will get my new build in around 3 weeks. Going 4 either:-
    Abit IN9 32X-MAX 680i
    or
    DFI LANParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G ATI RD600
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    But as with last 3 builds hardest componrnt to pin down is memory.

    Biggest issue i see is that chips get changed & memory that was great performance a few months ago in review x becomes very average. A case in point being Choosing the Right Memory for Core 2 Duo Platform - Part 3: DDR2-800 SDRAM Modules Roundup (page 8) In this review , from a site i trust the corsair wins hands down, in particular looking like great value compared with the 2nd place Mushkin. However that was October reading around the forums I see that chances of getting same performance now from that memory is zilch.

    Current Shortlist is:-
    CellShock DDR2 1000 (PC8000)
    4-4-4-12

    Redline XP2-8000 996525 (2x1GB)
    XP2-6400 996523 (2x1GB) - From the Xbit Article.
    Team Xtreem DDR2 800MHz CL 3-3-3-8

    The above are all available here in the ulk at the moment. Had considered the g-skill Hz but its out of stock & more expensive than most of above.

    To sum up i'm more concerned about spending money to find i've got fairly indifferent memory cos there has been a revision of the chips. I'm leaning towards the Mushkin but would be grateful as hell for some 1st hand opinions.

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    Cellshock IMO. 8 layer PCB to handle voltages well, a good heatsink on the sticks, and guaranteed D9GKX (I think, maybe someone can chime in and verify).
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    I would choose the cellshock for those same reasons
    Conroe : Yonah : Dothan : Prescott : Dual Prestonia

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    Another vote for Cellshock. If Americans could get their hands on them more easily, it probably would be what most of us use. I've certainly considered importing a kit or two.
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    CellShock for sure
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    8 layer PCB
    had noticed that myself as a plus point. Thanks 4 posts, looks pretty solid for CellShock then. How long have CellShock been around must admit to only hearing the name recently DDR2 Full Specs have made a great impact
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    • G.SKILL PI Black DDR3 PC 12800 CL8 6GB kit (F3-12800CL8T-6GBPI-B)
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    • Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w
    • Cooling: Water - EK Supreme
    • Lian Li V2000B+

    24/7 OC 4Ghz 20x200 x8 1600Mhz 8-8-8-21

    Official Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Info Thread
    DFI DK X58-T3eH6 on Test

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