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Best ram for overclocking
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What exactly are you asking? Are you asking what brand of Ram is the best to overclock or what speed of ram is best to overclock?
If your asking what brand is the best to overclock i would vote corsair.
Use the highest speed of ram your motherboard accepts.
If your asking what brand is the best to overclock i would vote corsair.
Use the highest speed of ram your motherboard accepts.
What does 'best RAM' mean?
If someone says XXX RAM is outstanding, that probably means it is outstanding - on his motherboard with his BIOS version and his CPU and his PS.
I'd suggest that your first criteria should be compatability with your chosen motherboard:
- Do others with your motherboard overclock well with XXX RAM?
- What Vdimm is required for XXX RAM - does your motherboard supply it?
- Is a particular BIOS required for XXX RAM on your chosen motherboard?
For example, it would be silly to select some super-RAM that requires 3.2Vdimm if your board were limited to 2.8Vdimm.
A good place to start your search would be a motherboard forum - for your board - checking sigs for RAM used and/or asking what's 'best RAM' there.
Hope this helps!
If someone says XXX RAM is outstanding, that probably means it is outstanding - on his motherboard with his BIOS version and his CPU and his PS.
I'd suggest that your first criteria should be compatability with your chosen motherboard:
- Do others with your motherboard overclock well with XXX RAM?
- What Vdimm is required for XXX RAM - does your motherboard supply it?
- Is a particular BIOS required for XXX RAM on your chosen motherboard?
For example, it would be silly to select some super-RAM that requires 3.2Vdimm if your board were limited to 2.8Vdimm.
A good place to start your search would be a motherboard forum - for your board - checking sigs for RAM used and/or asking what's 'best RAM' there.
Hope this helps!
YARDofSTUF
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KoolDrew said:Crucial Ballistix. Also, just for future reference, there is a memory forum.
Don't worry he posted it there too
That 3.2mhz P4 must have a hell of an OC potential!
I love Crucial's Ballistix ram, you dont need to get ram rated for higher speeds than you can actually obtain. Lower the ram settings and see what fsb your CPU and mobo can attain. Then you'll have an idea of what you need the ram to be cappable of.
what im asking is what BRAND of ram would be the best to use if I were to overclock my 3.2processor above 20%... so theres no system hang... becasue if I overclock it now, it will take forever for my computer to reboot and then it will shut down!
thanks
James
thanks
James
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KoolDrew said:Crucial Ballistix. Also, just for future reference, there is a memory forum.
FTW!
Stable + OC up the yin yang!!!
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I feel like gumming up the works. I like Mushkin. A lot; when they test their memory they bin it 20mhz lower than what they proof. I took my Black-series pair from 200mhz @ 2-2-2 1t to 275 @ 2.5-3-3 1t at 2.85 volts. Toasy though stable.
But when they say YMMV, believe them. You'll never get the same OC from whatever components you buy. Might be better, might not. Besides, are you going to use all eight gigs/ sec. throughput, or whatever running memory at 250mhz gets you? Probably not. Running your CPU at a different ratio from your ram will make no measurable impact on the performance of your shit. Crank it down to 150 (4:3) and see if your CPU will hit 266; the ram will be happy running stock. Either that, or buy ram that's designed to hit 220 and set your ratio at 166 (5:4) and run it stock. Save money on RAM and spend it on a better CPU.
If your CPU won't hit 266, which is pretty damn good no matter what, at 250mhz at 5:4 your ram is at 200, too. FWIW.
Here, some reading:
http://techreport.com/etc/2005q4/mem-latency/index.x?pg=1
But when they say YMMV, believe them. You'll never get the same OC from whatever components you buy. Might be better, might not. Besides, are you going to use all eight gigs/ sec. throughput, or whatever running memory at 250mhz gets you? Probably not. Running your CPU at a different ratio from your ram will make no measurable impact on the performance of your shit. Crank it down to 150 (4:3) and see if your CPU will hit 266; the ram will be happy running stock. Either that, or buy ram that's designed to hit 220 and set your ratio at 166 (5:4) and run it stock. Save money on RAM and spend it on a better CPU.
If your CPU won't hit 266, which is pretty damn good no matter what, at 250mhz at 5:4 your ram is at 200, too. FWIW.
Here, some reading:
http://techreport.com/etc/2005q4/mem-latency/index.x?pg=1
Stellar
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KoolDrew said:Crucial Ballistix. Also, just for future reference, there is a memory forum.
If you took your own advice you'd know that these so-called wonderful Ballistix sticks are failing in huge batches. Mine failed just two weeks ago.
I would instead recommend OCZ 4800 EL or G. Skill 4800.
You can get the new OCZ Gold GX XTC PC3200 for $249 + $30 MIR for 2x1Gb at www.monarchcomputer.com right now, and it typically hits up to 265-270Mhz at low latency.
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Are you looking purely for FSB numbers? Does it have to run 1:1? are Timmings more important? really it depends on what you want to do. I see alot of the people here spitting out Crucial. I have nothing against them but they sure do not hold any of the WR's at the moment. Also i have seen and heard a large amount of failures of late has happened as well. Seems though that This mem is the choice mem for people on this forum. Other stuff to ask is what Voltages are use ale or willing to run? Do you have active cooling with fans on mem avalible?
Here is some info that may help.
BH5 and UTT / CH series mem is gonna need some major volatges. Such as the Redlines or the OCZ VX and some other stuff out there. They will get fairly high FSB with pretty tight timmings. Most will average about 250 to 275 fsb @ 2-2-2-5. Have rarely seen more then that with those timmings. That is pretty much the reach of most those mems. To do so they will need anywhere from 3.2v to 3.5 and some are higher. They wont live as long as most other types of memory as well either cause of the higher Voltage and heat.
IF i were to recomend it would be a TCCD base product. Something like the Gskill mem or crusial or anyother thats using Good binned chips with Brainpower PCB. Most these mem will get well into the DDR600 area and do so with lower voltages. Most will only need about 2.65 to 2.85 volts and will live longer. They will do 275 to 300+ fsb @ timmings varying anywhere from 2.5-3-3-7 and up. This memory is really great for helping get those big mhz out of a cpu with using a high fsb. The eprformance they loose in timings they well make of for it in clock.
really it depends on what you want. Any manufacture can make good and bad memory. Its a given. Its been my experince though that it really depends on what you want to do. Do some homework. Read up on it and ask questions. Visit forums that have holders of the WR's and see what they use and check with just all day users as well. You will find what brand and type is what you want.
Here is some info that may help.
BH5 and UTT / CH series mem is gonna need some major volatges. Such as the Redlines or the OCZ VX and some other stuff out there. They will get fairly high FSB with pretty tight timmings. Most will average about 250 to 275 fsb @ 2-2-2-5. Have rarely seen more then that with those timmings. That is pretty much the reach of most those mems. To do so they will need anywhere from 3.2v to 3.5 and some are higher. They wont live as long as most other types of memory as well either cause of the higher Voltage and heat.
IF i were to recomend it would be a TCCD base product. Something like the Gskill mem or crusial or anyother thats using Good binned chips with Brainpower PCB. Most these mem will get well into the DDR600 area and do so with lower voltages. Most will only need about 2.65 to 2.85 volts and will live longer. They will do 275 to 300+ fsb @ timmings varying anywhere from 2.5-3-3-7 and up. This memory is really great for helping get those big mhz out of a cpu with using a high fsb. The eprformance they loose in timings they well make of for it in clock.
really it depends on what you want. Any manufacture can make good and bad memory. Its a given. Its been my experince though that it really depends on what you want to do. Do some homework. Read up on it and ask questions. Visit forums that have holders of the WR's and see what they use and check with just all day users as well. You will find what brand and type is what you want.