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Question about Mushkin

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TITAN24

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Im looking in to getting some mushkin ram for my system. What is the difference between level one and level two ram? Cause i wanna get some pc 3500 but I can only find it in lvl 1. Do they not make pc 3500 level 2 or do i need to keep looking. Or is level one what i need.

I plan on doing some ocing so i want ram that wont hold me back.
Anybody know the difference?:)
 
Level II is gone for good - they used the Winbond Bh-5 chips, which were the top of the line from Winbond (and basically any other chip maker). BH-5 chips are rated for 2-2-2 timings and are very good at overclocking.

Level I uses Winbond CH-5 chips, which are only rated for 2-3-2 timings, and aren't as OC-able as BH-5 generally.

There's also Mushkin Hi Perf 2-2-2 Special, which is what Newegg and Mushkin have now. They use BH-6 chips, which can do 2-2-2 timings like BH-5, but are also more expensive then CH-5 modules.
 
Since level 2 is gone should i get pc3500 level one or get the high performance which only goes up to pc 3200?

Which one would be better. And price isnt that much of any issue so i dont mind spending alittle more if its better.
 
What kind of system do you use? AthlonXP? Intel P4? Other?

For AthlonXP I'd say the Special 2-2-2 would be better, since low timings are most effective for it, and because you probably won't need RAM higher than PC3200.

For Intels, I'd still be inclined to say Special 2-2-2; I'd think it could hold tighter timings at higher FSBs and given some voltage. You'd probably just have to use a FSB/DRAM divider at some point, and unlike AthlonXPs, Intel implements an asynchronous memory bus system that is actually somewhat effective.

However, I have not had experience with Bh-6 chips; I use the BH-5 level IIs in my system so I'm going by that and what Mushkin says about BH-6 being almost as good as BH-5.

If you want, I'd direct you to look at some Corsair XMS while you're at this.
 
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