Please help choose for a gamer

[TotallyWired]

$109 gskill

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231065

or

$70 after $45 rebate. crucial ballistic

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146565

both supposedly have micron D9

GSKILL PC2-6400 HZ 4.0-4-4-12 @ 2.0 ~ 2.1V

F2-6400PHU2-1GBHZ Micron D9GMH (B6-3) 6-layer PCB
F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ Micron D9GCT (B6-37E) (some) 6-layer PCB
Elpida AG-6E-E (before 05/2006) 6-layer PCB


CRUCIAL PC2-6400 Ballistix 4.0-4-4-12 @ 2.2V
Micron D9GMH (B6-3)
Micron D9DQW (BT-37E)

cpu will be c2duo one of the new duals (1333mhz) coming out in july (6750?)
mb has not been selected but will support 1333mhz fsb and the new cpus.
video 8800GTX
pc&c sli power

will overclock FSB slightly (400mhz - 450mhz) hopefully

which is the best and why, would be helpful

thanks in advance

 

[drakore]

Depending on how much you want on a rebate and how much you plan on overclocking or not... the crucial ballistix pc2-8500 is a good deal @ 200$ - 75$ MIR = $125

If not I would go with the crucial, they make a mean product and that is a very good price for those sticks.

If you want to do more than a 50 FSB overclock then i would look into the pc2-8500, it may be a worthwhile investment

 

[etech]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231114

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) F2-6400CL4D-2GBHK
Timing 4-4-3-5
Voltage 2.0V - 2.1V

$104.99



Better timings, lower voltage, good for at least 450mhz bus.

I think for the moderate, long term, stability is important overclocker that this is better memory then the D9s.

 

[mrfatboy]

this is the exact same question that I have. But if you had to choose between the two rams that the OP was asking about what would you pick?

Btw. I would be pairing the ram with a q6600 and a gig p35c ds3r board.

 

[Conky]

Either one would be great. The 2GBHZ's are all Micron based now if that is what you are looking for. Micron owns Crucial so of course they use Micron chips.

I went with the cheaper 2GBNQ G.Skill sticks because they use a lower voltage and are still known to go 450Mhz or higher with little effort.

The biggest drawback to the Micron based sticks are that they often need more voltage when overclocking than many motherboards can deliver. They also occasionally cause boot problems because they require more memory voltage than the industry standard of 1.8v.

 

[Roguestar]

450MHz is not a slight FSB overclock, it is large.

 

[F1N3ST]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231114

Is promos, therefore it sucks.

 

[etech]

Originally posted by: F1N3ST
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231114

Is promos, therefore it sucks.

While I am completely overwhelmed at the detailed logic behind your blanket statement of "Is promos, therefore it sucks." which is backed up by so many reviews and examples, answer one question please.

Can your D9 memory run 4-4-3-5 at 450Mhz?

 

[drakore]

Promos are decent... they use a voltage regulator on PCB which won't allow for the crazy overclocks people see with the micron D9's. If you aren't a big time overclocker, than you will be more than happy with the Promos chips.

Personally i would recommend the crucial sticks because they are on sale big time at newegg and mwave.com They use D9's and are capable of very tight timings. For example i am running 3-3-3-9 @ DDR2-800, but they do require a lot of voltage (i have to use 2.3V). I believe the DDR2-800 crucials can do DDR2-1000 at 4-4-4-12. keep in mind that my set is actually mushkin and have D9GMH's

 

[etech]

drakore

Have you seen this thread at XS?
Micron D9 Users w/ Dead Dimms, What Was Your Voltage?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=139544

 

[drakore]

I can't open that link etech. i will check it out when XS isn't messed up. I am running my modules right now at 4-4-4-9 @ 2.25V

 

[drakore]

I can't open that link etech. i will check it out when XS isn't messed up. I am running my modules right now at 4-4-4-9 @ 2.25V

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
450MHz is not a slight FSB overclock, it is large.

450MHz represents a 12.5% overclock over 400MHz-rated RAM and doesn't seem that large to me. Most decent DDR2-800 I've come across does 450MHz it with enough voltage. My current RAM does it at 1.9v(stock voltage is 1.8v-2.0v).

 

[CCityInstaller]

Originally posted by: etech
drakore

Have you seen this thread at XS?
Micron D9 Users w/ Dead Dimms, What Was Your Voltage?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=139544

Drakore,
I would suggest you reconsider running over 2.25V to your ram if you want it to last very long. I just killed a set of Ballistix by running 2.3V to them 24/7 for 2 weeks:| . I was quite mad to say the least. I ordered a set of OCZ reapers from Frys.com for $99, and they work great. They will run DDR 1025 @ 5-4-4-15 @ 2.25V with no trouble. As for the stupid comment F1N3ST made, I'm 90% sure that my chips are Promos. They will run DDR 800 @ 4-3-3-10 @ 2.25V, or my current o/c listed above. My Ballistix wouldn't do any higher then DDR 1050 unles s I fed them 2.4V.