hi guys and happy holiday to all
anyways i was told that i can’t use my current 512 ddr ram for the new A64+ 3200 that i’m gonna be upgrading to along with the
MSI K8T Neo2-F VIA K8T800Pro w/ GB LAN, Audio motherboard.
i don’t know wat type of ram i’m suppose to buy for this but i’m looking for a good 512 that would cost $200 canadian, so any suggestion?
First off your going to need to get minimum PC3200 (DDR400) as the 64’s use a 200Mhz FSB = DDR400. However if you ever want to overclock or, perhaps allow for a processor upgrade in a few months time, i suggest getting something faster than PC3200, this will allow for overclocking as the memory will be capable of faster FSB speeds.
You really should go for:
A Dual Channel Kit (eg: 512MB Dual Channel Kit = 2 x 256MB Identical Modules) and go for speeds of: PC3500/PC3700/PC4000/PC4200/PC4400
As for the brand of memory, go for:
GeIL Ultra Series
OCZ Gold Series
Crucial Ballistix
From what I can see, these are the three top contenders at the moment, however if you are not after massive performance or most of all overclocking potential look at:
Corsair Value Select Range
GeIL Golden Value Range
Kingston Standard Range
These are also all very good, especially the GeIL, i’ve overclocked my GeIL Golden Value PC3200 from 200Mhz to 233Mhz (DDR466 = PC3700 speeds)
For the money over here in the UK you might be able to get 1GB cheap memory, however i think you should get 512MB of really good performance memory, especially with the board you are getting.
Thx ProcalX, i pinned down ur brand suggestion and here wat i got
DDR SDRAM - 184-pin DIMM
OCZ Value Series 512MB PC3200 DDR400 $95
OCZ Technology DDR Memory - 184-pin DIMMSingle Channel DDR Kits
PC3500 DDR433 512MB Premier Series $125
Dual Channel Optimized DDR Kits
PC3700 DDR466 256MBx2 ocz $199
PC4200 DDR533 256MBx2 CAS3 ocz $208
PC3200 DDR400 512MBx2 CAS2.5 ocz $249
in canadian money
i’m interested in the PC4200 DDR533 256MBx2 but then da PC3200 DDR400 512MBx2 give one gig and yet its a PC3200 only, so which one is better guys?
If you want to get a GB of RAM then I suggest getting 2 512mb sticks of PC3500 or higher if you want for oc. But if you only need 512mb for now then juat get 1 stick. Then you can always get a second module when you need to upgrade with extra expansion available.
addis this one ur talking about?
OCZ Technology DDR Memory - 184-pin DIMM Single Channel DDR Kits
Premier Series
PC3500 DDR433 512MB Premier Series (OCZ433512P) w/o heatspreader $125
is this one any good? it’s kinda cheap for a 512, if so i can buy 2 of these to make it 1GB for only $250 plus tax
Basically PC3500 is DDR433 which means you can safely clock your FSB to: 216Mhz so realistically you could clock the FSB upto 230-240Mhz but then that means max OC ur gonna get is 300-400mhz more than what your processor is standard..
I would really really recommend getting 2x256MB of the FASTEST memory you can, as it means it will last you along time.. and its plenty for games and apps.. espeically if you have a good graphics card.
You really should get PC4000 or better.
It’s always better to get less memory at higher performance, then get more later, as the memory will last you alot longer, and give you a much better performance margin.
ya i know what u mean and i’m really interested in the
Dual Channel Optimized DDR Kits
PC4200 DDR533 256MBx2 CAS3 ocz $208
so u think this one is good ProcalX? …or
Dual Channel Optimized DDR Kits
PC4400 DDR550 256MBx2 ocz $222 but i can’t get any info on this one at ocz site.
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Go for that, it’s extremely good memory. get 2 x 256mb
oh dang da pc4400 i was talking about is da Performance Series not gold edition thats y its only $222 but for gold edition its $269. these chips prices r sky rocket.
can u tell me y gold edition is better?
Gold Edition allows for serious overclocking, ie PC4400 is meant to run at 275Mhz (which on a AMD64 processor if you ran your FSB @ 275Mhz you would be running your cpu @ 2.75GHZ 
however you can run alot faster than this, you could run easily 300Mhz (3.0GHZ) However you would have to have serious cooling..
And it also allows you to use your memory in newer systems or upgrades in the future, without replacing your memory again..
Go for the OCZ Gold
Also PLEASE PLEASE remember that you will need to have a VERY good powersupply, not some cheap generic brand.
If you don’t get a good powersupply you risk destroying all your new parts..
Powersupply wise i recommend that you get 440W or Higher (the highest you can) from one of these makes:
Tagan
OCZ
Antec
ThermalTake
wow that’s some serious chip but i have to consider about it due to i know i won’t be OC ing it to that much cause after all this i can’t afford for no crazy cooling.
icic, wow the ocz power supply looks wicked. but out of all da brand thermaltake is da cheapest and da design looks pretty nice too. i can get a 480w power for $99 =)
Its the power supply i use :good: its very good and u can control the fans in it, with fan controllers that are supplied.
Go for the PC4000 or PC4200 then if you are not going to overclock atleast you cut the price slightly, and it will still last u a while.
which one r u talking about? da ocz or the thermaltake?
u say da gold edition allows to OC up to 2.7 or 3ghz right? wat about the Performance Series pc4400?
ProcalX = Power Supply Guru Freak lol
:good:
i think he is talking about the thermaltake i just read about it and they come with da fan controller.
so ya how much can OC with the Performance Series pc4400?
With PC4400 RAM its not the RAM that won’t oc since its guarunteed to go to 550mhz stable.
does that mean its guarunteed to OC up to 550mgz? sry i’m noobie
PC4400/8=550.
Think thats it.