Core 2 Duo/DDR2 Memory Guide, Read Me First.

[The-Noid]

Get a P5B-E and that GSkill set. It will do you well to get E6400, P5B-E and G.Skill. Will do 3.2 Ghz (400*8) with ease.

 

[Roguestar]

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[n7]

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
The 6400C4DF's don't clock the best. I was able to get 850 @ 4-4-4-12, and 930 @ 5-5-5-15. Tested on 680i and P5B deluxe, pretty much the same results. Doesn't really matter as they arn't for me anyway .

Tomorrow we are going to have the ultimate ram contest though.

Team Xtreem 3-3-3-8 PC2-6400, Corsair Dominator 6400C3D, OCZ Titanium PC2-1000.

What I would consider to be the best of the best at the current time. Graphs, benchmarks, to follow.

I'd put my money on the Team, but really, i suspect they'll all do very well

 

[The-Noid]

I think the Dominators might win to be honest. But maybe the teams.

 

[GRIdpOOL]

Ok... This is the best thread in the forum right now. Big thanks to Yoxxy! Do you have timings at 1.8v PC2-6400 for these sticks? Are there JDEC compliance issues with these chips? Is this something I should worry about? I am going to buy my Vista Ultimate system this week and am looking at the S3 from Gigabyte or a good buy like that. So is it the E6300 with slightly more expensive ram or the E6400 with slightly cheaper ram? I have an opinion but I want to see what the posters think...

 

[whitebrow]

Great Thread! I have a quick question. I'm planning to build a system in about a month, so things may be different then. Anyway, right now I'm thinking the P5B-E and one of the lower Core 2's. However, given the ~$40 difference in price between the 6300 and 6400, which would be the better choice: E6300 + better, ~$240 ram like Buffalo Firestix; or E6400 + cheaper, ~$200 ram like the G.Skill?

EDIT - I'm also wondering how much of a performace hit I'd take if I were to go with a single 1 gig stick for a few months, probably till around March, since it's all so expensive now.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Mods: Stickify this already.

(My time in Off-Topic has made me anal about spelling and similar issues, don't mind me)

'asyncronomous' should be 'asynchronous'
'All memory modules are 2 GB' should be 'all memory kits are 2GB i.e. pairs of 1GB modules'

Thanks for the guide
:thumbsup:

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
The 6400C4DF's don't clock the best. I was able to get 850 @ 4-4-4-12, and 930 @ 5-5-5-15. Tested on 680i and P5B deluxe, pretty much the same results. Doesn't really matter as they arn't for me anyway .

Tomorrow we are going to have the ultimate ram contest though.

Team Xtreem 3-3-3-8 PC2-6400, Corsair Dominator 6400C3D, OCZ Titanium PC2-1000.

What I would consider to be the best of the best at the current time. Graphs, benchmarks, to follow.

The winner is already Cellshock 8 layer PCB DDR2-1000 4-4-4-12 2.2v

They even use an actual heatsink on the memory with thermal paste between not just some pad.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: GRIdpOOL
Ok... This is the best thread in the forum right now. Big thanks to Yoxxy! Do you have timings at 1.8v PC2-6400 for these sticks? Are there JDEC compliance issues with these chips? Is this something I should worry about? I am going to buy my Vista Ultimate system this week and am looking at the S3 from Gigabyte or a good buy like that. So is it the E6300 with slightly more expensive ram or the E6400 with slightly cheaper ram? I have an opinion but I want to see what the posters think...

If you're a gamer...do not use vista yet.

 

[Shimmishim]

great guide... but may i make formatting suggestion?

can you do:

budget:
ram linkified followed by price not-linkified followed by extra info

mid:
ram linkified...

it makes it easier to read IMHO.

other than that. thumbs up from me!

 

[GRIdpOOL]

This won't be a gaming rig. This is my media PC. I will be using Vista's Media Center and not gaming. I have beta tested it for some time and it has been just fine. I am going to use it primarily as an HD-HTPC. - And which budget/midrange memory works best with the S3? I want to boot, install the OS, and OC with the same memory. Is that too much to ask? I would like to see if this list with default voltages along side the upped/non JDEC OC voltage. Also, if people use this memory, they could post with which MBD they use and what results they get for that combo.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: GRIdpOOL
This won't be a gaming rig. This is my media PC. I will be using Vista's Media Center and not gaming. I have beta tested it for some time and it has been just fine. I am going to use it primarily as an HD-HTPC. - And which budget/midrange memory works best with the S3? I want to boot, install the OS, and OC with the same memory. Is that too much to ask? I would like to see if this list with default voltages along side the upped/non JDEC OC voltage. Also, if people use this memory, they could post with which MBD they use and what results they get for that combo.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=227

you'll get a better reply there...

 

[DrMrLordX]

Request for sticky, great thread. Thanks.

I wish they had stickied your Core 2 motherboard thread in here . . .

 

[Shimmishim]

one correction about the supertalent t800... (and i could be completely wrong but this is based on what i've been reading)

they use D9GMH on the blue heat spreader ones (newer)
they used D9GKX on the older silver heat spreader ones (older)

 

[Flack]

Hey,

Thanks for the great info.

I was wondering about the following. On 680i mobos, did non sli-ready RAM that required high voltages (in specific Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) (5-5-5-15) (D9GMH) (2.2v) ($284.99)<---Great Deal ) get past post with stock voltages, or did you need to plop in an old piece of ram in order to up the voltages manually?

I have this ram, and have no old ram, and was gonna go for the evga 680i.

Any info is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Flack
Hey,

Thanks for the great info.

I was wondering about the following. On 680i mobos, did non sli-ready RAM that required high voltages (in specific Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) (5-5-5-15) (D9GMH) (2.2v) ($284.99)<---Great Deal ) get past post with stock voltages, or did you need to plop in an old piece of ram in order to up the voltages manually?

I have this ram, and have no old ram, and was gonna go for the evga 680i.

Any info is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

SLi-ready memory is pure marketing. don't buy anything based on that.

 

[The-Noid]

The memory on 680i is default 1.9v. It will boot almost anything.

 

[The-Noid]

Memory test should hopefully be done tonight. I guess hopefully, I can get through some more sticks today. It is going slowly.

 

[Roguestar]

Thanks for all the effort you're putting into this, Yoxxy.

Sticky this, mods!

 

[Shimmishim]

Yoxxy - find some more info on the super talents. i'm pretty sure they are d9gmh not d9gkx... if D9GKX were $261, they'd be sold out by now!

also the price has changed on them to $259.99 after rebate

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
Yoxxy - find some more info on the super talents. i'm pretty sure they are d9gmh not d9gkx... if D9GKX were $261, they'd be sold out by now!

also the price has changed on them to $259.99 after rebate

Yeah they're D9GMH.

The older ones used D9GKX.

 

[acegazda]

Wow, great guide.
I've got corsair value select pc2-4200 with micron d9 chips, small ones, not the fattys. Could I oc these to any extent?

 

[Krellor]

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
Get a P5B-E and that GSkill set. It will do you well to get E6400, P5B-E and G.Skill. Will do 3.2 Ghz (400*8) with ease.

Man this thread is awesome! This is exactly the information I've been looking for. I've been planning out my next rig and this is the combo I'm looking to buy at the moment. As far as the memory goes though I really like the looks of that Crucial Ballistix and it seems to be a great deal. On this setup will it make a difference or should I just save the $80 and go for the G. Skill?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Micah]

bump

vote for sticky, as this is exactly the question I came here to post.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: acegazda
Wow, great guide.
I've got corsair value select pc2-4200 with micron d9 chips, small ones, not the fattys. Could I oc these to any extent?

The two factors of
1) Value RAM
2) PC 4200

combine to make me suggest that the answer would be "not very much".