Memory Suggestions - P4 3.0c, P4C800-E, ZALMAN CNPS7000A-Cu

[illusionz3]

I'm going to be building a new system soon for video editing and a little enemy territory. I chose a Pentium for the application performance as I'm not obsessed with insane FPS in the little gaming I do. I've always liked asus boards so I'm getting a P4C800-E. The zalman is there for the quietness and moderate overcloking. I'm looking to oc to 3.4 - 3.6. I'm not very expeirenced in oc'ing so I was wondering what is the best RAM I should look to buy. My current considerations are OCZ Enhanced Latency Dual Channel Gold DDR PC-4000 or Corsair TWINX1024-4000 1GB DDR500 XMS4000 Ultra-High Bus Speed Dual-Channel. The corsair is cheaper but I'm willing to pay the extra for the ocz if it's worth it. Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[smahoney]

I have the Corsair PC4000 mem. I would recommend for the quality and tech support. Also for the imings - I run at 262MHz FSB 1:1 with 2.5-4-4-7 timings. I haven't heard of anyone able to get the OCZ to run that fast at CAS 2.5.

 

[yourdeardaniel]

get the corsairs

 

[illusionz3]

Originally posted by: yourdeardaniel
get the corsairs

Any particular reason? I see you have a system with ocz, just wondering.

 

[yourdeardaniel]

read review, it has very few errors and more stable; i also had some corsair 1024-LL pc-3200 memory before. it runs pretty stable at rated speed and can overclock to 225 FSB at 1:1

 

[wicktron]

OCZ PC3500/PC3700 EB; your best bet.

 

[Lyfer]

I would get the OCZ PC4000 GOLD EL.

 

[illusionz3]

I see a little difference of opinions, any pros/cons of each?

 

[jhurst]

You just missed out on a deal that could have saved you a hundred bucks. BB had Kingston HyperX PC4000 512 sticks for $99. They run at 3-8-4-4, but they still run hella fast (6.2GB/s on sisoft). 300 sounds like alot to spend on RAM,.

 

[dudeman007]

I have some OCZ and they work great. Corsair is good, but from what I remember, OCZ is cheaper.

 

[Soulkeeper]

geil is another option to consider for cheap but fast pc3500
if you want top of the line tho i recommend getting pc4000 4200 or 4400 with the hynix chips (any company you choose) because they basically reach the highest speeds of any memory out right now.

good luck