the ocz s rated for 2.5, 3 .. etc will it run at 2,2,2,5 at stock clocks (400mhz) like Mushkin promo build claims to ?
The OCZ PC4000 Gold yes, it's 2.5-4-4-7. I've never used it so I can't say if it will run faster timings at a slower DDR rate, but the Geil PC4000 UP will. I have some of it (2x256 kit) and I tested it in my P4B533 (845 chipset) for the heck of it and it's running 2-2-2-5 for a 1.8a CPU @2.5ghz, 1:1 ratio.
I don't remember what thread here it was, but I and another posted something on the new Mushkin II PC3500 and I keep forgetting that it now has the speed throne over OCZ Gold PC3700
at stock speeds, with the OCZ PC4000 is still the fastest
overclocked with the Geil PC4000 a very close 2nd. I would consider OCZ, Geil & the Mushkin II over the Corsair since all of them are higher O'clockers and have (
jcpiercy) faster timings. The PC3200xx Corsair has fast timings but they start to really slow down @PC3500 & higher.
Geil PC4000 UP
OCZ (You have to click the "Dual Channel Gold" links on that page).
Sorry I don't know of any vendors in Canada. :frown: If TigerDirect has a .ca website then I don't know why the shipping would be high, since I would assume that "division" is in Canada. ? I'm sure you could find several @Google by searching for things like you're looking for with a cross-search of "Canada" and "Canadian".
Someone asked for power supply info....... here's the review links on them:
Tom's Hardware (You'll find page #1 there somewhere).
Anandtech (This is Pt. 2, I don't remember if I read Pt. 1 or Pt. 2, but they should have link to Pt. 1 there somewhere).
TommyD I don't know if it was you I told or not, but if you go to Newegg and look up the variations of this mobo and user reviews for them you'll see all kinds of USB problems, and they are saying they had to disable "Legacy USB" in the BIOS to fix the issues. Another one said he never could use his USB hub.
vortexted if I sell mine I'll probably have to put it at my website to get more $ for it since the AT'ers know all about the best prices. I paid $135 for mine and that was the cheapest place at the time. Since I use a WD800JB now, I was going to use it as the "storage" drive on the new PC, but I may end up keeping the old Raptor (WD360GD) and use it as the "storage" drive instead, with the new Raptor as the main drive. Heck November (release date for the new Raptor) is a ways off I don't know if I want to wait that long to finish this new PC. So, I may use the 360GD now and just have to start all over when the WD740GD's come out. FAIK they could be 300 bucks and I'm not about to pay that for one. I guess before I do anything I need to find out what they are going to be selling for.
I guess if you (or I) happen to have problems with the Geil memory I'd return it to the vendor. Yeah I know the sites look pretty "odd", but that's a non-USA site for ya. Even though it's geilusa.com, they are still based overseas. Yeah that would be great if Asus would come out with the BIOS update for that, but that issue sounds a bit to "specific" for them to go through the trouble if fixing that one thing with that one brand of memory. Maybe they will, who knows.
Xeon, go to pricewatch and search for "OCZ 4000 Gold" (no quotes) and you'll find more options. Some vendors have it listed as PC4000 and some PC-4000, as well as other variants in it's description. You'll have to scroll a bit though through the single stick listings. Also, their "GOLD" is NOT the same as their "Enhanced Latency", that is two different memory types. To add, do not pay any $229 for a PSU when you can get the Fortron (see links above) for only $59!!
As for a case, I searched a lot and got the "Matrix" from Directron. It's like what I use now (Antec 1040 clone) but much taller with a 90mm fan hole in the rear top. Buyextremegear also has the 1040 clones for only $35 w/o PS (what I currently use).
"Matrix" case
Smaller version, 1040 clone