Originally posted by: MrDisco
Originally posted by: phile
Originally posted by: MrDisco
Phile: Thank you so much for clarifying the memory settings!
I'm looking to build a system using:
E6400
Asus P5W DH
My question is the memory. Which is the better buy for this motherboard (note I will not be overclocking the system, I only care about stability): (all kits are 2gb)
OCZ 6400 Gold 5-5-5-12
OCZ 6400 Platinum 4-5-4-15
Mushkin EM 6400 5-5-5-12
Corsair XMS2 TwinX 6400 5-5-5-12
Right now the Gold is on sale for $185 (all in cdn), Platinum $210, Mushkin $238, Corsair $260. Given that the gold is the cheapest its the one I am leaning towards. Will I regret buying it?
Thank you again for your helpful comments.
Whether or not you're going to be overclocking, I would go for the OCZ Platinum PC2-6400 kit. Slightly tighter timings. The Gold kit will be just fine if you need to keep within a budget. The slight difference in timings translates to a marginal drop in performance, nothing you'll even notice. Note: at stock speed the gold kit works best with 2.0v, while the Platinum kit works best with 2.1v.
Honestly, you'd be silly not to at least modestly o/c, with either setup. You could easily achieve a 25% o/c at stock voltage and no effort. This gear is meant to be pushed.
-phil
Thank you for responding.
My reasons for not o/c'ing is I need a stable system that won't be prone to crashing/lock-ups etc and I'm a complete n00b about this. I would have no idea where to start, what to adjust, and what the impact would be (long-term damage to components? etc).
If there was a newbie guide to overclocking I would be interested in reading it!
As for the memory, I would like to keep in budget so if there isn't any noticeable difference in performance i may go with the gold. i'm kicking myself because the platinum was on sale last month and i should have grabbed it