PC3200 Suggestions???

[Ze Mad Doktor]

I am looking to get a gig of PC3200 for my Shuttle SN95G5 XPC (nforce 3). When I put it together I just took 512 of my Ath-XP's gig until I had some cash for new memory. Well, the time has come. I have decided though that I don't want to go top end for memory.

I am looking in the ballpark $100 range.

I checked out a review for the Twinmos Twister PC3200 which is supposed to use the winbond BH-5 chips. On the review they have a link to what is supposed to be that memory on newegg at $101 so I thought that would be what I would get but I don't think what newegg has is the same stuff, mainly because it doesn't have heatspreaders and on newegg's site it says it has a CAS of 2.5, not 2.

Then I thought about it and it seems to me that BH-5 memory is gonna cost way more than $100 for a gig anyway.

So, what is my best bet for around $100. Overclocking is definitely a consideration. I realize that for $100 I am not going to be able to get the best overclocking possible, but I want to try and get the best overclocking possible for $100.

The stuff that comes up on newegg for the Twister Twinmos 3200 here seems like a pretty good deal but I wanted to post up and see if anyone had any better suggestions.

Thanks.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

check out geil too

at least where i live their Value ram (1Gb 2x512mb double sided dimms 2.5-3-3-6 + heat spreaders) is under £100
and ive seen this ram do 260Mhz no sweat

 

[Sentinel]

guess it depends on what you are also running, imho, you can get pretty decent speeds with corsair VR around $80 shipped! Mushkin or G.Skill also good bang for the buck...

 

[imported_Kensai]

PHP, Patriot and G.Skill are all good cheap stuff.

 

[Ze Mad Doktor]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. It seems like there is no definitively best budget RAM then? Is it worth it to add heatspreaders?

 

[dhoytw]

Originally posted by: Ze Mad Doktor
Thanks for the suggestions guys. It seems like there is no definitively best budget RAM then? Is it worth it to add heatspreaders?

Heatspreaders look nice but don't do anything else then that....they are pretty much useless. I would look at either Geil or Patriot for some value mem. at that price range. Both of these choices offer some pretty good memory for overclocking while they remain on the value side.

 

[bocamojo]

I too have heard good things about Geil and Patriot. I have Corsair VS, which is good value, but I don't know how overclockable it is. You can get 1GB of Corsair VS for 80 dollars from chiefvalue.com.

 

[IanE]

2x512mb Corsair PC3200 VS RAM on sale for $81.00 at Newegg.com until later tonight. Special sale!

Hit it up.

 

[dhoytw]

Originally posted by: IanE
2x512mb Corsair PC3200 VS RAM on sail for $81.00 at Newegg.com until later tonight. Special sale!

Hit it up.

Very nice....good price for some decent Value Ram.

 

[imported_g33k]

Corsair VS memory. OC in sig.

BTW twinmos would be a better choice only if you have a board capable of 3.1+ volts.

 

[IntegraGSR]

Originally posted by: g33k
Corsair VS memory. OC in sig.

BTW twinmos would be a better choice only if you have a board capable of 3.1+ volts.

corsair value does not require a lot of voltage.. my 512mb stick is at 205mhz on a .83 ratio to htt at 2.7 volts... it will boot at 230mhz with only .05v increase but isn't very stable.. if i raise the voltage on anything, my psu starts to whine, so i'm waiting til i get a new psu to push anything further.. edit: just re-read what you said.. i must have read it wrong at first

moral of the story, corsair value is EXCELLENT ram for any system, budget or not.. low latencies seem to be more for people who rate their computer with benchmarking tools and not so much real-world performance. for the price, there is no competition.

chiefvalue
newegg
both with free shipping :thumbsup:

even for insane overclocking, super low latencies aren't required.. example

 

[Ze Mad Doktor]

Well the mobo to this system only goes up to 2.8 or 2.9 (can't remember offhand) so it sounds like it is gonna be Corsair VS. I'm cool with that as it's $20 cheaper than the Twinmos anyway thanks for the help.

Interesting that the other day the memory was $81.00 on sale but today it's 79.99 not on sale hehe.

 

[fstime]

TWINMOS hands down.

Can you say 2-2-2-5 @ 250 fsb?

No value ram can compete with UTT BH-5 period.

 

[Ze Mad Doktor]

Can you point me to any places that are actually carrying the Twinmos? The stuff on Newegg doesn't use the BH-5 chips.

 

[fstime]

How do you know it doesnt use UTT?

For one, its not going to be rated 2-2-2-5 and Twinmos doesnt use heat spreaders.

Heres a list of chips with UTT

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=59957

The stuff on newegg is UTT, read the reviews and see for your self.

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Fee...tRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16820218062

 

[Baked]

Looks like luck of draw on the TwinMOS. Some people got UTT and some didn't. And looks like you need a helluva vdimm to get it to run at 250, and some even at 3.4V. I'm tempted, but would rather get the Corsair Value.

 

[fstime]

3.4V is nothing, BH-5 can handle voltage like that. Some even run them 3.6V.

And if your temped just get OCZ UTT value which is going to be bh-5 100% of the time.

Twinmos will be UTT most of the time though. I hgave bought 4 pairs which all were UTT.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=20-227-212&depa=1

 

[IntegraGSR]

Originally posted by: BouZouki
3.4V is nothing, BH-5 can handle voltage like that. Some even run them 3.6V.

that is just unnecessary for a normal person building a normal computer.. i think board manufactures would agree since only high end overclocking boards support that much RAM voltage... not only that but they get hotter than lower voltage ram

 

[fstime]

Wrong, my UTT is barely warm to the touch at 3.4V.

Like I said before, UTT is designed to handle these voltages.

 

[IntegraGSR]

Originally posted by: BouZouki
Like I said before, UTT is designed to handle these voltages.

i have no doubt that it is, would be silly for it to be any other way..

however they do run hotter than ram that runs at say 2.7v.. edited my other post

 

[Ze Mad Doktor]

Alright well whatever the stuff in the review was is not what is on newegg. The review stuff has twinmos heatspreaders on it and says right on the label 2-2-2-5.

Anyway, it is besides the point. Like I said, the motherboard in this system doesn't go over 2.9v so even assuming I got the BH-5 if it takes 3.4 or 3.6 to get those speeds then I would be SOL.

So for a difference of $20 and considering the fact that I am somewhat voltage limited would you still recomend going with the twinmos? Or should I get the Corsair VS?

 

[fstime]

I told you already, twinmos doesnt use heatspeaders and not to go by neweggs rating.

The stuff you saw was a completly different model.

If your cautious, get the OCZ Value I gave a link to.

 

[Ze Mad Doktor]

Yes we are past that and on to the issue of me being voltage limited and whether it would still be advantageous to get the twinmos since i max at 2.9