Worth swapping /upgrading this ram?

[southnjess]

I have a question, is it worth the hassel to upgrade to the hyperx KHX3200A/512

since the deal on the Kingston hyperx KHX3200A/512 expires today
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3645865?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Is it worth me buying 2x 512 mb of the hyper x and selling my KVR400X64C25/512 ram?
http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configu...rtsInfo.asp?ktcpartno=KVR400X64C25/512

At the moment I only have 512 and was thinking that the extra 512 would be good for video editing home movies, also the cl on the hyperx is 2, as opposed to 2.5 on my old valueram. I just bought some PNY 3200 which wouldn't work with the kingston at all never mind trying to set the cl at 2.5 (pny is 3)

relevent system specs:

Barton 2800+
gf6800gt
512 kingston valueram pc3200 cl 2.5
epox 8rda3+ Mb

 

[Cha0s]

not worth, just buy some more cheap ram.
i use generic crap PC3200 and overclocked my 2800+ amd 64 to ~2.8Ghz

 

[southnjess]

I did buy the PNY optima ($49.00)stuff today but it won't work with the kingston.

Any idea what works ok with the Kingston?

 

[0010010110]

Originally posted by: southnjess
I did buy the PNY optima ($49.00)stuff today but it won't work with the kingston.

Any idea what works ok with the Kingston?

More Kingston.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Are you certain that the "A" HyperX is also CAS 2? I thought that the "A" models at the end of Kingston's part-numbers meant those were their CAS 3 models. I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure that the KVRxxxA models are CAS 3.

I personally wouldn't bother, they use mostly the same chips for their KVR and HX anyways. I'd just get one more of the CAS 2.5 ValueRAM, hopefully with the same chips as you currently have, if you can.

 

[maluckey]

The 'A' in the name isn't necessarily an indicator of CAS rating. In fact, some of the "A" RAM was rated at 2-2-2-5. The "A" was likely there just to differentiate "newer" RAM series from the old. The big difference is that you are assured to NOT get BH-5 RAM with an "A" in the name. That's not always a bad thing, as much of the "A" RAM came with CH-5 chips. Some of this CH-5 could reach a fairly high OC on low voltages, whereas BH-5 likes lots of voltage to OC...

 

[southnjess]

So it's worth it to get the hyperx and try to oc my exsisting ram to cl2 so it runs the same speed as the hyperx stuff?

never oc'd ram before, should be interesting.

 

[maluckey]

It would be best to find RAM using the exact same chips as the RAM that you have...

That being said, nothing prevents you from running mixed, so long as you are careful, and test, test, test.

I run BH-5 and BH-6 in one of my office rigs. They are similar enough in behavior so that it's not a big drawback. I did need to boost the signal strength a tad.