Trying To Decide on Ram for new xp 2600+ System

I am purchasing a computer from MonarchComputers.com (btw I think its
the best custom computer building company on Earth) and I am having a
tough time deciding what ram to buy. My system will be an athlon 2600+
w/333mhz fsb and stock cooling, a radeon 9600 pro, Enermax/Monarch
305-S Tower Case w/350W PS, 80gb wd w/8mb cache, nf7-s motherboard,
windows xp pro and a whole bunch of 80mm case fans. I plan to
overclock the cpu, ram, and 9600 pro as much as possible w/o
endangering components.

The major desicion I have to make is whether to buy 2 256mb and
run dual-channel or to buy 512mb and save some money. The 256mb brands
that I have been looking at a

256 MB DDR pc3200 (400FSB) OCZ 55$,
256 MB DDR pc2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 57$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Samsung for 59$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Corsair CMX256A-3200C2 PT w/Heatsink for 60$
256 MB DDR PC-3500 434 Mhz OCZ 65$

The 512mb brands a

512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Corsair 79$
512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Samsung 79$
512 MB DDR 2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 94$
512 MB DDR PC-3200 (400FSB) OCZ 95$

Could someone please tell me which of these modules will give me the
best performance for the money. Thank you in advance for your help.

Since cost is obviously important, and since you're compromising on
performance in other areas, it's probably not to big a deal to go with less
expensive memory. Go with the 512 Corsair PC2700.

If I were building a performance oriented but budget minded AMD system for
myself, I'd probably go with a Barton 2500+, epox 8RDA3+, and two sticks of
OCZ PC3500. These components will give a little more flexibility for
overclocking. I'd also plan on spending some money on a good heatsink and
fan.



"Dan" wrote in message
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I am purchasing a computer from MonarchComputers.com (btw I think its
the best custom computer building company on Earth) and I am having a
tough time deciding what ram to buy. My system will be an athlon 2600+
w/333mhz fsb and stock cooling, a radeon 9600 pro, Enermax/Monarch
305-S Tower Case w/350W PS, 80gb wd w/8mb cache, nf7-s motherboard,
windows xp pro and a whole bunch of 80mm case fans. I plan to
overclock the cpu, ram, and 9600 pro as much as possible w/o
endangering components.

The major desicion I have to make is whether to buy 2 256mb and
run dual-channel or to buy 512mb and save some money. The 256mb brands
that I have been looking at a

256 MB DDR pc3200 (400FSB) OCZ 55$,
256 MB DDR pc2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 57$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Samsung for 59$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Corsair CMX256A-3200C2 PT w/Heatsink for 60$
256 MB DDR PC-3500 434 Mhz OCZ 65$

The 512mb brands a

512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Corsair 79$
512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Samsung 79$
512 MB DDR 2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 94$
512 MB DDR PC-3200 (400FSB) OCZ 95$

Could someone please tell me which of these modules will give me the
best performance for the money. Thank you in advance for your help.

On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 17:14:11 -0700, Dan wrote:

I am purchasing a computer from MonarchComputers.com (btw I think its
the best custom computer building company on Earth) and I am having a
tough time deciding what ram to buy. My system will be an athlon 2600+
w/333mhz fsb and stock cooling, a radeon 9600 pro, Enermax/Monarch
305-S Tower Case w/350W PS, 80gb wd w/8mb cache, nf7-s motherboard,
windows xp pro and a whole bunch of 80mm case fans. I plan to
overclock the cpu, ram, and 9600 pro as much as possible w/o
endangering components.

Then you will need to replace the stock cpu cooler with a good one.
Thermalright SLK series or Coolermaster Aero 7+.

The major desicion I have to make is whether to buy 2 256mb and
run dual-channel or to buy 512mb and save some money. The 256mb brands
that I have been looking at a

256 MB DDR pc3200 (400FSB) OCZ 55$,
256 MB DDR pc2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 57$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Samsung for 59$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Corsair CMX256A-3200C2 PT w/Heatsink for 60$
256 MB DDR PC-3500 434 Mhz OCZ 65$

The 512mb brands a

512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Corsair 79$
512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Samsung 79$
512 MB DDR 2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 94$
512 MB DDR PC-3200 (400FSB) OCZ 95$

Could someone please tell me which of these modules will give me the
best performance for the money. Thank you in advance for your help.

Don't know much about these. I try and look at the actual ram used on the
modules. Personally, I'd get PC3700 modules using the Winbond chips.

--
Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.html

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(Dan) wrote:

The major desicion I have to make is whether to buy 2 256mb and
run dual-channel or to buy 512mb

When I tested my 2x256Mb Corsair XMS 3500 I came to the conclusion that
dual channel isn't worth worrying about... 7% on the best example I
benchmarked, more like 5% to 0% on many. If I was buying again I'd buy a
single 512 and free up a memory slot for future use.

As for which flavour ram to buy... it's a nightmare deciding :-) Buy the
fastest/best you can justify and then at least you'll be fairly sure it's
not holding you back when you get adventurous with your hardware.

Andrew McP

My ram went bust so i purchased corsair xms memory,
it's with heat spreader.timings are not very fast , cas2 3-6-3-1T but i can
set it to lowest values
cas2 2-5-2-1T on my mainboard with ultra and 4way interleave set,
and it's steady as a rock.Also it overclocks very well.
I would say buy the best corsair you can afford,it's quality and fast in any
range.

"Dan" schreef in bericht
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I am purchasing a computer from MonarchComputers.com (btw I think its
the best custom computer building company on Earth) and I am having a
tough time deciding what ram to buy. My system will be an athlon 2600+
w/333mhz fsb and stock cooling, a radeon 9600 pro, Enermax/Monarch
305-S Tower Case w/350W PS, 80gb wd w/8mb cache, nf7-s motherboard,
windows xp pro and a whole bunch of 80mm case fans. I plan to
overclock the cpu, ram, and 9600 pro as much as possible w/o
endangering components.

The major desicion I have to make is whether to buy 2 256mb and
run dual-channel or to buy 512mb and save some money. The 256mb brands
that I have been looking at a

256 MB DDR pc3200 (400FSB) OCZ 55$,
256 MB DDR pc2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 57$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Samsung for 59$,
256 MB DDR pc3200 Corsair CMX256A-3200C2 PT w/Heatsink for 60$
256 MB DDR PC-3500 434 Mhz OCZ 65$

The 512mb brands a

512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Corsair 79$
512 MB DDR (333) 2700 Samsung 79$
512 MB DDR 2700 CAS-2 CMX Corsair w/Heatsink 94$
512 MB DDR PC-3200 (400FSB) OCZ 95$

Could someone please tell me which of these modules will give me the
best performance for the money. Thank you in advance for your help.