Muskin vs Geil? Is there a difference?

[3in4]

I am going to put 1 gig of DDR on my P4P800. I'm looking on newegg.com for the 2 512mb sticks, both are the same price.
I've heard of Mushkin, but not Geil?

The Geil comes with a heat spreader, and 2.5 6-3-3 CAS latency.
The Mushkin comes with no heat spreader, and 2.5-4-4 CAS latency.

I dont know if the fact that the Geil comes with a heat spreader that it runs hotter (which is bad) or if it is just a nice
thing to get with my memory, and it will run cooler than other sticks.

Also, Im not sure I understand the CAS latency thing. Most of the sticks only listed 3 CAS latency, is a lower or higher
number better? What does the 6-3-3 mean as opposed to 4-4-4 ? Which is better? Arrggh.. decisions.

BTW, putting it on an Asus P4P800 w/a P4 2.8C.

Any help for this noob is appreciated.

 

[Ben Pope]

I am going to put 1 gig of DDR on my P4P800. I'm looking on newegg.com
for the 2 512mb sticks, both are the same price. I've heard of Mushkin,
but not Geil?

Both very good, would recommend along with Corsair.

The Geil comes with a heat spreader, and 2.5 6-3-3 CAS latency.
The Mushkin comes with no heat spreader, and 2.5-4-4 CAS latency.

Can you double check these timings for me, or give me the model numbers of
the DIMMs?

Looks like the GeIL is better.

I dont know if the fact that the Geil comes with a heat spreader that it
runs hotter (which is bad) or if it is just a nice thing to get with my
memory, and it will run cooler than other sticks.

Heat is going to be primarily decided on the voltage you use to drive them -
unless they are specced for different voltages I would assume they are about
the same in heat production. Heatspreaders are a bonus, generally.

Also, Im not sure I understand the CAS latency thing. Most of the sticks
only listed 3 CAS latency, is a lower or higher number better? What does
the 6-3-3 mean as opposed to 4-4-4 ? Which is better? Arrggh..
decisions.

Lower is better - they are latencies (delays). I run 2-2-2-7 with my
Corsair 3200LL.

I'd say get the GeIL.

Ben

 

[3in4]

Thanks, bought the Geil

Both very good, would recommend along with Corsair.


Can you double check these timings for me, or give me the model numbers of
the DIMMs?

Looks like the GeIL is better.


Heat is going to be primarily decided on the voltage you use to drive them -
unless they are specced for different voltages I would assume they are about
the same in heat production. Heatspreaders are a bonus, generally.


Lower is better - they are latencies (delays). I run 2-2-2-7 with my
Corsair 3200LL.

I'd say get the GeIL.

Ben

 

[Rob]

Think you made a good choice. Not to knock Mushkin but according to
Geil, their modules are torture tested as high as 3.0 Volts. If you do
any OC'ing and need to up the Volts, the increased setting will make
good use of that heat spreader. I'm running a 1 Gig set on my OC'ed
A7N8X-Deluxe and it works flawlessly.