Memory Brands and the P4P800

[Tim]

I notice that ASUS lists approved PC3200 memory for their P4P800
motherboards. I have no plans to overclock my system. All things being
equal is there any reason to favor one brand of memory over another? Thanks
in advance.


This is the ASUS link (the listing is labeled under "DDR400 QVL download")

http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4p800-d/overview.htm

 

[Darkfalz]

I notice that ASUS lists approved PC3200 memory for their P4P800
motherboards. I have no plans to overclock my system. All things being
equal is there any reason to favor one brand of memory over another? Thanks
in advance.

Get the cheapest name brand you can buy.

I recommend Kingston.

 

[Cliff]

Hi,



Safest way to find out what works for other people. If you're not
overclocking, you may as well go for the cheapest



I'm using 2 x Kingston ValueRam 256MB - KVR400X64C25/256 (Winbond
W942508CH-5).



Cheap and been working fine for 6 months now.



HTH, Cliff

 

[Tim]

Thanks for the replies. Do timing specs matter when not overclocking? (CAS
2 vs CAS 3, for example?)

 

[Cliff]

Timing specs will affect performance - overclocking or not. The question is
whether you would notice it at the end of the day. Probably depends on what
applications you are running.

I'm amazed at the amount of effort (and money) people spend to score a few
extra points out on a memory performance test. I guess it's a challenge to
do that, but I often wonder if there's any practical benefit to it...would
anyone really notice say a 2% gain in performance?

I bought the cheaper Kingston RAM with the idea of replacing it with faster
RAM as it became available. Having used my set up for the past 6 months,
I'm more than happy with it's speed. I'll put those pennies away for the
next upgrade...and I wont be bothering with that until I see a doubling in
speed. With a P2.4C running at 3Ghz, that means I'll be waiting for a 6Ghz
chip...it'll come, but not anytime soon

Cheers, Cliff

 

[Tim]

I bought the cheaper Kingston RAM with the idea of replacing it with faster
RAM as it became available. Having used my set up for the past 6 months,
I'm more than happy with it's speed. I'll put those pennies away for the
next upgrade...and I wont be bothering with that until I see a doubling in
speed. With a P2.4C running at 3Ghz, that means I'll be waiting for a 6Ghz
chip...it'll come, but not anytime soon

Cheers, Cliff

Thanks for your reply. So I imagine that the difference between varieties of
PC3200 will pale in comparison to the speed gain I'll get once it replaces
the PC133 that I'm presently using (with my soon to be replaced i815 CUSL2).

 

[Cliff]

Thanks for your reply. So I imagine that the difference between varieties of
PC3200 will pale in comparison to the speed gain I'll get once it replaces
the PC133 that I'm presently using (with my soon to be replaced i815 CUSL2).

Absolutely. My step up was from a PIII650, so the difference was pretty
impressive! I use the PC for anything and everything (except 3D games), and
all the old bottlenecks are gone...loving it

It can get overwhelming researching an upgrade. Personally, my priority was
reliability and value for money...I know in three years my current setup
will probably be old hat and I'll have to retire it... though it's hard to
imagine what application (apart from games) will bring it to it's knees?

Good luck