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nF4 Memory Advice (updated 14/11/06)


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I need some help first off I can only afford to get 1GB of ram when I order my system but I will be upgrading it to 2GB of RAM a couple mouths after the main order. I’m trying to decide between getting 1x1GB now and another later or 2x512MB now and another later. I need to know if there are any other down sides to using 4x512MB besides running it in 2T (which has no real world effects).

Thanks for the help.

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Hello. Thank you for well written memory tutorial. I did read it through but there are couple of questions still left.

 

I already have TwinMOS PC3200 1GB Dual-Channel Kit (2 x 512MB, double sided, Winbond CH-5 chips) and if possible would like to use it in my next system built on Lanparty nF4 Ultra-D (the rest of planned hardware choices can be found in sig). I noticed that only BH-5 memory is listed in "Nf4 Verified Memory Support List" (that Angry-Games critical info thread). I guess those are only the few tested recommendations and so CH-5 might work as well as first post in this thread suggests. Or are there any known issues with this particular TwinMOS memory and Lanparty nF4 Ultra-D mainboard?

 

Bought that 1GB kit in summer 2004 for my Barton 3000+ (200FSB version) if this information matters. I guess they did not manufacture UTT (that stands for untested, right?) back then and so the quality could be generally pretty good.

 

Mainly I will run my system on defaul clock speed or do some minor overclocking. After reading this Memory tutorial I know that CH-5 isn't best for that purpose, but don't have extra money right now to buy another better 1GB kit. For now I would be happy even for stable 200MHz 2.5-3-3-8 @ 2.6V memory confiquration. Is that doable?

 

Thank you in advance and sorry for any and all grammar mistakes in my text. English unfortunately isn't my first or even second language.

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After a few weeks of waiting for the OCZ 2GB Platinum EB's to be in stock, I gave up. Anyone know if the 2GB Redline series from Mushkin are good for DFI? How does it fair against the 2GB OCZ EBs?

 

http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?ID=273

 

This ram seems to have the same timings and speed as the platinum EB's at stock settings. Does it overclock just as well?

 

I plan to overclock my system to 260-280.

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How can you tell what chips are on what memory modules?

 

Cause the heat spreader is on the chips, how are we certain a perticular module has the "supposed" chips?

 

There was a lot of speculation about this on several forums and the conclusion was that both are Infineon CE-6 (as is the G.Skill ZX, but lower binned).

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