caj Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 I can honestly say that I have read every one of the 356 posts on this thread. Thank You to all of those who have contributed to this conversation. Thank You. How would you rank these kits??? It represents what I can find. I have a preference for the Mushkin. G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit System Memory ; F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ ?– Price: $1xx / newegg Chip: Samsung UCCC ? OCZ Gold GX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) System Memory Price: $1xx AR / newegg Chip: UCCC Mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit System Memory – Price: $x00 AR / newegg ; $1xx direct Chip: UCCC ? Not Available: Ballistix PC4000 Price: NA on newegg / Chip: 5B-D Ballistix Tracer PC4000 Price: NA on newegg / Chip: 5B-D OCZ Platinum EB (2 x 1GB) PC4000 3-3-2-8 2x1GB kit Price: NA on newegg / Chip: Infineon CE-6 Out Of My Price Range: Mushkin XP4000 REDLINE 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit System Memory – Price: $x00 Chip: Infineon CE-6 Thank You, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfunky Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 OCZ Enhanced Latency Gold Gamer eXtreme XTC Edition Dual Channel - memory - 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) - DIMM 184-PIN - DDR OCZ5002048ELGEGXT-K http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.a...59&GroupID=1132 can anyone say if this is a good idea or not, i hope so as im running . ram at the mo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 The Crucial BallistiX Tracer would be the top on my list, the working ones are the best 2x1GB kits in terms of overclocking ability. 1st = The PC4000 2x1GB kits with Infineon CE-6 chips. 2nd = OCZ Gold GX 2GB or other UCCC 3-4-3-8 kits 3rd = F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ or other UCCC 3-4-4-8 kits. But you should take price into consideration. oxfunky good idea if you need it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caebron Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 The Crucial BallistiX PC4000 2x1GB seem to be out of stock everywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caebron Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 It seems Crucial is the way to go: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67762 The best timings I found in this thread: 2x1GB G.Skill Extreme Series F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX - Infineon CE-6 | 2.5-3-2-5 1T @ 255MHz | 2.8v Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caj Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Looking at Crucial's website, it looks like they are no longer offering any (1GB) or (2 X 1GB) modules of PC4000. I followed the link Caebron cited and it was definately Crucial heavy. Unfortunately, consensus on their forum http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=86788 seems to be that Crucial is focusing on DDR2 to the exclusion of PC4000 DDR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caebron Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Especially considering that most rigs listed there feature not only Crucial but the combo of Crucial/ DFI nF4 boards. I only get a blank page when I click your link, caj... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caj Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 My apologies. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=86788 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caebron Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 That's a interesting read. Looks like it's a matter of luck getting a kit that actually works, but when you do get one, they pretty much rock. Unless of course, they crap out after 2 months which seems to be a common issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfunky Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 The Crucial BallistiX Tracer would be the top on my list, the working ones are the best 2x1GB kits in terms of overclocking ability. 1st = The PC4000 2x1GB kits with Infineon CE-6 chips. 2nd = OCZ Gold GX 2GB or other UCCC 3-4-3-8 kits 3rd = F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ or other UCCC 3-4-4-8 kits. But you should take price into consideration. oxfunky good idea if you need it. box number 2 wins cheers m8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caj Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 Looks like I will pick up a set of OCZ Gold GX, sice I can actually find it in stock. Here is an interesting kit I found in my obsessive wandering of the net looking for the best deal. It is a Micron 5B set of PC4000 (1GB X 2). I am way to new to be buying something off of the not recommended list, but I think I will keep my eye on it. I can't even see that it is available in the US yet. Here is a link to the product and another to the only review I have seen yet. http://www.teamgroup.com.tw/overclocking/ddr-500-mhz-dc.html http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticl...590&articID=397 Does anyone know anything more about these? It looks like it might be promising. Thank You, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caebron Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 Looks like I will pick up a set of OCZ Gold GX, sice I can actually find it in stock. Here is an interesting kit I found in my obsessive wandering of the net looking for the best deal. It is a Micron 5B set of PC4000 (1GB X 2). I am way to new to be buying something off of the not recommended list, but I think I will keep my eye on it. I can't even see that it is available in the US yet. Here is a link to the product and another to the only review I have seen yet. http://www.teamgroup.com.tw/overclocking/ddr-500-mhz-dc.html http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticl...590&articID=397 Does anyone know anything more about these? It looks like it might be promising. Thank You, The Gold kit was highly recommend in more than one thread on www.nForcersHQ.com/forum - I couldn't find the exact thread, but I know that Scotty, one of the mods there uses the Gold kit and recommends it even over the Platinum. It's somewhere in the hardware section of the thread... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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