dac4n4d14n Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 lookin to get some crucial ballistix sometime after i build my new computer, but i was wondering... what would be a better decision to get the pc4000 or go with the pc3200 and oc to pc4000 speeds? are the pc4000 able to surpass the max oc of the pc3200? i think i saw somewhere that the pc3200 can get up to pc4000 speeds with tighter timings than the stock pc4000. whats the deal with that? decisions, decisions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineBark Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Whats your FSB? And i don't think you will be able to OC 3200 to 4000 speeds, unless you put extreme voltages through it, which i wouldn't recommend. Why would you need PC4000 anyway, is your FSB that high? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigen Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 for OC'ING i suggest the OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 PC3200. they have the samsung tccd chips and is known to have high FSB's...like 300mhz (x2) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineBark Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 for OC'ING i suggest the OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 PC3200. they have the samsung tccd chips and is known to have high FSB's...like 300mhz (x2) How could PC3200 (which=200x2Mhz) have 300x2Mhz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSticky Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 I like my OCZ PC4200 EL (2.5 cas at 267). I wouldn't get pc3200 just to try and OC it to 4000 speeds when there's already better RAM for sale. That sounds like a formula for unhappiness on your end if it doesn't work... unless it's a LOT cheaper to get the pc3200. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigen Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 (edited) becuase its Samsung TCCD Memory Chips.... friends got it and hes got it at 275x9 on his 3200 winchester Edited December 1, 2004 by zigen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineBark Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 becuase its Samsung TCCD Memory Chips.... friends got it and hes got it at 275x9 on his 3200 winchester If youre saying the truth then all i can say is. WOW! 75Mhz oc on Ram! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigen Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 im not kidding at all. @ anandtech they used the tccd chips and got to 290-295 or so... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 im not kidding at all. @ anandtech they used the tccd chips and got to 290-295 or so... yes those chips OC very well, but you have to remember those kind of OC's come under special condition cooling, etc. and not all chips are the same getting that PC3200 you are taking the risk of getting some that doesn't OC as well as the others and then your shot dead in the water.....If this is going in an A64 system then i'd suggest Ballistix PC4000, or OCZ PC4000 or OCZ PC4200. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampire Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Depends which CPU you're using it with.... Athlon XP = PC3200, Athlon 64/Pentium 4 = PC4000, at least thats how I would do it because the A64's and P4's reach I much higher FSB than the Athlon XPs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dac4n4d14n Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 my fsb right now is 266, but it will soon be 400 when i get my a64 and mobo. i thought i read that the pc3200 ballistix could get up to 250x2 thru oc, which is pc4000 speeds, am i right? pc4000 runs at 500. i was debating between the ocz plat rev2 or the ballistixs' but i think i read from anandtech that the ocz's don't oc as well on an amd compared to the intel. but it seems here that the ocz tccd chips oc just as well on an a64. so as a general rule i should get the highest rated ram speed? so i should go with the pc4000s then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuzzedintelguy Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 TCCD ram is known to be good for A64+MSI combo gets high HTT with low volts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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