Need RAM - ASUS P4P800 Deluxe

I would go with the OCZ over the Corsair.

But These are DDR500 and very nice Overclockers and come highly recommended

I have been hearing that the G.SKILL are very nice too Loki.

This might be a dumb question, but Can I install DDR500 into my Asus P4P800 ???

Sweet, just figured out how to fill out all the Specs as you requested Loki.

So the best advise so far is:

G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit System Memory


Looking at my specs can someone make sure that i wont have issues with this unit and that its the best for it? Also, i want to get something that i could migrate into a new system a year or so from now.

Thanks again for the quick replies!!!

P.S. Asus P4P800 is rated at Dual DDR 400

I just tried checking using CPU-Z and it doesnt seem to say whether is 2.6C or 2.6A anywhere lol. Maybe i am blind.

Is there another way to check?

Also,

I noticed that i have the following memory timings on my current RAM:

FSB-DRAM 5:4
2.5 - 4 - 4 - 8

I am not really sure if thats even proper. So advise me on that if u can.

With that RAM divider, it's almost certainly a C. Just check in CPU-Z, main tab, lower left corner under Clocks to see what your multiplier is.

Everything looks pretty much in line if you have a 2.6C with 200 MHz stock speed along with average RAM and the OC you listed above.

My interest in asking was because if you had a 2.6A, you'd be running on a 100 MHz system clock, which would make PC4000 RAM significant overkill. That, however, is a very reasonable product for a 2.6C.

DDR2 is just the next generation of RAM. It uses a 240 pin interface instead of a 184 pin interface with DDR. DDR and DDR2 function very similarly; the issue is that newer motherboards only run DDR2, so DDR (on Intel systems) will gradually disappear as people upgrade (AMD currently only uses DDR with DDR2 support on the horizon).

The G.skill is rated at a higher speed (DDR500 vs. DDR400). You're currently running your system around DDR450 speeds. DDR400 can often be stretched to that point, but DDR500 won't even break a sweat and will leave much more room for future overclocking. If the timings and prices on the two products are similar, I'd go for the DDR500.

Yes, lower is better. However, the OCZ will need to be OCed about 25% to keep up with your CPU, so the timings will need to be loosened to achieve that. The G.Skill will actually be underclocked (running at DDR450ish instead of stock DDR500), so you may actually be able to tighten the timings beyond the stock timings.

With all of the talk about timings, Intel systems don't respond nearly as much as AMD systems to tight timings. Saying that in another way, Intel systems don't suffer major losses in performance because of looser timings.

If you're serious about overclocking, the DDR500 is probably worth the extra money. It'll give you a lot more flexibility, including more potential to run a divider that favors the RAM (pushes the RAM harder than the CPU which can sometimes give a performance boost). If you can afford the extra $40ish, go for it.

Well, since it seems like in the future i will need to buy DDR2 RAM anyway and wont have much use for any current upgrades...wouldnt it make sense to get the cheaper OCZ 3200 and overclock it a bit??? Especially since i have read some reviews and it seems that almost every chip of that model goes up to 500+Mhz with no problems. Anyway let me know what you think, Thanks.

Ok, made a decision and ordered the OCZ since it turned out to be almost 100$ cheaper than G.SKILL after all was said and done. So hopefully it will pull through for me till i get a new system a year or so from now.

Now i got 800GB+ of HD space, 2Gig ram, 3.15Ghz, ATI X800 XL. Should be enouph to last i hope lol.

Thanks again for all the suggestions.