DDR266 or DDR333

[Shohan]

Anyone heard any good reviews of good brands of RAM? I know to go with the lowest CAS latency but with the DDR333 not having a CAS 2.0 out yet, perhaps I am not up to date on this however, is DDR266 a cheaper and just a fast supplement? I have read the multiple articles on Tom's Hardware. I aske this because I have come into a bit of luck and have a chance to buy new memory inplace of the Corsair DDR333 with the CAS of 2.5. I can get a larger amount of DDR266 for the same price of the DDR333 and be just as fast as far as latency?

Here are specs FYI:

AMD AthalonXP 1900+
ThermalRight AX-7 w/ 80CFM Delta
Soltek SL-75DRV5
2x Corsair PC-2700 512mb DDR333
Leadtek GeForce4 ti4600
SB Audigy Platinum w/ Internal Audigy Drive
Linksys 10/100 NIC
SB ModemBlaster v.92 56k Modem
Western Digital Caviar 100gb 7200 RPM HDD
Toshiba 16x40x DVD
Plextor Plextwriter 40x12x40x CD-RW
Antec SX-1040B w/ 400W P/S

 

[tempo21]

ddr333 will be faster, of this there is no doubt. If you can do, use it !!

to be honest mate, i dont think you need more RAM, you already have 1gb !!

however, if you are planning to run the next space shuttle mission you cant go wrong with crucial.

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[CitrixEngineer]

With a setup like that, PC2100 RAM would probably slow it down somewhat.

Even with a lower CAS latency, the RAM (obviously) runs at a slower speed. Tom's articles generally state that DDR333 is not the great speed hike they expected it to be, but the benchmark figures they publish show that there is a performance gain nonetheless. What they are saying is that if you are planning to upgrade from DDR266, it's not really worth it. However, with a DDR333 setup like yours, I certainly would not even consider putting in DDR266 RAM!

I agree with tempo21 - do you have a specific reason for needing more RAM? 1Gb is loads for a desktop - it's more than many small business servers!


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[Shad007]

the kind of difference you're talking about is in the nanoseconds.

 

[CitrixEngineer]

Yes, but when you multiply those nanoseconds over many billions of operations, you're talking a very large number of seconds.

Technicalities aside, it "feels" slower.

Why put a Mini fuel injection kit into a Ferrari?

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[ceh4702]

My 1.2 Gig Celeron runs plenty of 3D great games with 128 MB of PC100 ram. When your processor is over 1 Gig it is the video card that is most important. If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.

 

[Shohan]

Thanks everyone. I am going to do a little bit more research in the memory product available in the DDR333 area and then go for the gusto!

 

[crenim]

I would recommend OCZ ram.. There are a few carriers of it online. It comes with copper heat sinks preinstalled and they have it all the way up to 512mb 400mhz DDR... (which I am running in my P4 overclocked from 1.80A to 2.5ghz)..

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[Shohan]

Ive done a little looking around and kinda come to a conclusion. I can't decide however if I wanna go with the 512mb of OCZ DDR333 or try my luck at the Corsair again. I have heard very good reviews of both and no problems other then what I have had. I'm considering the Corsair again with the hope that my experience was only a fluke and the next time around will be better. However, the OCZ is about US$40 cheaper. Has anyone had any experience with these brands or maybe know a review that examines both? I need to get my system up and running soon! Everquest is calling!

 

[tempo21]

to be fair, i reckon you have a fairly AWESOME spec on your PC. If youve spent all this $$$$ on all the above you shouldnt worry about $40 !! If you want the ultimate why not get an XP2100+ chip ??

I bet you get some good benchmarks!! Id be interested to hear what you use your PC for ?? wot resolution you run and how many FPS ??

I recon its either games or video stuff with that kind of machine. If you are doing DTP you must type really fast!!

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[Shohan]

Well Tempo, this is my first actually PC that I have built and proud to say that it is a doozy! Really, I haven't spent all that much I had bought a lemon PC a while ago and shipped it USPS and it got all banged up but the $2000 of insurance I put on the package came to good use. That explains where all the funds for this machine came from. Unfortunately at this time all I am doing is playing Everquest, but I do want to get into some DV editing and graphics, etc. To answer the question about going with the XP1900+ instead of the XP2100+ it was a matter of about $100. Also the Soltek MB has the Red Storm overclocking chip and I have already experimented with it and took it to the 2100+ speed. As far as the benchmark test Ill have to get ahold of the software for that and get back to you.