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macklin01 · 02-28-2004, 03:45 PM

Well, I just recently gave Kingmax PC3500 a try. Only $85 per 512 MB stick at newegg. 2.5-4-4-8 default timings.

I haven't had a chance to play around with it too much yet. 234 MHz was fine. 240 MHz gave some errors, but I haven't had a chance to play with voltages or other timings much yet. Also, there are no heat spreaders on the memory, so that might make a difference, too.

Also, is there a 5:4 ratio available on your mobo? If so, then the cheapo Kingmax could get you to 250 MHz FSB and beyond, as the memory would be running at 200 MHz. Reviews I've seen show that it can handle 2-3-3-6 at 200 MHz. -- Paul

02-28-2004, 03:45 PM	#5
macklin01 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: overclockers.com Posts: 5	Well, I just recently gave Kingmax PC3500 a try. Only $85 per 512 MB stick at newegg. 2.5-4-4-8 default timings. I haven't had a chance to play around with it too much yet. 234 MHz was fine. 240 MHz gave some errors, but I haven't had a chance to play with voltages or other timings much yet. Also, there are no heat spreaders on the memory, so that might make a difference, too. Also, is there a 5:4 ratio available on your mobo? If so, then the cheapo Kingmax could get you to 250 MHz FSB and beyond, as the memory would be running at 200 MHz. Reviews I've seen show that it can handle 2-3-3-6 at 200 MHz. -- Paul __________________ New Computer: (computational biophysics and chemotherapy simulation) P4 3.0C @ 3.3 GHz / Abit AI7 / 2 x 512 MB PC3500 Recent Post-Processing & Fun Computer: PIII 1.26-S GHz @ 1425 MHz / Shuttle AE25 / 512 MB Kingmax PC150 Samsung DVD-CDRW / Abit Ti4200 128 MB / Creative SBLive! 5.1 My heatware (macklin01)