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fhorst · 12-12-2003, 07:43 AM

A few questions, as all the knowledge is here

- Memory: At what time will a higher CL timing beat a higer FSB?
(PC3700 at cl2 or pc4000 at cl3)

-CPU: What voltage is "safe" with a good WC setup?
What is a good FSB for a P4 2.8? (now @ 270 1.8v)
(Are there better? and at what voltage?)

- CPU/memory divider: My Kingston won't go above 256mhz, so I use 5:4 if I want to go higher. What's the breakpoint?
At 5:4 I can get memory to run at cl2 (not my Kingston

)
At 1:1 I can get memory to run at cl2.5 (270fsb)(OCZ 1Gb PC4200 EL-DDR )
At 1:1 I can get memory to run at cl3 (280fsb)(OCZ 1Gb PC4200 EL-DDR )

What will be faster, and how much? I can pay loads of money to get the memory run at Cl3 with 1:1 @ 280 (PC4200) or a some cheaper to let it run at Cl2 with 5:4 @ 220 (pc3700)

And... 2 x 512 or 4 x 256.... what's faster?

if the PC4200 is "loads" faster, it will cost me 427 euros
If the PC3700 is "equal" speed, it will cost me 325 euros

The Kingston is sold, so I need some new memory. I also can sell my P4, and try to get one of those newer "Z5" (2.8) to see how high that one will go. I'll keep the best performing one

jaydee · 12-12-2003, 09:25 AM

These questions go here: http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/for...?s=&forumid=15

bigben2k · 12-12-2003, 10:27 AM

Covered, here.

fhorst · 12-12-2003, 07:29 PM

Thanks for the reply!

The article gave just about all the info I needed.

As I don't go for high benchmark scores, but more the look and feel of my OS, I'll have to go with the lower FSB/faster timing memory.

(Somehow I don't feel to enthusiastic about this.. 1:1 "sounds better".. Oh well, jus see how deep my pocket goes when I’m at the shop.( the OCZ 1Gb PC4200 EL-DDR seems to give best of both worlds)

Can someone of the moderators relocate this post to the right place?

12-12-2003, 07:43 AM	#1
fhorst Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Almere, The Netherlands (Europe) Posts: 262	Wrong place, right question A few questions, as all the knowledge is here - Memory: At what time will a higher CL timing beat a higer FSB? (PC3700 at cl2 or pc4000 at cl3) -CPU: What voltage is "safe" with a good WC setup? What is a good FSB for a P4 2.8? (now @ 270 1.8v) (Are there better? and at what voltage?) - CPU/memory divider: My Kingston won't go above 256mhz, so I use 5:4 if I want to go higher. What's the breakpoint? At 5:4 I can get memory to run at cl2 (not my Kingston ) At 1:1 I can get memory to run at cl2.5 (270fsb)(OCZ 1Gb PC4200 EL-DDR ) At 1:1 I can get memory to run at cl3 (280fsb)(OCZ 1Gb PC4200 EL-DDR ) What will be faster, and how much? I can pay loads of money to get the memory run at Cl3 with 1:1 @ 280 (PC4200) or a some cheaper to let it run at Cl2 with 5:4 @ 220 (pc3700) And... 2 x 512 or 4 x 256.... what's faster? if the PC4200 is "loads" faster, it will cost me 427 euros If the PC3700 is "equal" speed, it will cost me 325 euros The Kingston is sold, so I need some new memory. I also can sell my P4, and try to get one of those newer "Z5" (2.8) to see how high that one will go. I'll keep the best performing one __________________ If it get's hot, it needs to be watercooled! Last edited by fhorst; 12-12-2003 at 08:13 AM.

12-12-2003, 10:27 AM	#3
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Covered, here. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

12-12-2003, 07:29 PM	#4
fhorst Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Almere, The Netherlands (Europe) Posts: 262	Thanks for the reply! The article gave just about all the info I needed. As I don't go for high benchmark scores, but more the look and feel of my OS, I'll have to go with the lower FSB/faster timing memory. (Somehow I don't feel to enthusiastic about this.. 1:1 "sounds better".. Oh well, jus see how deep my pocket goes when I’m at the shop.( the OCZ 1Gb PC4200 EL-DDR seems to give best of both worlds) Can someone of the moderators relocate this post to the right place? __________________ If it get's hot, it needs to be watercooled!

12-12-2003, 09:25 AM	#2
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	These questions go here: http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/for...?s=&forumid=15

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