Best MB/Ram to pair with 64 3000+

[grendel240sx]

Hey all,

I'm thinking of going with the AMD 64 3000+ 512KB L2 Cache cpu. I'm unsure of which motherboard/ram to choose. I am definately going to go with 1 gig of ram, but do not know which motherboard/ram combo will work best with this CPU.

The system will be used for gaming, flash animation, some photoshop work, and listening to music.

Price isnt really that much of an issue, but would like to keep it to around $600...

Is the 3200+ any good? Worth the extra $25?

Link to CPU: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-486&depa=0

Thanks,
-Chris

 

[DonnieDarko]

MSI k8n neo platium or ASUS k8n-e deluxe

for ram just get a gig(one gig stick or 512mbx2 doesn't matter due to single channel) of ddr400 value ram, Corsair or Kingston both have decent value ram.

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AMD64 2800+ :: MSI Neo-Fis2r :: 1024mb Kingmax ddr400 :: Sapphire 9800pro 128mb :: 10K WD Raptor

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[grendel240sx]

Hey there,

Thanks for the quick reply. I have been reading tons of articles on different motherboards the past couple of days, and it seems like some will run faster with 2 512 sticks, and others run better with one stick of 1024...

Any ideas on this?

-Chris

 

[DonnieDarko]

2 sticks of ram will run faster if it's dual channel, but socket 754 athlon64s do not run in dual channel. They run in single channel. So proformance will not differ with 1gig stick or 2 512mb sticks.
socket 939 althon64s run in dual channel but are far more expensive, and so are the mobos for them. The cheapest s939 athlon64 is the 3500+ at 330$ us dollars.

Watch out for the <b><font color=red>bloody</font color=red></b> Fanboys!

AMD64 2800+ :: MSI Neo-Fis2r :: 1024mb Kingmax ddr400 :: Sapphire 9800pro 128mb :: 10K WD Raptor

Addicted, finally.

 

[grendel240sx]

ok, now what about ram timings?

There is this ram @ 2 2 2 5
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-523&depa=1

and

There is this ram @ 2 3 3 6
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-449&depa=1

The difference in price is $50, the difference in price between the 3000+ and the 3200+ is $25. If I get the cheaper ram, I would have more to put towards the faster processor and aftermarket heat sink. What do ya think?

 

[endyen]

The A64s have ultra low latency through the on die memory controller. A slight difference in ram latencies is not important. The timings you mentioned should be balanced by about 20mhz speed increase on the chip.
I am running samsung brand ram, on my K8N-E Deluxe. It's fine.

 

[grendel240sx]

Cool man, thx

Now someone just showed this one to me:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-220-006&depa=0

Its PDP (Patriot) Ram
2 3 2 5
DDR 400
$156 vs Corsair XMS @ $225

Thoughts?

-Chris

 

[El_Jefe_77]

Yeah, Im planning on crucial ram, but to be honest, i duno if i should bother on a 754 board??

same qustion here

 

[priyajeet]

anandtech did something related to this. i think ocz rev 2 does well, and ofcourse ballistix and geil ultra x.

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[newdude]

Hey I to am buying some ram for a athlon 64 build too. I'm building my computer basically for the same reason also. I'm kind of new to things, this is going to be my first build and what do you mean by @2 2 2 5 timming?

 

[skinnyjoint]

google ram timings or somthing youll find a link and can read about it