Choice of ram

[Canadian_4_Evr]

Hey guys, just wanted to know how much of a difference in how fast i could OC my computer with different speeds of ram... i was thinking about gettin the OCZ PC4000 dual channel w/copper heatspreader.... but i just wanna know if it will make a big difference if i were to go with pc3200, 3500 or 3700

 

[scottchen]

What's the rest of your system?

-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.575G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 2x256 4000EL memory @ 275mhz 3-4-4-8 -XFX 5900 128meg 450/900 -SB audigy -120G Maxtor Diamond Plus9 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU

 

[Canadian_4_Evr]

This is what i've decided on so far
P4 2.6c
Asus P4P800
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120G 8M SATA150
OCZ Dual Channel 2X256MB DDR PC4000 W/ Copper Heat Spreader
ATI Radeon 9200
Leadtech TV2000 XP Deluxe
Thermal Right SLK-947U
Enermax EG465P-VE(FC) 450W
Lite-On XJ-HD166S 16/48x DVD/CD drive
Lite-On LDW-401S DVD/CDRW writer
Creative Audigy 2

 

[HardWareBoss]

Buy the OCZ PC4000 Copper.

 

[scottchen]

PC4000 will give you much more syncronized overclockability.

-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.575G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 2x256 4000EL memory @ 275mhz 3-4-4-8 -XFX 5900 128meg 450/900 -SB audigy -120G Maxtor Diamond Plus9 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU

 

[Crashman]

You should be able to hit 250MHz FSB (QDR 1000) with PC4000 RAM (DDR500), and have it run synchronously. That gives your 2.6C 3250MHz.

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