Getting 5730MB/s with current kit... it there a point in upgrading?

mcloughj · Jun 20, 2007

I'm thinking of moving up to 2GB of Ram and have hit a problem. My current setup (core2 6600, FSB @360) uses 2 x 512mb sticks of OCZ 5-5-5-18 PC6400. which i currently have running @ 720mhz in sync with the FSB. This setup gives me 5730MB/s in SANDRA.

Going on some reviews (such as the one on legitreviews.com)of top end kits like OCZ Reaper 9200 kits it looks like they won't beat this.

Am i missing something? To get to 2gb should i just shell out for another pair of 512's?

I remember getting 7500MB/s with my DDR500 kit and my athlon3000+ years ago... funny how some things don't improve in computing!

Kursah · Jun 23, 2007

I'd rather have a 2x1gb kit myself (which I do), as these kits OC further and tweak easier sometimes with lower voltages than in comparison with a 4x512 setup. This is due to the fact that only 2 dimms have to be powered in order to have the memory interface functioning instead of using all 4. But also 720fsb isn't that high, so you could probably be fine getting another set of 2x512's.

I ran a quick test in Sandra, I got 7421 MB/s, but that's also at DDR 2 960 speed (480FSB), 4-4-4-12 timings, 2.25v. I hope that helps.

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Getting 5730MB/s with current kit... it there a point in upgrading?

mcloughj

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