OCZ Plantinum rev.2 CL 4-4-4-15
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4308301

or

Mushkin CL 4-5-4-11
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4343475

or

Mushkin CL 4-4-4-12
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4343478

if they're all $60 AR?

[Edited on September 14, 2007 at 10:46 AM. Reason : .]

9/14/2007 10:44:31 AM

With everything else being equal, I'd say get the one(s) with the best timings.

9/14/2007 10:49:49 AM

I think the difference will be negligible.

9/14/2007 10:50:47 AM

^^ but aside from the CAS (which is the same in all of them), i don't really understand how the rest relates...the last mushkin seems to have the best numbers, so i should probably get that one?

^ i know we're not talking big differences...but when i have 3 to choose from...*shrug*

[Edited on September 14, 2007 at 11:14 AM. Reason : .]

9/14/2007 11:13:52 AM

Quote :

"the numbers 2-3-2-6-T1 refer to CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-Command Rate"

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ComputingSolutions/0,,30_288_13265_13295%5E13335,00.html





There's something to wrap your head around.

9/14/2007 11:18:39 AM

all 3 are good, but check your motherboard recommendations to see which memory may play better than the others in terms of compatibility... typically OCZ has the best comp. over mushkin.

yeah, they are all very very similar, so go with the lower timings (4-5-4-11) one

from mushkin's website it has a higher voltage rating of 2.2 as well.

9/14/2007 11:27:14 AM

^^ DRAM operation is realtively straight forward, and all the timings make sense if you get the basics of DRAM down.
if you want to confuse yourself, though, start reading up on RAMBUS
http://arstechnica.com/paedia/r/ram_guide/ram_guide.part3-3.html (6 pages)

9/14/2007 11:44:24 AM

timings are kind of arbitrary anyways, go for the memory with the highest voltage rating and with the best brand of memory (like micron d9), best cooling solution, lifetime warranty, etc.. and you'll find the best results when tweaking the timings, obviously the best of the aforementioned features equals the lowest timings.

the big one's are cas (the first number) and command rate (1T or 2T), in both, the lower the better.

most ddr2 comes as 2T memory, but the better OC'ers can obtain the 1T setting and that's where you'll see best results.

typically faster memory can be run at lower clock speed w/ MUCH lower timings and 1T command rate versus memory rated for such

example

DDR2-800 typically run at 5-5-5-15-2T
DDR2-1066 typically run at 5-5-5-15-2T, can typically yield 3-3-3-8-1T at 800mhz depending on type of memory and voltage involved

[Edited on September 14, 2007 at 12:16 PM. Reason : .]

9/14/2007 12:15:08 PM