Value RAM Roundup: Computing On a Budget
by Wesley Fink on April 11, 2005 4:26 PM EST- Posted in
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Performance Comparisons
Performance of the seven Value memories was compared to all of the memory recently tested on the DFI nF4 AMD Athlon 64 platform. Results are also generally comparable to earlier results on the nForce3 testbed using the AGP version of the same nVidia 6800 video card. The performance differences will be that the nVidia 71.84 driver is a bit faster than the 61.77 used in earlier memory review.While we did not test on an Intel platform, the performance results can also be broadly compared to previous DDR benchmark results on the Intel 875 memory test bed. More results are available in recent DDR memory reviews at:
Patriot DDR400 2-2-2/DDR533 3-4-4: Performance AND Value
OCZ VX Revisited: DDR Updates on DFI nForce4
OCZ VX Memory + DFI nForce4 = DDR533 at 2-2-2
Corsair 4400C25: Taking Samsung TCCD to New Heights
PQI & G. Skill: New Choices in 2-2-2 Memory
Athlon 64 Memory: Rewriting the Rules
OCZ 3700 Gold Rev. 3: DDR500 Value for Athlon 64 & Intel 478
Geil PC3200 Ultra X: High Speed & Record Bandwidth
= F-A-S-T= DDR Memory: 2-2-2 Roars on the Scene
Buffalo FireStix: Red Hot Name for a New High-End Memory
New DDR Highs: Shikatronics, OCZ, and the Fastest Memory Yet
The Return of 2-2-2: Corsair 3200XL & Samsung PC4000
OCZ 3700EB: Making Hay with Athlon 64
OCZ 3500EB: The Importance of Balanced Memory Timings
Mushkin PC3200 2-2-2 Special: Last of a Legend
PMI DDR533: A New Name in High-Performance Memory
Samsung PC3700: DDR466 Memory for the Masses
Kingmax Hardcore Memory: Tiny BGA Reaches For Top Speed
New Memory Highs: Corsair and OCZ Introduce DDR550
OCZ PC3700 Gold Rev. 2: The Universal Soldier
OCZ 4200EL: Tops in Memory Performance
Mushkin PC4000 High Performance: DDR500 PLUS
Corsair TwinX1024-4000 PRO: Improving DDR500 Performance
Mushkin & Adata: 2 for the Fast-Timings Lane
Searching for the Memory Holy Grail – Part 2
Kingston KVR400X64C25/512, Kingston KVR400X64C3AK2/1G, Mushkin PC3200 EM, OCZ PC3200 Value Series (VX), OCZ PC3200 Gold (BH5), OCZ PC3200 Premier, and Transcend JM366D643A-50 were compared at 200x12 (2.4Ghz, DDR400), 218x11 (2.4Ghz, DDR438), 240x10 (2.4Ghz, DDR480), and the Highest Memory Performance Settings that we could reach. With a constant CPU speed, memory comparisons (except for top performance) show the true impact of faster speed and slower memory timings on memory performance.
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dvinnen - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
Anandtech seems to be reading my mind. My XP rig died on me so I'm looking to make a cheap A64 system now. That OCZ value looks hot and fits nicly in my price range. Thanks for the artical.MarkHark - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
I would like to know how far you could push the "Value VX" on 2.8 to 2.9 Volts. They seem a very nice buy at a very nice price, but I don't feel comfortable with the idea of working at voltages way beyond spec, and I don't think I'd be willing to do so even if I opted for a DFI mobo.MAME - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
how would these compare?http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?desc...
Phlargo - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
http://www.atacom.com/program/atacom.cgi?SEARCH=SE...Deal forums, my friend.
RockSolid - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
Where can I buy the VX Value, I haven't been able to find it anywhere?StuckMojo - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
doh!s/my clock/me clock/
StuckMojo - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
Odd. My Mushkin value 3200 runs at FSB 222MHz no problem, letting my clock my 90nm a64 3000+ to 2.4 without issue.Pollock - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
I was starting to think this article would never appear.Phlargo - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
Wow - this is a fabulous article! I've been looking for something exactly like this.I must be honest though, I ordered my gig of OCZ PC3200 Value VX last Thursday, so this is always nice to read.. especially when it gets to try my new DFI Nf4 mobo. Now where's that Venice CPU I've been waiting for?
acejj26 - Monday, April 11, 2005 - link
Does anyone proofread these articles?? I found no less than 6 silly errors (i.e. 12x450). Please reread your articles before submitting them...the errors take away from the otherwise quality writeup.