Whats the fastest DDR2 Dual channel memory?

teamhex · 09-10-2008, 04:10 PM

Whats the fastest DDR2 Dual channel memory I can get ? My board says it can handle up to 1200MHz, but I cant find anything at 1200MHz. That and would I notice a difference over the ram im using now?

funkysnair · 09-10-2008, 07:17 PM

just get some crucial ballastix 1066mhz-there pritty cheap!!!

i paid about £30 for 2gig of geil black dragon ddr2 800mhz and im really impressed as i just bought it as cheap ram for my girlfriends computer but it doesnt look cheap at all!!!

there is these----\/

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...&name=Kingston HyperX 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-9200C5 1150MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX9200D2K2/2G)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...t=817&name=OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-9200C5 1150MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR11502GK)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...t=817&name=OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-9200C5 1150MHz Flex II Passive/WaterCooled Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2FXT11504GK)

StrangleHold · 09-10-2008, 09:40 PM

Yes they make DDR2 1200 but for the price vs. performance you better of getting DDR2 1066 or even 800.

WhiteFireDragon · 09-10-2008, 10:36 PM

don't get the current ballistixs. they're single sided are one of the worst ddr2 currently. it won't overclock and will unpredictably die on you, even at stock speed. if you're able to get the old ballistixs d9 chips, then those are really impressive.

it's rare that you'll find ddr2 1200, and even then, your mobo will not run it at that speed by default. you'll need to OC it. the ones that don't run at 1200 default will need some pushing to get there. the old d9 chips will get here easily, but the current ones need a bit of work. i would suggest mushkins, gskill, and some corsairs

**mep916** · 09-11-2008, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon

don't get the current ballistixs. they're single sided are one of the worst ddr2 currently.

Yep, they're garbage. I had to RMA two sets. Finally, on the third replacement, Crucial sent me the double sided D9's (that also have the dual LED lanes).

WhiteFireDragon · 09-11-2008, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mep916

Yep, they're garbage. I had to RMA two sets. Finally, on the third replacement, Crucial sent me the double sided D9's (that also have the dual LED lanes).

did you actually have to request the D9's or did they just sent it and you got really lucky? and you bought yellow ballistixs and they sent tracers?

**mep916** · 09-11-2008, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon

did you actually have to request the D9's or did they just sent it and you got really lucky? and you bought yellow ballistixs and they sent tracers?

Naw, I got lucky. They were the single sided Tracers. The first set (of single sided) I purchased last year and they were DOA from newegg. Sent them back to newegg and the second set lasted for about six months. That set I RMA'd to Crucial, and, in return I received the double sided D9 set. I'm guessing that Crucial is having to replace a ton of the single sided modules, so they're replacing them with the double sided sets - or I was lucky.

teamhex · 09-11-2008, 01:53 AM

Im digging the OCZ Reaper HPC, I guess ill get that after this next check, that and Im thinking a blu/hd drive/ dvd burner.

scooter · 09-11-2008, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by teamhex

im digging the ocz reaper hpc, i guess ill get that after this next check, that and im thinking a blu/hd drive/ dvd burner.

do it!!!

hackapelite · 09-11-2008, 08:26 AM

Why would you bother getting so fast RAM? As long you're running it in dual-channel, you'll notice absolutely no performance increase unless you're running some REALLY intensive applications, in which case you'd probably have a DDR3-board and a dual-CPU setup anyways... trust me, if you had DDR2-533 and DDR2-1066 in dual channel with same relative timings (by which I mean that the timings of DDR2-1066 should be double that of DDR2-533 in case of this comparison), you'd gain absolutely no noticeable amount of performance unless you were running some really memory-intensive apps, but thenagain as I said if this was the case you wouldn't be sticking with DDR2 anyways.

I would just get some chep DDR2-800, as long as it has decent timings it will perform just as good as DDR2-1066 in any real-life applications.

09-10-2008, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
teamhex Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston Age: 21 Posts: 1,734	Whats the fastest DDR2 Dual channel memory? Whats the fastest DDR2 Dual channel memory I can get ? My board says it can handle up to 1200MHz, but I cant find anything at 1200MHz. That and would I notice a difference over the ram im using now? __________________ Antec 900 ASUS P5Q IC2D E8400@ 4.0GHz Silent Knight 2 Radeon HD 4870 Mushkin RedLine 4Gigz 890MHz 5 5 5 12 Ultra X2 750watt PS Samsung SpinPoint F1 750gig HD 22" Westinghouse LCD Arghh!! NBC, Cant Stop Me!

09-10-2008, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
funkysnair VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle-England-uk Age: 27 Posts: 2,743	just get some crucial ballastix 1066mhz-there pritty cheap!!! i paid about £30 for 2gig of geil black dragon ddr2 800mhz and im really impressed as i just bought it as cheap ram for my girlfriends computer but it doesnt look cheap at all!!! there is these----\/ http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...&name=Kingston HyperX 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-9200C5 1150MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX9200D2K2/2G) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...t=817&name=OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-9200C5 1150MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR11502GK) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...t=817&name=OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-9200C5 1150MHz Flex II Passive/WaterCooled Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2FXT11504GK) __________________ intel i7 920@3.6ghz-foxconn flamingblade-6gig gskill ddr3 1600mhz-ati 4890-coolermaster 700watt psu-intel mx25-m ssd 80gig-samsung spinpoint f1 1tb-custom liquid cooling-windows7 64bit

09-10-2008, 10:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 820	don't get the current ballistixs. they're single sided are one of the worst ddr2 currently. it won't overclock and will unpredictably die on you, even at stock speed. if you're able to get the old ballistixs d9 chips, then those are really impressive. it's rare that you'll find ddr2 1200, and even then, your mobo will not run it at that speed by default. you'll need to OC it. the ones that don't run at 1200 default will need some pushing to get there. the old d9 chips will get here easily, but the current ones need a bit of work. i would suggest mushkins, gskill, and some corsairs __________________ e8600 @ 4.5ghz rampage extreme 8600gt 256mb 2x1gb tracers @ 800mhz x-25m 80gb SSD HX520watts Last edited by WhiteFireDragon; 09-10-2008 at 10:38 PM.

09-11-2008, 01:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
teamhex Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston Age: 21 Posts: 1,734	Im digging the OCZ Reaper HPC, I guess ill get that after this next check, that and Im thinking a blu/hd drive/ dvd burner. __________________ Antec 900 ASUS P5Q IC2D E8400@ 4.0GHz Silent Knight 2 Radeon HD 4870 Mushkin RedLine 4Gigz 890MHz 5 5 5 12 Ultra X2 750watt PS Samsung SpinPoint F1 750gig HD 22" Westinghouse LCD Arghh!! NBC, Cant Stop Me!

09-11-2008, 08:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
hackapelite VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne, Kangarooland Age: 18 Posts: 2,541	Why would you bother getting so fast RAM? As long you're running it in dual-channel, you'll notice absolutely no performance increase unless you're running some REALLY intensive applications, in which case you'd probably have a DDR3-board and a dual-CPU setup anyways... trust me, if you had DDR2-533 and DDR2-1066 in dual channel with same relative timings (by which I mean that the timings of DDR2-1066 should be double that of DDR2-533 in case of this comparison), you'd gain absolutely no noticeable amount of performance unless you were running some really memory-intensive apps, but thenagain as I said if this was the case you wouldn't be sticking with DDR2 anyways. I would just get some chep DDR2-800, as long as it has decent timings it will perform just as good as DDR2-1066 in any real-life applications. __________________ Teh Shiznizzel, yo! Runs Ubuntu Linux 9.04* (next up: Gentoo)* AMD Phenom 8450 X3 @2.1GHz ASRock AOD790GX/128M (SB750) ATI Radeon HD3300 IGP 128MB Shared memory 2x2GB AMICROE DDR2-800 6-6-6-18 500GB Samsung + 320GB Seagate Barracuda 380Watt CoolerMaster PSU LG "SuperMulti" DVD Writer Generic MIDI Tower I'm a VIP and thereore immune in teh interwebz!

09-10-2008, 09:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,199	Yes they make DDR2 1200 but for the price vs. performance you better of getting DDR2 1066 or even 800.

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