Which is the BEST Memory for use with P4P800 ?

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potzy

Could anyone shed some light on which is the BEST memory for use on
this board ?
I'm looking at two brands inparticular...CORSAIR and GEIL

2 x 512MB Geil PC3500 Golden Dragon £186
2 x 512MB Corsair TwinX XMS3700 DDR £186

I'm building a new setup using the ASUS P4P800 & P4 2.80c.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Potzy
 
I currently have 2 x 512MB Corsair XMS2700-2CPT.
Am I right in assuming this WON'T work with the 800FSB P4 ???
If it does - what FSB will I need to set ?

Oh, just in case someone asks..I've got the GlobalWin CAK5-88TL to sit
on top of the P4. I've also uprated my PSU to HiperPower 520W Triple
Fan. I'll be using my trusty Radeon 9700 Pro - 4 x 120GB Maxtor ATA133
- Sony DRU-500 DVD-RW- Plextor 52x/24/52A PlexWriter - all housed in a
ThermalTake Xaser III.

Once I get the system built, I'll be wanting to setup and install my
D-Link Air Xtreme Wireless Network - different subject, different set
of questions...lol
 
potzy said:
I currently have 2 x 512MB Corsair XMS2700-2CPT.
Am I right in assuming this WON'T work with the 800FSB P4 ???
If it does - what FSB will I need to set ?
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There's an FSB:memory divider ratio you can set. If you set it at 5:4 and
run the FSB at 200, then the memory runs at 160 so the XMS2700 should work
fine. If you're lucky, maybe the XMS2700 will also work at 1:1. Try
setting CAS to 3, FSB to 200 and divider to 1:1 and see if it'll work.

- Dave
 
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