GeIL Golden Dragon Dual DDR 512MB(2x256MB) 400MHz Model GD3200, any good?

digitalwanderer · Jun 27, 2003, 05:05 PM

So I'm cruising NewEgg yesterday and their Barton 2500+ retail is on sale for $90 and they also have what I THINK is gonna be me new memory on sale the GeIL Golden Dragon Dual DDR 512MB(2x256MB) 400MHz Model GD3200 for $99.

Is this sounding like a decent upgrade for Bubbles? I'm not building a new rig like I originally planned, I'm just gonna upgrade Bubbles a bit. (New mobo, CPU, & memory...but the case & viddy card will be the same.

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Oh, the mobo is an MSI K7N2-L and it's bright red and I'm loving it. It came yesterday, I traded me GF4 for it.

I'm not even picking up a decent heatsink/cooler for the CPU yet, I'm going as cheap as humanly possible right now just so I can get away with getting it all...I figure I can add-on down the road. I won't really need to be overclocking it right off the bat anyways.

Any advice is appreciated. I like the idea of going thru NewEgg with the memory just in case there IS a problem/it don't work well because I know I can just exchange it with them without hassles. (Not to mention they have the best service/price/etc.

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Zardon · Jun 27, 2003, 05:44 PM

seems like very good prices to me, and cereal killer is a big fan of geil memory and has gotten some really good overclocks with the 3500 varient. I dont think for those prices you could go wrong digi.

and oh yes did I say that the bartons ROCK?

digitalwanderer · Jun 27, 2003, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by Zardon
and oh yes did I say that the bartons ROCK?

You might have mentioned that a time or two...

Did I mention that I'm just sitting here DROOLING over this K7N2-L mobo? It's actually PRETTY! Hot-red with big horking silver heatsinks on it, very sharp!

I'm liking the idea of just starting off stock and building the system up as time allows. No way I could pull off building a new rig right now, but spending less than $200us to upgrade from the Tuly1.4 to a Barton2500+ REALLY seems like it should give Bubbles a little more pep! (Plus I'm pretty sure that Blue will like the Tuly just fine...

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I'm thinking this new CPU should help me see what the 9700 Pro can do, I sort of HAVE to upgrade just to do the viddy card justice.

Thanks for the comments BTW, I think I will order that stuff today. I got the wife half-way to "yes" already, I think a bit of vaccuming & steam cleaning should put me over the top by lunchtime.

Zardon · Jun 27, 2003, 06:10 PM

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Originally posted by digitalwanderer
I got the wife half-way to "yes" already, I think a bit of vaccuming & steam cleaning should put me over the top by lunchtime.

oh just take her upstairs and give her a good sorting out..... do the housework later....

Cereal Killer · Jun 27, 2003, 06:27 PM

I picked up a set of the Geil PC3500 2x512MB sticks and they are running very well for me. I got them as high as 223fsb (446DDR) @ 4-3-3-2.

There was a video review done on them @ 3D GameMan where they received the "kickass" approval!

See the review HERE

I have no complaints whatsoever on the Geil Ram....plus they looks soooo nice!

Good value for the dollar for sure!

rogeld · Jun 28, 2003, 08:17 AM

Now this looks like some sweet ram. If it will work in a kt266a board, I might have to get some to slap in my system until I can scrounge up enough cash to get a new mobo/cpu to go with it.

BWX · Jun 28, 2003, 09:16 AM

What is the deal with this pic? Why are the chips blurred out? Is this what they really look like? Is that some kind of clear stuff on top of the chips? Woe- that's just weird

*Edit*- I just watched that video review- pretty cool-

no further explination necessary-

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 28, 2003, 12:51 PM

geail is good but the dragon series some people are haveing trouble with it in nforece/2 chipset boards such as a7n8x... the regular premium stuff seems to work great ... but they do fib a little on thier timeings they raun what the say ... they may run it but thier spd is programsed slower

digitalwanderer · Jun 28, 2003, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by Zardon
oh just take her upstairs and give her a good sorting out..... do the housework later....

She's working, and we don't have an upstairs....

Oh, and I'm NOT ordering any parts this weekend....it's been delayed until some unknown future time.

But on the brightside it's 9am and I'm finally getting a chance to drink a cup of joe after being up for a few hours getting the kids up and fed.

The day will improve, it has to!

Jun 27, 2003, 05:05 PM	#1
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,620 Rep Power: 0	GeIL Golden Dragon Dual DDR 512MB(2x256MB) 400MHz Model GD3200, any good? So I'm cruising NewEgg yesterday and their Barton 2500+ retail is on sale for $90 and they also have what I THINK is gonna be me new memory on sale the GeIL Golden Dragon Dual DDR 512MB(2x256MB) 400MHz Model GD3200 for $99. Is this sounding like a decent upgrade for Bubbles? I'm not building a new rig like I originally planned, I'm just gonna upgrade Bubbles a bit. (New mobo, CPU, & memory...but the case & viddy card will be the same. ) Oh, the mobo is an MSI K7N2-L and it's bright red and I'm loving it. It came yesterday, I traded me GF4 for it. I'm not even picking up a decent heatsink/cooler for the CPU yet, I'm going as cheap as humanly possible right now just so I can get away with getting it all...I figure I can add-on down the road. I won't really need to be overclocking it right off the bat anyways. Any advice is appreciated. I like the idea of going thru NewEgg with the memory just in case there IS a problem/it don't work well because I know I can just exchange it with them without hassles. (Not to mention they have the best service/price/etc. ) __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Jun 27, 2003, 06:27 PM	#5
Cereal Killer [DH] Catalyst Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	I picked up a set of the Geil PC3500 2x512MB sticks and they are running very well for me. I got them as high as 223fsb (446DDR) @ 4-3-3-2. There was a video review done on them @ 3D GameMan where they received the "kickass" approval! See the review HERE I have no complaints whatsoever on the Geil Ram....plus they looks soooo nice! Good value for the dollar for sure! __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2.53GHz (11.5x220 @ 1.95V) Thermalright SP-97 w/ TT SmartFan II Abit NF7-S Rev. 2.0 2x512MB GeIL PC3500 Platinum Dual DDR ATI Radeon 9700 PRO 360GB WD 8MB SATA HDDs RAID 0 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sony E500 21" Monitor WinXP Pro SP1

Jun 28, 2003, 09:16 AM	#7
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	What is the deal with this pic? Why are the chips blurred out? Is this what they really look like? Is that some kind of clear stuff on top of the chips? Woe- that's just weird Edit- I just watched that video review- pretty cool- no further explination necessary- __________________ Last edited by BWX; Jun 28, 2003 at 09:24 AM.

Jun 28, 2003, 12:51 PM	#8
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	geail is good but the dragon series some people are haveing trouble with it in nforece/2 chipset boards such as a7n8x... the regular premium stuff seems to work great ... but they do fib a little on thier timeings they raun what the say ... they may run it but thier spd is programsed slower __________________

Jun 27, 2003, 05:44 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	seems like very good prices to me, and cereal killer is a big fan of geil memory and has gotten some really good overclocks with the 3500 varient. I dont think for those prices you could go wrong digi. and oh yes did I say that the bartons ROCK?

Jun 28, 2003, 08:17 AM	#6
rogeld DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	Now this looks like some sweet ram. If it will work in a kt266a board, I might have to get some to slap in my system until I can scrounge up enough cash to get a new mobo/cpu to go with it.