HELP?? Memory to get the MAX out of a Intel P4...Rimm or dual pc3500??? Someone?

Martijno2000 · Jan 30, 2003, 02:57 PM

Well let's see, I was thinkin' about buying a P4 2.4 or higher...and of course I want to OC it to the MAX, so I was wondering should I take Rimm memory or should I take a dual solution....like dual 333, dual 400 or even higher like the Corsair pc3500 memory. I was just thinkin' about the problems with ddr400 memory and P4's (because they need a lot of bandwith and even more when you OC it...
So there are many solutions, but one of them satisfies the need of bandwith of the P4 the most...now wich one..
When OC'ing a P4 the FSB is of course going up and with it the need of bandwith and so the mem has to supply enough, oc'ing ddr333 to about 400 doens't seem to work (let's say it is sufficient) but one step higher might be to much for the ddr module....
So from my point of view I'm stuck with some problems....
Might somebody clear this up, en help me finding the best solution to provide an OC'ed p4 the max memory bandwith it could possible need......

Well guys, anyone who thinks he knows to get me the MAX out of a P4???
I'll be waiting

Martijno2000 · Jan 30, 2003, 04:42 PM

Well let's see, I was thinkin' about buying a P4 2.4 or higher...and of course I want to OC it to the MAX, so I was wondering should I take Rimm memory or should I take a dual solution....like dual 333, dual 400 or even higher like the Corsair pc3500 memory. I was just thinkin' about the problems with ddr400 memory and P4's (because they need a lot of bandwith and even more when you OC it...
So there are many solutions, but one of them satisfies the need of bandwith of the P4 the most...now wich one..
When OC'ing a P4 the FSB is of course going up and with it the need of bandwith and so the mem has to supply enough, oc'ing ddr333 to about 400 doens't seem to work (let's say it is sufficient) but one step higher might be to much for the ddr module....
So from my point of view I'm stuck with some problems....
Might somebody clear this up, en help me finding the best solution to provide an OC'ed p4 the max memory bandwith it could possible need......

Well guys, anyone who thinks he knows to get me the MAX out of a P4???
I'll be waiting

Dom · Jan 30, 2003, 05:36 PM

Right now P4 motherboards only support PC2100 dual-channel DDR RAM. If you want it now and can afford it get PC4200 RD RAM, but I'd wait for the new P4 boards that can support PC3200 dual-channel DDR RAM come-out.

Desert_Siege · Jan 31, 2003, 02:08 AM

P4's are and mostly have been at their best when mated with Rambus. Some of the newer chipsets have seriously closed the gap, but I still don't think any have surpassed the bandwidth of PC1066 Rambus.

JavaFox · Jan 31, 2003, 02:19 AM

You posted this twice, which is unecessary.

However, Desert_Siege did reply to you in the other thread (which is now closed), so I'll paste what he said:

Quote:

Originally posted by Desert_Siege
P4's are and mostly have been at their best when mated with Rambus. Some of the newer chipsets have seriously closed the gap, but I still don't think any have surpassed the bandwidth of PC1066 Rambus.

JavaFox · Jan 31, 2003, 02:20 AM

You don't need two threads for this topic.

Click here to discuss.

ctty · Jan 31, 2003, 07:41 AM

Rambus is still the best for the P4, though a highly overclocked Granite bay solution might come close.

Feb 1, 2003, 12:27 PM

The 2 have been merged to 1 topic

Jan 30, 2003, 02:57 PM	#1
Martijno2000 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	HELP?? Memory to get the MAX out of a Intel P4...Rimm or dual pc3500??? Someone? Well let's see, I was thinkin' about buying a P4 2.4 or higher...and of course I want to OC it to the MAX, so I was wondering should I take Rimm memory or should I take a dual solution....like dual 333, dual 400 or even higher like the Corsair pc3500 memory. I was just thinkin' about the problems with ddr400 memory and P4's (because they need a lot of bandwith and even more when you OC it... So there are many solutions, but one of them satisfies the need of bandwith of the P4 the most...now wich one.. When OC'ing a P4 the FSB is of course going up and with it the need of bandwith and so the mem has to supply enough, oc'ing ddr333 to about 400 doens't seem to work (let's say it is sufficient) but one step higher might be to much for the ddr module.... So from my point of view I'm stuck with some problems.... Might somebody clear this up, en help me finding the best solution to provide an OC'ed p4 the max memory bandwith it could possible need...... Well guys, anyone who thinks he knows to get me the MAX out of a P4??? I'll be waiting Last edited by Martijno2000; Jan 30, 2003 at 04:34 PM.

Jan 30, 2003, 04:42 PM	Thread Starter #2
Martijno2000 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	HELP?? Memory to get the MAX out of a Intel P4...Rimm or dual pc3500??? Someone? Well let's see, I was thinkin' about buying a P4 2.4 or higher...and of course I want to OC it to the MAX, so I was wondering should I take Rimm memory or should I take a dual solution....like dual 333, dual 400 or even higher like the Corsair pc3500 memory. I was just thinkin' about the problems with ddr400 memory and P4's (because they need a lot of bandwith and even more when you OC it... So there are many solutions, but one of them satisfies the need of bandwith of the P4 the most...now wich one.. When OC'ing a P4 the FSB is of course going up and with it the need of bandwith and so the mem has to supply enough, oc'ing ddr333 to about 400 doens't seem to work (let's say it is sufficient) but one step higher might be to much for the ddr module.... So from my point of view I'm stuck with some problems.... Might somebody clear this up, en help me finding the best solution to provide an OC'ed p4 the max memory bandwith it could possible need...... Well guys, anyone who thinks he knows to get me the MAX out of a P4??? I'll be waiting

Jan 31, 2003, 02:08 AM	#4
Desert_Siege Professional Slacker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KY Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	From my experience, albeit limited.... P4's are and mostly have been at their best when mated with Rambus. Some of the newer chipsets have seriously closed the gap, but I still don't think any have surpassed the bandwidth of PC1066 Rambus.

Jan 31, 2003, 02:20 AM	#6
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	CLOSED You don't need two threads for this topic. Click here to discuss.

Jan 30, 2003, 05:36 PM	#3
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Right now P4 motherboards only support PC2100 dual-channel DDR RAM. If you want it now and can afford it get PC4200 RD RAM, but I'd wait for the new P4 boards that can support PC3200 dual-channel DDR RAM come-out.

Jan 31, 2003, 07:41 AM	#7
ctty DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Rambus is still the best for the P4, though a highly overclocked Granite bay solution might come close.

Feb 1, 2003, 12:27 PM	#8
GREEKRAGE Guest Posts: n/a	The 2 have been merged to 1 topic