I'm finally ordering my new rig. But I want to make 100% sure that I picked the right parts. Quick questions before I order. What's the difference between ddr and ddr2? And the difference between a 184pin and a 240? Buffered and Unbuffered? This is the one I think I want to get. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820227045 I'm updateing this right now. Hopefully I get some quick feedback. peace.
What's the difference between ddr and ddr2? ddr2 is newer, gddr3 i think is the newest. I forget exactly whats different tho And the difference between a 184pin and a 240? just how it fits into ur pc. 184 seems more common. You sure you got 240? Buffered and Unbuffered? Dont worry about it.
184/240 is how it connects, make sure you get the right kind. Unbuffered is faster than buffered for pc's.
gddr3 is on graphics cards i believe. DDR2 is faster then DDR 184 pin is DDR and 240 is DDR2 Find out what your mobo uses. OCZ is excelent ram ive got 2gb in my game rig and it flys. my timings where slightly better then that though i thing it was 2-3-2-8 is memory serves. I believe that buffered ram is just ram with ECC or error checking and unless you are running a server or data base stuff then unbuffered is fine.
So your saying that they only make DDR2 for 240 pin mobos? And that DDR2 is faster than DDR? Now that I look at it the mobo I want is a 184 pin. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...Tab=11&NoMapp=0
DDR2 has high clocks speeds(at economical prices atleast) than DDR BUT it has higher latencies at this time. both the core duos and the athlon X2s work best with somewhat lower clock speeds on the ram and better timings. Also, AMD chips don't work with DDR2(shouldn't matter DDR modules can hit higher than DDR2 and at 1200mhz(effective) on an athlon the performance increase over 400 mhz effective is something between 5-7%) the problem with intels desktop chips is that they have a limit of 800mhz FSB so the added speed of DDR2 ram doesn't do anything. could you run your entire setup past us though? here is some relatively cheap DDR ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820231047 here is some DDR ram with better timings http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820220040 also, an opertron 175 is not much more, but it can be OC-ed more and is a little more powerful per clock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103584 if you want bang/$ though the X2 4200+ is a better buy, it performs more or less at 99% of the capacity of the 4400+ and is cheaper. Also, it averages slightly less energy useage.
Sure Here Is The Full Setup wata ya think? case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811165008 power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817152022 mobo + video card http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...Tab=11&NoMapp=0 memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820145587 processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103546
swap the memory for something slightly cheaper that still has good timings, not that what you chose was bad swap the proc for the 4200+ or an opertron. the opertron 170 and 175 are both excellent overclockers.
Doesnt matter^ I think this one is good, but wait for defuzion maybe. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817103931
