Need RAM advice
Ok, so I've got three desktops that are competing for DDR RAM.
The MSI K7D-L with 2 useable slots (unless I want ECC REG ram, which I won't pay the $$ for)
The NF7-S 2.0 with 3 useable slots
The MSI Pro266TD-LR with 4 useable slots
I'd like 1GB in the K7D and the NF7...
What I have now is 1GB (2x512mb) generic PC3200 in the NF7, and 2x256MB Samsung PC2100 in the K7D. The NF7 is already at 218x11.5 stable with an 1800+... I'm not going to be able to push it much farther in terms of voltage (1.93v) both because I don't want to and my cooling (SLK-900A+Vantec Tornado) can't handle it.
Anyhow, I'm trying to decide between 1GB of PC3500 (Winbond chips- cl2 @ 2.5v & 433MHz) for the NF7 and putting the 3200 back in the Dually, or just getting a gig of PC2700 or generic PC3200 for the dually. If the NF7 can't be pushed much farther, I don't want to spend money on ultra-fast RAM that I won't be able to use...
So yeah, do you think that the NF7-S is going to be able to hit the 230, 240, or 250MHz FSB speeds that would necessitate that kind of RAM? I'm not modding the board in any irreversible way, so no vmod on the chipset or anything... Basically, what do you think- 2 512mb PC3500 for the NF7 for ~$250 or 2 512MB PC3200/2700 for ~$140-$200? Or should I cough up the $$ for DDR466 or 500?
HELP!
The MSI K7D-L with 2 useable slots (unless I want ECC REG ram, which I won't pay the $$ for)
The NF7-S 2.0 with 3 useable slots
The MSI Pro266TD-LR with 4 useable slots
I'd like 1GB in the K7D and the NF7...
What I have now is 1GB (2x512mb) generic PC3200 in the NF7, and 2x256MB Samsung PC2100 in the K7D. The NF7 is already at 218x11.5 stable with an 1800+... I'm not going to be able to push it much farther in terms of voltage (1.93v) both because I don't want to and my cooling (SLK-900A+Vantec Tornado) can't handle it.
Anyhow, I'm trying to decide between 1GB of PC3500 (Winbond chips- cl2 @ 2.5v & 433MHz) for the NF7 and putting the 3200 back in the Dually, or just getting a gig of PC2700 or generic PC3200 for the dually. If the NF7 can't be pushed much farther, I don't want to spend money on ultra-fast RAM that I won't be able to use...
So yeah, do you think that the NF7-S is going to be able to hit the 230, 240, or 250MHz FSB speeds that would necessitate that kind of RAM? I'm not modding the board in any irreversible way, so no vmod on the chipset or anything... Basically, what do you think- 2 512mb PC3500 for the NF7 for ~$250 or 2 512MB PC3200/2700 for ~$140-$200? Or should I cough up the $$ for DDR466 or 500?
HELP!
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