Which Corsair kit to buy?

KeelhaulKeelhaul Göttingen, Germany
edited November 2004 in Hardware
Eventually my good ole 2400+ is hitting its gaming limits, especially since i have to play in 1280x1024 now. So it is time for an upgrade.

My wish list:
A64 3500+
Asus Nforce4 board (not released yet)
AOpen PEG 6600GT
Corsair TWINX1024 kit

At corsairmemory.com I found 4 kits that match that description:
TWINX1024-3200 (3-3-3-8)
TWINX1024-3200C2 (2-3-3-6 on Intel, 2.5-3-3-6 on AMD)
TWINX1024-3200LL (2-3-2-6, 1T CMD)
TWINX1024-3200XL (2-2-2-5)

The normal and C2 kits are out of question, since they're too slow on AMD. Now, the XL has lower latencies but the docs dont mention 1T CMD like on the LL kit. Also, the LL kit seems to be more expensive. :confused:

Or would the TwinMOS TwiSTER PRO kit be an alternative?

Comments

  • lordbeanlordbean Ontario, Canada
    edited November 2004
    THG has found that the performance difference between 3-4-4-8 and 2-2-2-5 is less than 5%. In my mind, it is therefore not worth it to spend more than $100 extra for 2-2-2-5 RAM...
  • KeelhaulKeelhaul Göttingen, Germany
    edited November 2004
    €250 for the TWINX1024-3200XL here.
  • NeoFXNeoFX Utah, US of A
    edited November 2004
    I have PC3200XLPRO and it's wonderful... I upgraded from 512Mb PC3500C2 and it made a big difference but most importantly is 1Gb vs. 512Mb... Any of those XMS Series kits will be just fine for you.
  • KeelhaulKeelhaul Göttingen, Germany
    edited November 2004
    So I guess the XL(PT) it is. The PRO things are just those weird LEDs, I wont pay for that.
  • NeoFXNeoFX Utah, US of A
    edited November 2004
    Yeah, it's the same memory I believe, just no fancy blinky lights for bragging rights :P You'll save like $100 going with PT though, that's wut I had in here before, it was great aswell.
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