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Banginblaz · 08-16-2004, 04:43 AM

Ok, I have a dell 400sc with a 2.8 800mhz p4. (all the info here )

Great deal, I only paid 280.00

Anyway, the MOBO on it is non-overclockable, and wont let you change the mhz on ram, so I wanted to know what would be the best senario for ram speed. I am 99% sure I am getting 4x 256mb chips, for dual channel purposes. I feel I wont have to go above 1gig for a few years (not a heavy gamer, or CAD person).

The main question is mhz vs CAS.

The two choices I am looking at (so far) are:

DDR3200 with a cas of 2-3-2-5

and

DDR4000 with a cas of 3-4-4-8

so the 500mhz ram has slower cas, but higher number of cycles.

The other question is, since the mobo is locked, with the cpu be able to utilize ram over 400mhz? Or is it a waste?

thank in advance.

08-16-2004, 04:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Banginblaz Dont stop here; This is bat country! Location: North East	Ram speed question..... Ok, I have a dell 400sc with a 2.8 800mhz p4. (all the info here ) Great deal, I only paid 280.00 Anyway, the MOBO on it is non-overclockable, and wont let you change the mhz on ram, so I wanted to know what would be the best senario for ram speed. I am 99% sure I am getting 4x 256mb chips, for dual channel purposes. I feel I wont have to go above 1gig for a few years (not a heavy gamer, or CAD person). The main question is mhz vs CAS. The two choices I am looking at (so far) are: DDR3200 with a cas of 2-3-2-5 and DDR4000 with a cas of 3-4-4-8 so the 500mhz ram has slower cas, but higher number of cycles. The other question is, since the mobo is locked, with the cpu be able to utilize ram over 400mhz? Or is it a waste? thank in advance.