DDR2 RAM and SATA HDD Question

[Chewy]

what's the motherboard and existing ram???

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19337&vpn=OCZ2P800R22GK&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology

dual channel has nothing to do with dual core

[Art Vandelay]

@Chewy,

see post #10 with the information from Everest about existing RAM and Mother Board in the system. The link you sent me is for 800MHz, I believe you said to look for 533MHz from the info. obtained from Everest.

Thank you,

[Chewy]

didn't realize they were the same computer, sorry

AMD Athlon 64 X2 +4600 dual core processor

hot cpu, lame mobo

post the overclock

and are you wanting to keep the ram you have already?

[Art Vandelay]

@Chewy

post the overclock, not sure what you mean?

I would like to keep the present RAM. Lame mobo I guess is what you get from buying a HP package, what is it about the mobo that is bad?

[Chewy]

the memory supported is really holding back the cpu

everest/computer/overclock

[Art Vandelay]

@Chewy

I am still talking about the computer that I started this thread about. HP box says mobo can handle 4GB max DDR2 so 1GB per slot. PC has 2 512GB sticks now in it for a total of 1GB i have 2 open slots and want to add 2 GB or 2 1 GB sticks. What should I buy 533MHZ since that is what is in itor go with the fast 800GB incase I get trid of the 533MHZ in the future.

Really, I can see just adding the RAM and a 2nd HDD and that will be it I probably will never open the case again since I have a PCI-16 video card already.

This is what Everest says:

Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Type DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
CPU Alias Windsor-512
CPU Stepping BH-F2
CPUID CPU Name AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
CPUID Revision 00040FB2h

CPU Speed
CPU Clock 1002.1 MHz (original: [ TRIAL VERSION ] MHz)
CPU Multiplier 5.0x
CPU FSB 200.4 MHz (original: 200 MHz)
Memory Bus 200.4 MHz
DRAM:FSB Ratio CPU/5

CPU Cache
L1 Code Cache 64 KB per core (Parity)
L1 Data Cache [ TRIAL VERSION ]
L2 Cache 512 KB per core (On-Die, ECC, Full-Speed)

Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 08/02/2006-C51/MCP51-A8M2N-LA-00
Motherboard Name Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM) (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)

Chipset Properties
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA GeForce 6150, AMD Hammer
Memory Timings 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Command Rate (CR) [ TRIAL VERSION ]

SPD Memory Modules
DIMM1: Hyundai HYMP564U64BP8-C4 512 MB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: Hyundai HYMP564U64BP8-C4 [ TRIAL VERSION ]

BIOS Properties
System BIOS Date 08/02/06
Video BIOS Date 04/25/06
Award BIOS Type Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Award BIOS Message Copyright 2006 by Hewlett-Packard Company Rev. 3.07
DMI BIOS Version 3.07

Graphics Processor Properties
Video Adapter Asus EN7500LE
GPU Code Name G72 (PCI Express x16 10DE / 01DD, Rev A1)
GPU Clock 551 MHz (original: [ TRIAL VERSION ] MHz)
Memory Clock 405 MHz (original: 400 MHz)

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220095

something like this if you can find it is what your mobo supports

[Art Vandelay]

Brands

@Chewy

so go with 667MHz vs the 533Mhz which is in the system now, not worth going after 800MHz? The new 667MHz would go to 533MHz so it would work with the existing DDR2. Which brands are good and which to stay away from. I will look for CAS 4.

Thank you,

[Chewy]

when you add the 667 it will run at 533(waste) but then if you pull the old 533 your mobo supports the 667, actually with 2 gigs of 667 you will be faster just pulling the other gig

the 800 is iffy and no one know what it will run at

few people ever use that 3rd gig

my computer flys with 512 megs running at cas 2.5 and 500 bus
course my swap file is on a raptor(10K hard drive)

[Art Vandelay]

Thank you very much Chewy, I may pull out the 533 and see if I can find a local buyer.

You just taught me about RAM.

[Chewy]

do a bench before the swap out with some heavy duty encode/transcode

btw I didn't even link to the cas 3 ram(667), very pricey

[Art Vandelay]

Brand names

Chewy,

what brand names are good and which are bad in the 667MHz DDR2 CAS 4 market. I see kingston onsale locally but you mentioned it was crap, I think Blu likes corsair. I likely will go online with the Canadian company that I linked you to previously. Interesting that the 3rd GB wouldn't come into play. I never play games, this is just a everyday PC that I use as a PVR and a DVD-RB or Shrink transcoding/encoding machine.

About SATA HDD's I am looking for a internal 300GB or so one to have a 2nd one in this maching for DVD-RB and Shrink. Are Western Digital, Seagate, and Maxtor good choices. I am using XP media Center 2005 are there any things you can warn me about installing a 2nd HDD, I already know where the mounting point is in the case.

www.ncix.com

Thanks