4GB Trials and Tribulations

Rob Williams · 05-24-2006, 10:00 PM

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to move on up to 4GB of system ram? There may not be a need for that now, but it won't take very long until it's commonplace in enthusiast PC's. I take 4GB worth of top end DDR1 and DDR2 memory, and relate my overclocking and performance reports to you.

After reading my article here, you can discuss it here!

Greg King · 05-24-2006, 10:47 PM

Very nice article Rob. Very informative.

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dibene · 05-24-2006, 11:04 PM

Great review! I've been running 4g for a year and a half, haven't regretted it once.

madmat · 05-25-2006, 10:09 AM

It's too bad that SP2 screwed up 4 gigs for XP. It's odd you could get such good results with 4 gigs, the A8N32 won't OC at all with 4 gigs in it.

Rob Williams · 05-25-2006, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by madmat

It's too bad that SP2 screwed up 4 gigs for XP. It's odd you could get such good results with 4 gigs, the A8N32 won't OC at all with 4 gigs in it.

Looks like the Ultra-D may be the board of choice. There are a lot of motherboards out there that can't handle a 4GB overclock. I was impressed how well the Ultra-D handled it, and I am sure with more tweaking, a slightly higher overclock may be possible.

dibene · 05-25-2006, 08:45 PM

Wow! You know a guy that payed $1200. for RAM? What a complete dumbass!

Jakal · 05-26-2006, 12:25 AM

A fine article, Rob. I know you've spent a good deal of time on it, and it definitely shows. I'm not in need of 4Gb yet, but time will tell. It's kind of funny how fast we've moved from 1Gb and now by the end of the year 4Gb kits. Excellent work Rob.

05-24-2006, 10:00 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	4GB Trials and Tribulations Have you ever wondered what it would be like to move on up to 4GB of system ram? There may not be a need for that now, but it won't take very long until it's commonplace in enthusiast PC's. I take 4GB worth of top end DDR1 and DDR2 memory, and relate my overclocking and performance reports to you. After reading my article here, you can discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-24-2006, 10:47 PM	#2
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Very nice article Rob. Very informative. Karate Dig rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

05-24-2006, 11:04 PM	#3
dibene Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA. Posts: 43	Great review! I've been running 4g for a year and a half, haven't regretted it once. __________________ A creeping gray memory, I am incomplete...

05-25-2006, 10:09 AM	#4
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	It's too bad that SP2 screwed up 4 gigs for XP. It's odd you could get such good results with 4 gigs, the A8N32 won't OC at all with 4 gigs in it. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

05-25-2006, 08:45 PM	#6
dibene Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA. Posts: 43	Wow! You know a guy that payed $1200. for RAM? What a complete dumbass! __________________ A creeping gray memory, I am incomplete...

05-26-2006, 12:25 AM	#7
Jakal Tech Monkey Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missiskippy Posts: 634	A fine article, Rob. I know you've spent a good deal of time on it, and it definitely shows. I'm not in need of 4Gb yet, but time will tell. It's kind of funny how fast we've moved from 1Gb and now by the end of the year 4Gb kits. Excellent work Rob. __________________ Intel C2Quad Q9400 @3.6Ghz \| Asus PM5Q Deluxe \| OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500 8GB \| XFX Black Edition 260/216\| knobs are great for twisting, turning, squeezing and pulling... especially your own..... that's how doors open \| Chaos Havok: grrrr im lagging me \| <@Deathspawner> I wish I was in Windows :-/