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Kilamon
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PostPosted: Thu, 12 May 2005 13:58:10    Post Subject: Double check, please? Reply with quote View Single Post

So I'm building a new PC, blah blah. Here's the specs and prices. Can someone out there tell me if the stuff I've specced out will A) work and b) seem correct. This is the first time I've built an AMD system and don't want to screw it up. All prices are from www.pricewatch.com

Motherboard DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR $178.00 http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3449&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US
CPU Athlon 64 3500 90nm Rev E $272.00 $450.00
CPU Athlon 64 4000 90nm Rev E $482.00 $660.00
Video PNY - GeForce 6800Ultra PCI E $485.00
Memory OCZ Technology - PC2-4200 DDR2 1GB $95.00
3500 Total $1,030.00
4000 Total $1,240.00
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PostPosted: Thu, 12 May 2005 14:29:01    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Just to make sure it isn't a typo, do not get DDR2 ram, DDR will work fine
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PostPosted: Thu, 12 May 2005 14:29:07    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

The DFI board uses DDR memory, what you have listed is DDR2, it won't work together.
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PostPosted: Thu, 12 May 2005 16:02:04    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

What they said... currently DDR2 is only for Intel based systems.
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PostPosted: Thu, 12 May 2005 19:30:08    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Memory OCZ Technology - PC2-4200 DDR2 1GB $95.00


i like the corsair xms low latency memory... wroks bomb for the 64bit systems

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Kilamon
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PostPosted: Mon, 16 May 2005 11:22:43    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

I thought that where it said:

# Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
# Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
# Supports up to 4GB system memory
# Supports DDR266, DDR333 and DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM

...the second line there indicates DDR2 Compatibility? Aside from cost, if I have the opportunity to use DDR2, and I want the performance, then I want to take advantage of it. Did I misunderstand the specs on the board?
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PostPosted: Mon, 16 May 2005 11:29:35    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Yes, it doesn't support DDR2. Dual Channel just treats two DDR sticks as one... sorta. It in theory doubles the bandwidth. But AMD does not currently use DDR2, it's Dual Channel DDR1. DDR2 is 240 pin, DDR1 is 184 pin.
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PostPosted: Mon, 16 May 2005 11:31:16    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Dual Channel DDR isn't DDR2... It just means it reads/writes to a matched pair of DDR in a sequential fashion that optimizes throughput... Like RAID 0 for your memory.
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PostPosted: Mon, 16 May 2005 11:32:10    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

doh... did I really take that long to reply? Cheeze's response wan't there when I started... Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon, 16 May 2005 11:40:37    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

Damn. Too many choices on memory!!

Right, so, DDR1... any recommendations to match the DFI?
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