Which speed and memory technology should I buy?

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Hi,

In an effort to gain more performance I would like to install "faster"
(Dual-Channel 2x 512) memory in my gaming pc, according to
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/li [...] s&tabid=PM web
site my choices are:-

DDR PC2700
Ballistix DDR PC3200, PC4000
Ballistix Tracer DDR PC4000

As I'm running a 533MHz fsb Pentium (3.06GHz) what speed of memory (2x 512)
would you guys recommend for the best performance?

Cheers

Matt U.K.

p.s.

The motherboard manual mentions PC-1600, PC-2100 and PC-2700 DDR DRAM speeds
but the web site shows speeds up PC4000 as compatible hence my question.

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Machine Spec:-

Motherboard: AOpen 'AX4R Plus' Intel E7205 Chipset (Granite Bay).
Processor: Intel 'Pentium 4 3.06GHz' (Northwood,533 FSB) Socket 478.
Memory: 1GB 'Crucial' PC2100 DDR.
DVD Writer: 'LG' 4163B.
DVD-ROM: 'Pioneer' DVD-106S.
Hardrive(s):
X2 Western Digital Caviar 80GB 'Special Edition' 8MB Cache 7200 rpm Ultra
ATA/100,
Sound Card: Creative 'Audigy 2'.
Graphics card:
'XFX GeForce 6600GT' 128MB DDR3 TV-OUT/Dual DVI (AGP).
Monitor: 17" Samsung 'SyncMaster 700 IFT'.
Keyboard: Windows 125 'AnyKey' Keyboard.
Mouse: MS 'Intellimouse Explorer' 3.0 USB.
Operating System : Windows XP (SP2),
DSL Connectivity: SpeedTouch 510 v4 - 4 - Port ADSL Router (10/100Base-T
Ethernet switch).
3COM 10/100 (PCI) Network Interface Card (3C905CX-TX-NM).
ISP: PIPEX 'Solo 2000' (2Mbps).

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Hi Dawg,

Thanks for the info.

Matt U.K.

"dawg" <don't look@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:H4yFe.36875$5N3.32219@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Faster memory won't help.Any memory you buy will run at 533 FSB. And, are
> you sure your motherboard supports dual channel? If it does you might get
> an
> extra 5 percent performance increase at the outside.
> What you can do is overclock the FSB. Then you could use faster memory
>
> "Matt U.K." <mm_lewis@_No_SpAm_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:FZGdncuNfdFGhX_fRVnyuQ@pipex.net...
>> Hi,
>>
>> In an effort to gain more performance I would like to install "faster"
>> (Dual-Channel 2x 512) memory in my gaming pc, according to
>> http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/li [...] s&tabid=PM
>> web
>> site my choices are:-
>>
>> DDR PC2700
>> Ballistix DDR PC3200, PC4000
>> Ballistix Tracer DDR PC4000
>>
>> As I'm running a 533MHz fsb Pentium (3.06GHz) what speed of memory (2x
> 512)
>> would you guys recommend for the best performance?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Matt U.K.
>>
>> p.s.
>>
>> The motherboard manual mentions PC-1600, PC-2100 and PC-2700 DDR DRAM
> speeds
>> but the web site shows speeds up PC4000 as compatible hence my question.
>>
>> --
>> Machine Spec:-
>>
>> Motherboard: AOpen 'AX4R Plus' Intel E7205 Chipset (Granite Bay).
>> Processor: Intel 'Pentium 4 3.06GHz' (Northwood,533 FSB) Socket 478.
>> Memory: 1GB 'Crucial' PC2100 DDR.
>> DVD Writer: 'LG' 4163B.
>> DVD-ROM: 'Pioneer' DVD-106S.
>> Hardrive(s):
>> X2 Western Digital Caviar 80GB 'Special Edition' 8MB Cache 7200 rpm Ultra
>> ATA/100,
>> Sound Card: Creative 'Audigy 2'.
>> Graphics card:
>> 'XFX GeForce 6600GT' 128MB DDR3 TV-OUT/Dual DVI (AGP).
>> Monitor: 17" Samsung 'SyncMaster 700 IFT'.
>> Keyboard: Windows 125 'AnyKey' Keyboard.
>> Mouse: MS 'Intellimouse Explorer' 3.0 USB.
>> Operating System : Windows XP (SP2),
>> DSL Connectivity: SpeedTouch 510 v4 - 4 - Port ADSL Router (10/100Base-T
>> Ethernet switch).
>> 3COM 10/100 (PCI) Network Interface Card (3C905CX-TX-NM).
>> ISP: PIPEX 'Solo 2000' (2Mbps).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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