Corsair 2.0 vs. Samsung 2.5

[BigRollTide]

Which is better a Corsair PC2700 with CL2.0 or Samsung PC2700 with CL2.5? I read that Samsung is better at overclocking, but the latency difference would seem to make a difference in overall speed. Can you not overclock the Corsair memory?
Is Samsung still a better choice even though the CL is 2.5?

 

[khha4113]

My Samsung PC2700 can run at clk2 on 177MHz FSB and it's much cheaper than Corsair.

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[BigRollTide]

Howdo you do this? They are sold as 2.5....so how would you lower the CL to 2.0?

 

[jlanka]

just change the BIOS setting

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[BigRollTide]

Ok...thanks....but why don't they just sell it as CL2? Do you think the Samsung is better than Corsair?

 

[LastStop]

I would guess so that they would have less RMA's

 

[FatBurger]

Any and all memory settings are what they default to, and/or the highest supported setting. If you put in a stick of PC2700 Cas2.5, it would default to 166MHz (assuming it's in a board that supports such) and Cas2.5. Almost all memory will run higher than that when forced with no problems, but the manufacturer is saying that it will not support anything above that. If the memory refuses to run correct at or below the rated speeds, you are entitled to be able to return it and get a new stick of RAM that will. Unless you bought OCZ, in which case you'll likely go through a dozen sticks before finding one that works, and then another two dozen to get one that actually runs at rated speed (yes, that's exaggerated).

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[BigRollTide]

Still....which one is better...Samsung or Corsair?

 

[CMRvet]

I'm going for Samsung PC2700 at the end fo June.

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[FatBurger]

I'll cast a vote for Samsung, though Corsair is well known for being a good product.

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[labdog]

accurate comment, thx.


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[klkuma]

I had the same question like you, and after all, i bought the Cosair XMC3000. At the same speed, it's more stable than 2700 and Samsung; for oc, it's also the best one.

 

[jlanka]

Unless you bought OCZ, in which case you'll likely go through a dozen sticks before finding one that works, and then another two dozen to get one that actually runs at rated speed (yes, that's exaggerated).

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[siliconjon]

Corsair.

Samsung will give you no help in any matters that arise in their product.

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[Kaliman]

corsair, corsair, corsair!!! not because it's better, but because you know what you're getting. I spent 3 hours the other night looking for a reseller that gave the proper model number of the stick that i was looking for and the ones that i found i looked up on samsung's site ( they have this exact model number lookup engine that will tell you exactly what you have) and every single model number i found on the net turned out to be a "customer sample" The ONLY one that turned out to be legit was the newegg one, which came out as "mass production" So if you do plan to buy samsung, get it from newegg and nowhere else, you never know what these dicks are giving you, customer sample my ass. I just bought corsair to save myself the headache and have support that i can actually count on. Do yourself a favor, avoid samsung, go with crucial or corsair definitely. and hey if it breaks or you don't like it it's waranteed for life so you can just send the bitch back, you could only dream to be so lucky with a samsung stick, it seems as though they like to hide their ram. Well they can keep it, not worth the trouble, or the risk.

 

[Guest]

agreed. i think also that the first one is corsair but i have seen the specifications for the new DDR 3200 and i have been a bit disappointed.

here they are:

<b>Corsair Micro XMS DIMM 512Mo - DDR PC-3200 CAS 2.5</b>

tested at 200 MHz (400 Mhz DDR) and more
** CAS 2.5-3-3 @ 200 MHz / CAS 2-2-2 @ 166 Mhz **

Specifications
LATENCY : CAS 2.5 @ 200 MHz (400 MHz DDR) / CAS 2 @ 166 MHz (333 MHz DDR)
voltage : 2.5 v
norm JEDEC PC-2100 and PC-3200
constructor mark : CMX512-3200
life warranty

and for the pc-2700 memory:

<b>Corsair Micro XMS DIMM 512Mo - DDR PC-2700 CAS 2</b>

tested at 166 MHz (333 Mhz DDR) and more
** CAS 2-3-3 @ 166 MHz **
LATENCY : CAS 2 @ 166 MHz / 333 MHz DDR
voltage : 2.5 v
norm JEDEC PC-2100, PC-2700
constructor mark : CMX512-2700C2
life warranty

you can notice that the latency for each memory model is surprising and even more when you compare them each other.

oops, i have forgotten one:

<b>Corsair Micro XMS DIMM 256Mo - DDR PC-3000 CAS 2</b>

tested at 185 MHz (370 Mhz DDR) and more
** CAS 2-3-3 @ 185 MHz & 2-2-2 @ 166 MHz **
LATENCY : CAS 2 @ 185 MHz (370 Mhz DDR) / CAS 2 @ 166 Mhz (333 Mhz DDR)
voltage : 2.5 v
norm JEDEC PC-2100, PC-3000
constructor mark : CMX256A-3000C2
Life warranty



then what is the global performance difference between those both memory?

 

[Kaliman]

they have a pc3000 cas 2.0 that's what i'm getting

 

[lhgpoobaa]

they also have PC3200 Cas2.5 but officially the ram is exactly the same stuff, just Certified for a different speed/cas rating.

i too have the corsair and its great stuff!

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[khha4113]

FYI, Corsair uses Samsung chips on their memory as well as Mushkin.
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[Vince604]

Well wouldn't it be better than to buy Samsung then since Samsung is the semi conductor company making the chips while Corsair is just using their chips?

 

[lhgpoobaa]

corsair test them though for higher than normal operation.
any that dont work get piffed.
they also use their own low noise PCB designs.

plus there is the heat spreader.
i think the black spreader looks just so cool its not funny

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[Kaliman]

agreed, i just got one in the mail, the black heat spreader is sweet, too bad it's for my parents.

 

[lhgpoobaa]

i think the heatspreader makes the ram safer to handle too! less chance of frying it.


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[Vince604]

alright I see.

What about corsair vs mushkin?

Would you say they're equivalent to eachother or would you still go for Corsair? Just because of their black heat spreader?.hehe..

 

[lhgpoobaa]

lol no idea

i went for corsair cauz it offered top notch stuff. with a slinky sexy black heat spreader.

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