Asus Striker Extreme or EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR

[ArrowMk84]

Originally Posted by mxmightymc

I'm getting this memory CORSAIR DOMINATOR TWIN2X2048-6400C4D. Will that work with the striker extreme??

If you're only doing one pair of sticks, yes. The Striker still has issues with OCing with all four DIMM slots filled (I know from experience, which is why I switched to G.Skill to get 4GB, in a 2x2GB config).

[mxmightymc]

what is the latency and speed of those sticks and how much? Oh and do they work on XP?

[ArrowMk84]

Originally Posted by mxmightymc

what is the latency and speed of those sticks and how much? Oh and do they work on XP?

800MHz CL5 (damn, no one reads my sig ), and I got them for $429 from Newegg (Link).

Yeah, they're not CL4 or lower, but honestly, I can't tell the difference between my old memory (2GB CL4) and these; the 4MB cache on my E6600 really does hide the latency difference. About the only way I'd able to see the difference is with synthetic benchmarks.

They should work fine in XP, although you'll see about 3GB or so, due to how XP handles memory in sizes over 2GB. Google XP 3GB RAM for more.

[Psycotix]

Hi all my first post of many on these forums....lol

Ok my oppinion is that the EVGA board wins hands down and my reasons are simple...

1) The asus bottles at memory speeds above 800mhz
2) The EVGA supports upto 1200mhz
3) Corsair dominator 4x1gig d5 modules at 1066mhz is awesome in the EVGA
4) The asus board wont even run that type of mem
5) EVGA is better for overclocking and a hell of a lot more stable

Check out the benchmarks in the top 20 3dmark06.......the EVGA boards are all over the place at least 14 of the top 20 are evga.

[ArrowMk84]

[quote=Psycotix]

Originally Posted by Psycotix

1) The asus bottles at memory speeds above 800mhz

Wrong. For the week I had the Dominators, they ran at 1066MHz, no problems. The problem I had was a getting a stable FSB (not memory) overclock with all four slots filled. This will probably be fixed in the next BIOS.

Tiki also had some badass memory speeds with his previous build.

Originally Posted by Psycotix

2) The EVGA supports upto 1200mhz

And so does the Asus - its the same frakkin chipset.

Originally Posted by Psycotix

3) Corsair dominator 4x1gig d5 modules at 1066mhz is awesome in the EVGA

Its awesome in anything.

Originally Posted by Psycotix

4) The asus board wont even run that type of mem

Yes, it will. The Asus board only has problems with OCing with that memory if ALL FOUR SLOTS ARE FILLED. And the rumor on the Corsair forum is that the next BIOS will fix this.

Originally Posted by Psycotix

5) EVGA is better for overclocking and a hell of a lot more stable

That was only true with BIOSes before 0901 and 1002. Now I'd call them at least even, if not in favor of the Striker.

[Uberpwnage]

Originally Posted by jAkUp

The new board with Quad Core overclocking

http://www.evga.com/community/messag...TOPIC_ID=28369

Most are getting over 450MHz FSB.

Wow, I may consider the Q6600 now......after price drops of course

[Psycotix]

Oh well arrow...at least you didnt deny that the EVGA owns the asus in the 3dmark 06 benchmarks....

Btw Corsair do not recommend you try to use 1066mhz dominator memory in the Asus striker...oh and it doesnt matter about the chipset its the memory controller what bottles it on the ASUS.

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...or_search.html

Now i wonder why there are no performance reports for the c5d corsair series........

[ArrowMk84]

Originally Posted by Psycotix

Oh well arrow...at least you didnt deny that the EVGA owns the asus in the 3dmark 06 benchmarks....

Btw Corsair do not recommend you try to use 1066mhz dominator memory in the Asus striker...oh and it doesnt matter about the chipset its the memory controller what bottles it on the ASUS.

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...or_search.html

Now i wonder why there are no performance reports for the c5d corsair series........

You are a retard:



I've even circled "Asus Striker Extreme" and the 8500C5Ds in red.

As for 3DMark06, take a good look at the Hall of Fame.

Yes, number 2 is an EVGA board, but 3 and 4 are Strikers. Now, look at the configurations. The EVGA FSB is at 299 MHz, while the Striker FSBs are at 370 MHz and 335 MHz. And now look at the CPU speeds. We're looking at CPU, RAM and GPU limitations, NOT motherboard limitations.

Edit: After looking at EVGA vs the first Striker, the scores are different by 30 points, which is completely insignificant in 3DMark scores, especially when both are approaching 24000 anyway. Not to mention that the GPU clock speeds are completely incorrect - the 8800's clocks sure as hell aren't 108/499. /Edit

Now go away, or I shall taunt you for a second time. n00b.

[Psycotix]

You seem to be getting annoyed there with the immature comments..Please dont let it be that im actualy debating something with a 12 year old jeez....

[Psycotix]

Originally Posted by ArrowMk84

You are a retard:



I've even circled "Asus Striker Extreme" and the 8500C5Ds in red.

As for 3DMark06, take a good look at the Hall of Fame.

Yes, number 2 is an EVGA board, but 3 and 4 are Strikers. Now, look at the configurations. The EVGA FSB is at 299 MHz, while the Striker FSBs are at 370 MHz and 335 MHz. And now look at the CPU speeds. We're looking at CPU, RAM and GPU limitations, NOT motherboard limitations.

Edit: After looking at EVGA vs the first Striker, the scores are different by 30 points, which is completely insignificant in 3DMark scores, especially when both are approaching 24000 anyway. Not to mention that the GPU clock speeds are completely incorrect - the 8800's clocks sure as hell aren't 108/499. /Edit

Now go away, or I shall taunt you for a second time. n00b.

That is not a performance report

this is a corsair performance report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4574/untitledub6.jpg

find 1 for the c5d on a asus striker mobo and get a grip, everyone knows the asus striker cant handle 4gig corsair c5d overclocked so stop acting so ****eh behind your monitor.

Asus mobo just isnt worth the extra 60 and the sooner you realise that Asus fanboy the better......

Rofl look at your mobo surprise surprise a asus striker i bet 80 quid that if i had slated evga and you had 1 of them you would have stuck up for that 1 instead.....

[Psycotix]

Originally Posted by ArrowMk84

The 0901 and 1002 BIOSes have fixed the voltage issue that was affecting overclocking. There's also a new revision coming out to address overclocking issues with Quad Core (just like EVGA and everyone else). As long as you don't try to stick four sticks of memory in it, you'll overclock just fine (my 4 dominators are going back and getting replaced with 2x2GB G.Skills - for sticks kills my OC)

Ahhh now i know why your crying rofl

My 4 sticks of Dominator c5d will work and overclock just fine in my EVGA mobo ul....noob

[ArrowMk84]

Originally Posted by Psycotix

That is not a performance report

this is a corsair performance report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4574/untitledub6.jpg

find 1 for the c5d on a asus striker mobo and get a grip, everyone knows the asus striker cant handle 4gig corsair c5d overclocked so stop acting so ****eh behind your monitor.

Asus mobo just isnt worth the extra 60 and the sooner you realise that Asus fanboy the better......

Rofl look at your mobo surprise surprise a asus striker i bet 80 quid that if i had slated evga and you had 1 of them you would have stuck up for that 1 instead.....

First: Learn how to type. Learn how to spell while you're at it.

Second: Learn to read the thread.

Even I said earlier in the thread that the C5D's don't OC in a four stick configuration the Striker, in a direct response to your first post, idjit. What YOU linked to was the compatibility page on Corsair's site, which says the memory is compatible (and it is).

Third: The only fanboy in this thread is you.

Fourth: Get your fact straights before posting.