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Radelon
07-08-2003, 12:42 PM
I have started my comparison of these 2 chips. I decided to place it on oc-forums since it has a big traffic base to begin with in the Memory section. It is a "live" review so therefore I will post results as I have them.

Corsair 3700xms vs. OCZ 3700 Gold (http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=212735)
Hawk
07-08-2003, 01:03 PM
Just a FYI, I returned my Corsair XMS 3700's and decided to stay with the OCZ 3700's. . .


Corsair XMS 3700 information:

http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=48768



2 or 4 sticks of OCZ 3700's

http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=49267
eva2000
07-08-2003, 01:07 PM
interesting maybe different boards/bios may like xms3700 ?
Hawk
07-08-2003, 01:37 PM
Originally posted by eva2000
interesting maybe different boards/bios may like xms3700 ?


:confused: We'll have to wait for him to finish his tests, but from his scores already, the OCZ's are faster from the tests I ran. . .
eva2000
07-08-2003, 02:17 PM
Originally posted by Hawk
:confused: We'll have to wait for him to finish his tests, but from his scores already, the OCZ's are faster from the tests I ran. . . but wasn't that on a different board ?

anyway i just ordered a pair of 256MB Golden Dragon PC3700 dual channel sticks to play with as well :D
Hawk
07-08-2003, 02:22 PM
Yes, he is running on the ABIT board, but if you see his almost DDR500 Unbuffered scores, they are not impressive. The OCZ 3700 get 3.5K at that speed. The XMS3700's are trailing behind at around 3.0K











Originally posted by eva2000
but wasn't that on a different board ?

anyway i just ordered a pair of 256MB Golden Dragon PC3700 dual channel sticks to play with as well :D
Radelon
07-08-2003, 02:25 PM
More results coming soon....
eva2000
07-08-2003, 02:28 PM
Originally posted by Hawk
Yes, he is running on the ABIT board, but if you see his almost DDR500 Unbuffered scores, they are not impressive. The OCZ 3700 get 3.5K at that speed. The XMS3700's are trailing behind at around 3.0K 3.5k unbuffered that was with 4 x 256mb ocz pc3700 gold IIRC ... my 2 x 256mb ocz pc3700 gold unbuffered at 250mhz was around 3200-3250 ish on PX865PE PRO2
Hawk
07-08-2003, 02:29 PM
Radelon, your doing a great job :rock: , keep em' comming. . . It's nice to see scores in another board to base my results on. . . . .








Originally posted by Radelon
More results coming soon....
eva2000
07-08-2003, 02:31 PM
Originally posted by Hawk
Radelon, your doing a great job :rock: , keep em' comming. . . It's nice to see scores in another board to base my results on. . . . . yes it is... i haven't broken open my IC7 yet so good to get a preview of what i may expect - saves me some time figuring things out as well :D
Hawk
07-08-2003, 02:37 PM
Eva2000, yes sorry that was 4 sticks.


With 2 OCZ at DDR500 I got 3376/3462. Still higher then the XMS3700's scores. . .

timings were 2-3-3-7. . . 251FSB was the max for those timings, then I had to go to 2.5-3-3-7. . .





Originally posted by eva2000
3.5k unbuffered that was with 4 x 256mb ocz pc3700 gold IIRC ... my 2 x 256mb ocz pc3700 gold unbuffered at 250mhz was around 3200-3250 ish on PX865PE PRO2
Radelon
07-08-2003, 02:37 PM
I'm currently having problems trying to get 5:4 to work with the Corsair.
Hawk
07-08-2003, 02:47 PM
When I had the XMS3700's, I could not get a clean 5:4 benchmark with them. . . . But think about it, these chips are not designed to run at a low DDR speed, they want to be in the DDR475+ range. . . . . .








Originally posted by Radelon
I'm currently having problems trying to get 5:4 to work with the Corsair.
Radelon
07-08-2003, 02:52 PM
Don't worry, I got it!!! :D
eva2000
07-08-2003, 02:58 PM
Originally posted by Radelon
Don't worry, I got it!!! :D how ? disable CPC last 2 settings ????
Radelon
07-08-2003, 03:08 PM
had to lower fsb to 252 5:4

and yes, cpc and rdadj are always disabled
Hawk
07-08-2003, 03:09 PM
:confused: :confused: :confused:
Drop the FSB to 252 to run 5:4, that makes no sense. . . What timings are you trying to pull off? ?









Originally posted by Radelon
had to lower fsb to 252 5:4

and yes, cpc and rdadj are always disabled
eva2000
07-08-2003, 03:15 PM
Originally posted by Hawk
:confused: :confused: :confused:
Drop the FSB to 252 to run 5:4, that makes no sense. . . What timings are you trying to pull off? ? all part of the comparison i guess.. ocz gold seems to have won already :)
Radelon
07-08-2003, 04:33 PM
Ok, 255fsb is my max cpu fsb, therefore I figured 5:4 would run there with the Corsair as OCZ has in the past, but no go. Finally got it to pass at 252fsb.
Radelon
07-08-2003, 10:17 PM
I have completed all matching tests between the Corsair and the OCZ. There is a chart now posted in the first post along with the supporting pictures further down the page.

Current completed tests are with GAT set to auto. Corsair will not run at any other setting. But the OCZ will run at a GAT setting of Turbo, so I will be posting those results also. But currently they are a work in progress.
eva2000
07-09-2003, 04:34 AM
Originally posted by Radelon
I have completed all matching tests between the Corsair and the OCZ. There is a chart now posted in the first post along with the supporting pictures further down the page.

Current completed tests are with GAT set to auto. Corsair will not run at any other setting. But the OCZ will run at a GAT setting of Turbo, so I will be posting those results also. But currently they are a work in progress. awesome job :)
Hawk
07-09-2003, 05:47 AM
Radelon, excellent job. I go rid of the XMS3700 so damn fast. :wack: Right now, OCZ is in the lead for DDR. Maybe next time, Corsair will get it right. . . . . :smash:






Originally posted by Radelon
I have completed all matching tests between the Corsair and the OCZ. There is a chart now posted in the first post along with the supporting pictures further down the page.

Current completed tests are with GAT set to auto. Corsair will not run at any other setting. But the OCZ will run at a GAT setting of Turbo, so I will be posting those results also. But currently they are a work in progress.
ThugsRook
07-09-2003, 09:32 AM
how did i miss this thread yesterday? :scratch:

nice work ~ keepem comin :-)
Chuck232
07-09-2003, 10:25 AM
I read the post at o/cers and very detailed work! :D
Radelon
07-09-2003, 10:48 AM
Thx all for the complements and replies. I almost have the OCZ with GAT = Turbo part done. I didn't use this for the direct comparison because the Corsair will not work with GAT set to anything but Auto. With the OCZ at Turbo GAT, scores are around 200 point increases, which in turn makes the choice even clearer.
Hawk
07-09-2003, 10:56 AM
;) I see says the blind man. . . .











Originally posted by Radelon
Thx all for the complements and replies. I almost have the OCZ with GAT = Turbo part done. I didn't use this for the direct comparison because the Corsair will not work with GAT set to anything but Auto. With the OCZ at Turbo GAT, scores are around 200 point increases, which in turn makes the choice even clearer.