8GB..

Adrianr

Adrianr

Adrianr

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So i'm running 4GB at the moment in 2 x 2GB sticks, OC'd to 1063 Cas5, Q6600 @ 425 x 8.

Im toying with the idea of throwing in another 4GB of the same (Black Dragon) and have heard numerous "It'l put strain on the memory controller" things from research.

Inshort, what would that realistically do if i put 8Gb in? It supports it, so surely it's not that doom and gloom. I'm guessing i wouldn't be able to keep my current RAM clock, but was hoping it would still run 1:1 @ 850mhz?

My northbridge heatsink is quite hot at the moment, so will aftermarket cooling of some description be a requirement?

Mobo is an Asus P5k-E Wifi AP.
 
good idea to bump up the north bridge volts, may mean you have to rain in your OC, but 3.4Ghz isn't that high. you wont know until you get the ram in.

EDIT: do you actually use all your 4GB of mem, or can you programmes support it??
 
crazyDAJT said:
good idea to bump up the north bridge volts, may mean you have to rain in your OC, but 3.4Ghz isn't that high. you wont know until you get the ram in.

EDIT: do you actually use all your 4GB of mem, or can you programmes support it??
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Is that essentially all putting strain on the memory controller is then? And just upping the NB volts alleviates the problem (At the disadvantage of more heat of course)?

I have ran into the 4GB wall a few times. Photoshop although only allowed 3.2GB itself, can use any extra ram you have as a scratch disk before resorting to the HD. Which is much much faster. Doesn't happen ALL the time of course, but for the price of DDR2 now the inclusion of another 4GB doesn't seem like a huge deal.
 
Adrianr said:
Heh, yeah of course. Would be a bit pointless otherwise!

Deluxe1: Are you running your ram at 1:1?
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Yes,G.Skill PC8000

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Q6600 @ 3.4
4GB Geil Black Dragon PC6400
8800GT 512
250GB WD 16mb HD
Asus P5K-E Wifi
OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU
Optiarc DVD-RW
Freezer 7 pro
All in a Coolermaster Elite 330.

*Sticks head inside case*

I think that's about it :)
 
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