4gb ddr3 or 8gb ddr2

MattShepherd

MattShepherd

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Ive been messing around with builds and such for days and days now, my eyes are probably bigger than my bank balance but im having fun so nvm lol.

Im making a gaming system and now have my eye set on pII 940 with x2 9750's, but im stuck between going 8gb ddr2, or having ddr3 mobo taking 4gb. im also slightly confused as to how much you can skimp on the price with ram, i mean theres ddr3 (2x2) 1600mz\ at nearly £200 , equally theres 4gb of 1600 for a lot less, any help would be greatly appreciated :)
 
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Youd prob be better going for the 4 gig of DDR3, it would allow you to upgrade further down the line to 8 gig if needed, though tbh for gaming 4 gig should be enough for most anyway
 
I paid £100 for 4GB of 1333MHz DDR3 to replace my 4GB of 800MHz DDR2. The difference in performance isn't huge, but it's enough. The only bother is my board only has 2 DDR3 slots, so 4GB maximum, whereas I could have had 8GB of DDR2 on this board.
 
Its got 4, it mentions it in the 7th line down 4 DIMMs, also you can see the 4 slots in the pic, click to enlarge, top left - 2 orange and 2 black
Dont worry, its better to ask and be sure than buy and then be stuck :)
 
Awesome thank you :) i saw the 4 ram slots, but i didnt know wheather 2 was ddr3 and 2 were ddr2 or something, since the guy above me said he could only use 4gig. I came on to ocuk with an idea of spending £800, now im spending £1300 lol, but i actually cant wait im like a kid at christmas. Ive spent a good few days researching and asking questions, and now i think im ready to order :) Ironically, my current psu died yesterday, i think its been sensing its imemenent replacement and decided to inconvience me by killing itself lol. So im stuck on a laptop xd

My final question is on http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-154-CS it seems like nice ram, but had 2 negative reviews. Also if it isnt too much trouble, could any1 explain how difficult it is to oc ram? for example from the 1066 to 1333 or 1600.

Thanks again in advance :)
 
overclocking the RAM is just the same as your CPU, even easier really, just up your FSB and adjust the multiplier, plus theres only one voltage so less fiddling. Though there is also less gain - its generally agreed that when OC'ing your machine the best thing is to intially underclock your RAM whilst you OC your CPU, get the max you can from your CPU before you look at your RAM, as this has the biggest impact on performance. The RAM you linked is Corsair so it will be good, though if youre buying this week Id look at the other Corsair stuff on TWO, saves you £20 and the speed difference will be negligible
 
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