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I'm thinking of getting a new system and donig it right this time so that all the components are perfect. Based on the OcUK bundle, I decided that the Abit IX38 ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-138-AB ) would be a good choice coupled with a Q6600 CPU.
Now the confusing part. According to the bundle, it recommends 1066 RAM but the 4GB stuff is really expensive. I've done some googling and it seems that most places say that the 800 is good enough as long as you don't want to overclock. I've also seen people saying that they got the Q6600 to 3GHz pretty easily so I was wondering if that'd be possible with 800 or would I need 1066?
Oh and if I were to get the 1066, would I see any performance increase over the 800 if I didn't overclock?
Now the confusing part. According to the bundle, it recommends 1066 RAM but the 4GB stuff is really expensive. I've done some googling and it seems that most places say that the 800 is good enough as long as you don't want to overclock. I've also seen people saying that they got the Q6600 to 3GHz pretty easily so I was wondering if that'd be possible with 800 or would I need 1066?
Oh and if I were to get the 1066, would I see any performance increase over the 800 if I didn't overclock?
