DDR3 Dual Channel Choice

TK421 · 23 Dec 2009 at 06:16

Can anyone point me in the direction of what would be the best ram for my forthcoming 790i ultra board which takes Dual Channel DDR3 1066/1333/1600/2000 MHz! Planning running e8400 over 4ghz on vista 32. i have been running dd2 on a 1:1 so these speeds are a bit of a grey area for me. budget of £80!!! :confused:

also merry xmas ppl.

bifday2k · 23 Dec 2009 at 06:22

If it was me id choose these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-041-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

or gskills eco range, which run on low volts but overclock like hell too.

Basicly running ddr3 will mean u will never have to run 1:1 again, as u can use dividers to get them to run at stock even with high FSB's.

TK421 · 23 Dec 2009 at 16:36

wow!!!! is that normal voltage for ddr3 then? 1.65!

RJC · 23 Dec 2009 at 16:47

The voltage was reduced due to the Intel i7 & i5 cpu's which can't take voltage over 1.66v ~

This set from Corsair requires 1.8v whixh would be no good for i5 & i7, AMD you would be fine.

TK421 · 23 Dec 2009 at 17:25

so are the ripjaws compatible then? the corsair is out of budget i am afraid!