Difference between 6400 & 8500?

[Voltage]

Hi,

is it just overclockability the difference between these two types of memory?

do 6400 memory overclock well anyway?

is it truly worth getting 8500 memory if your not on phase or H20?

 

[SiriusB]

PC6400 = 800MHz

PC8500 = 1066MHz

With the latter you can push your FSB higher without a divider than you can with the former without overclocking the RAM.

SiriusB

 

[Big.Wayne]

PC6400 = 800MHz

PC8500 = 1066MHz

PC2-6400 - DDR800 (FSB 400MHz)
PC2-8500 - DDR1066 (FSB 533MHz)

is it truly worth getting 8500 memory if your not on phase or H20?

Well bearing in mind that the CD2 runs on a default FSB of 266MHz (quad-pumped-1066MHz) how much headroom do you need!!!

 

[Yellowbeard]

You don't need phase or water to make use of PC8500. Many users are getting amazing OCs on air cooling. And, if your MOBO runs well asynch, you can top out a good set of 8500 easily with a decent CPU. And, if you are talking 680i MOBOs, soon enough PC8500 will be "slow".