hello folks 
1st post and im asking for advice, pls forgive my bad manners.
a little over a month ago i took stock of an Intel E6600 cpu, Asus P5W64 Pro mobo and a Coolermaster 850w Real Power Pro psu. as u can imagine i was over the moon when they came, funds in place for the rest of the components, happy days right ?... i then read thru the destruction manual for the mobo, i get to the page explaining about the ram and it might as well of being written in swahilli (this is when my bubble bursts with an almighty pop). now my nice new bits are stood gathering dust in the corner of my living room
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since then ive been going round in circles, not exactly knowing what ram i need to buying. i desperately need some guidence here before i eitherr waste my money on excellent (but uncompatible) ram, just buy absolute rubbish or my cpu becomes obselete (its already £30 cheaper now lol)
id really appreciate it if could someone answer these few (probably very basic) questions for me and add anything else they feel will also help potter on and finish my quest ?
1. i intend on having 4gb of ram (2gb to start with). which is the best, single or double sided ram ?
2. EEC or non EEC ?
3. i know that the lower the ram timings, the better performance u get. so would pc6400 with 4-4-4-12 timings be better than pc8000 with 5-5-5-15 timings ?
im a pc based musician (who likes his games too) so im not looking for the ram with the best overclocking potential, rather just a solid, reliable performer, preferably with a lifetime guarentee hehe
heres a link to the mobo page in case u need it, manual link is also on that page too :
h**p://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=248&l4=0&model=1341&modelmenu=1
many thanks in advance
1st post and im asking for advice, pls forgive my bad manners.
a little over a month ago i took stock of an Intel E6600 cpu, Asus P5W64 Pro mobo and a Coolermaster 850w Real Power Pro psu. as u can imagine i was over the moon when they came, funds in place for the rest of the components, happy days right ?... i then read thru the destruction manual for the mobo, i get to the page explaining about the ram and it might as well of being written in swahilli (this is when my bubble bursts with an almighty pop). now my nice new bits are stood gathering dust in the corner of my living room
. since then ive been going round in circles, not exactly knowing what ram i need to buying. i desperately need some guidence here before i eitherr waste my money on excellent (but uncompatible) ram, just buy absolute rubbish or my cpu becomes obselete (its already £30 cheaper now lol)
id really appreciate it if could someone answer these few (probably very basic) questions for me and add anything else they feel will also help potter on and finish my quest ?
1. i intend on having 4gb of ram (2gb to start with). which is the best, single or double sided ram ?
2. EEC or non EEC ?
3. i know that the lower the ram timings, the better performance u get. so would pc6400 with 4-4-4-12 timings be better than pc8000 with 5-5-5-15 timings ?
im a pc based musician (who likes his games too) so im not looking for the ram with the best overclocking potential, rather just a solid, reliable performer, preferably with a lifetime guarentee
heheheres a link to the mobo page in case u need it, manual link is also on that page too :
h**p://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=248&l4=0&model=1341&modelmenu=1
many thanks in advance
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