Looking to upgrade my memory

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Hello. I have been thinking of upgrading my memory from

this

Corsair 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Kit Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5 1.9V

to

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-050-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

or if anyone can recommend me any better

My current specs are

GA-P35C-DS3R - this board supports DDR2+DDR3 but only a max of 4GB of DDR3(2x2GB) although I have read that it can support more (2x 4GB) can anyone confirm this?

Corsair 3GB (3x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2
E8400 C0 revision
8800GTX
Arctic Freezer Pro Rev 1

Now I have been trying to OC my E8400 using this board and I cannot get anywhere not even a minor OC. I have tried everything I can think of. If I even try a minor increase in the FSB the mobo will just post and revert back. I am thinking it could be the ram although I have had this ram in my previous board (GA-P35-DS3R) and an E2180 which OC'd to 3ghz no problems. My current combo sits at 3Ghz no problem but I am trying to get to 4ghz with no luck at all. Any help is very welcome. Cheers
 
I was thinking of getting a second hand Q6600 but since I will mostly be gaming I went with a s/h E8400 with the intention of getting it to 4ghz. The only reason I want to goto DDR3 is that I cannot get this board to OC at all. I could get my previous board to OC no problems with my old E2180 and this ram. I just thought that maybe this board doesnt like this DDR2 and this CPU. So maybe going DDR3 would help?
 
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