Looking to upgrade my memory

kPATm · 15 May 2011 at 23:11

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

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 23:57

Much better and cheaper:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

kPATm · 16 May 2011 at 05:55

I dont think that compatable with my board mate?

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2631#sp

Surveyor · 16 May 2011 at 06:20

You can run 1600MHz RAM at 1333MHz speed, possibly with tighter timings.

1600MHz RAM is just overclocked 1333MHz RAM.

If you put it in a Sandybridge system, for example, it defaults to 1333MHz and you have to overclock it to 1600MHz.

But if you want to play it safe go with what you chose.

Blue160 · 16 May 2011 at 07:14

1333 is already an overclock on that board, so 1600 is unlikely to be used to it's full potential. The performance gains are not particularly spectacular going from DDR2 to DDR3. Have you thought about buying a second hand quad core CPU rather than new RAM? That would give you a much bigger performance boost.

kPATm · 16 May 2011 at 10:37

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?