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I'm nearly there now guys..... one of the final items in the jigsaw is my choice of RAM.

I need maximum compatibility with the Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi and E6600
I definitely want to try overclocking
I want to high-end game

Size-wise I'm sure 2gb will be enough (for now) and budget is pretty limitless, but I do believe in "bang for the buck" and wouldn't want to just get something expensive for the sake of it.

Seeing how I want to overclock, I figure that the "micron" types are the best (Team Xtreme, Cellshock, A-Data). Is one better than the other for my config?

Will it make that much difference if I go for 1000mhz over 800mhz? (think that means 8000 over 6400)?

I assume we're only talking DDR2

If you haven't figured it out already I don't know much!

Any help, most appreciated.
 
Team Xtreem would be a very good choice, but so would cellshock, hard choice. I'd personally go with cellshock though seeing as its now the same price.
 
Thanks for that, Hai

Interesting to n ote that I've just read somewhere that tests showed (using an E6300) a 15% improvement in performance going from 600mhz to 800mhz but only 2% going from 800mhz to 1000mhz....

So this wouldn't make the extra cost bang for your buck, would it?

Admittedly, using very stark details without any variable parameters considered.....
 
If you can run your RAM in 1:1 with your FSB you gain a performance boost because there's less of an overhead. So, if the FSB is at 800Mhz it's just about possible you'll get a 15% performance increase in some bencies going up from 677Mhz. If you then re-introduce the devider and increase the RAM speed (so your FSB is still at 800Mhz) you will only see a small increase.

I suspect this is the descrepancy at your source.

I'd buy some Crucial Ballistix at 667Mhz 3-3-3-15 because you can overclock it and it'll most likely keep pace with your E6600. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-088-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=144

Remember that timings don't mean a lot on intel so you can loosen these to gain the clock speeds you want.

An E6600 at 4GHz is 445Mhzish FSB. I recon you can get that RAM up to 445 FSB (900ishMhz) at 5-5-5-15. Anyone done it?
 
yes that ram could overclock at high levels
I have tried a lot of speeds
at 8-3-3-3 runs at 400mhz
at 18-5-5-5 runs at 530mhz








 
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