Memory for Q6600 + Asus Rampage Formula mobo

davejuk · 18 Oct 2008 at 16:21

I've decided on the following new components:

Intel Q6600 (2.4GHz quad core)
Asus Rampage Formula Motherboard
Asus 4870 X2

I have 2x1GB PC2-6400 800MHz Geil memory but I'm looking to get 4GB of faster 1066+ MHz memory.

Is there an obvious choice I should make, or does personal preference come into play?

Cost isn't a major concern seeing as I'm already spending £600 on the other bits.

davejuk · 18 Oct 2008 at 16:46

Popov said:
I think that the corsair at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-148-CS is decent at the new lower price but there are better choices if money really is no object but that should be good enough.

OK, and what would the better choice be?

With memory prices so low these days, I don't mind paying a few etra quid for a ~15% operating frequency increase.

davejuk · 18 Oct 2008 at 16:54

Something else that just occurred to me: there isn't any point buying more than 2GB of system memory if my video card has 2GB, is there. Doh!

davejuk · 18 Oct 2008 at 18:12

davejuk said:
Something else that just occurred to me: there isn't any point buying more than 2GB of system memory if my video card has 2GB, is there. Doh!

Scratch that, I'll use the 64 bit version of Vista so I can use 4GB of system memory.

davejuk · 18 Oct 2008 at 20:20

pastymuncher said:
PC2 8500 is wasted on a Q6600. All you need is some good PC2 6400.

OK. I've got GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 at the moment.

Should I just get another 2GB the same, or is there any other upgrade path?

davejuk · 23 Oct 2008 at 19:03

I just picked up a Q9450 (£120, score!) instead of the Q6600... does that change anything?

Will any PC2-8500 from a decent brand do the job equally well?