Memory Upgrade?

[AgedIdiot]

Running a P5Q-E motherboard with Dominator 1066 ddr2 ram.

Am waiting 'new' Q9650 which I hope will clock to at least 3.6 if not 4.0

My ? is wether there would be any benefit in swapping out the ram I'm using for 1200 PC2-9600 type.

I know that my Dominator does NOT like speeds above 1100. BUT not sure if faster ram would give me any 'real' benefit.

Members thoughts would be appreciated

 

[JonJ678]

None. The multipliar on your q9650 is x9, so 4ghz would be a minimum ram speed of 890mhz. Your ram is already faster than you need.

However, if what you have in mind is running faster than 1:1 with fsb, then I believe it makes a very small difference in games and calculations. I'd suggest getting it stable at 4ghz, higher if you can, then wondering if changing ram is needed. I think you'll be very happy with a 4ghz quad core, even if your ram is underclocked