New i5 Build 4, 6 or 8 Gigg?

[schnipps]

I havent any idea if going to 6 will make much difference? I think 8 might be atad ott as i dont do any video work but its more power usage for desktop grunt, would i see any improvement in 6 over 4 gigg of ddr3?

 

[mattjd]

Majority of 6gb is triple channel which the i5 doesnt support so 4gb duall channel would give the best performance.

 

[VortX]

As said above, you can't really have a 6GB combo on a 1136 board. Your best bet is to get either 4GB or 8GB thus allowing you to run in dual channel mode.

 

[gurusan]

4GB is plenty sufficient for most users.

 

[mattjd]

Or you could get 2x2gb and 2x1gb in duall channel mode to get 6gb if needed.

 

[McstylisT]

Hi ,

Really depends what you need ect. I am greedy personally and always go for the later if funds allow me to do so.

Though on these newer 1156 / 1366 setups populating all the dimms can in some cases effect the highest point of an overclock and will put more pressure on the CPU and the memory controller. So also chance of more heat.

Both the 1156 and 1366 have sweet spots it seems. 1156 - like 4GB 2x 2GB / and the 1366 - like 6GB 3x 2GB. These figures are for highest stable overclocks achieved.

McT

 

[And]

I havent any idea if going to 6 will make much difference? I think 8 might be atad ott as i dont do any video work but its more power usage for desktop grunt, would i see any improvement in 6 over 4 gigg of ddr3?

Just done an i5 build/windows 7*64. Got 4Gb (2x2Gb) memory for it and (if it helps) ~900Mb in use/~3100Mb avaliable after boot no apps running.

cheers
A

 

[eddiew]

Running with 4GB in Windows 7, at work and at home. Even with 4x visual studio 2008s, 12 browser windows, sql server, spotify, thunderbird, MSN, and a miscellany of other stuff, I can't go past 80% memory use.

Photoshop can have a good try, I've seen that take 3 gig to itself, but it's by far the exception

Given current prices, I'd call 4GB (and indeed did when I put together this new rig last month )