Please help me spec some RAM

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I'm buying P5B-DLX
And 6300 OEM

I'm looking to overclock around 3Ghz, maybe a little more.

I've been reading about RAM (I'm after 2GB), and searching lots and there's so many to choose from I don't know which one to choose! :confused:

Geil PC-6400 Low Latency
Crucial Tenth Anniversary PC-5300

The crucial stuff has nice timing and I see has been overclocked well, but will it be slowed than the Geil because it's a slower speed PC-rating?

Please reply if you can, I'm hoping to order this tomorrow!
 
norbie said:
The crucial stuff has nice timing and I see has been overclocked well, but will it be slowed than the Geil because it's a slower speed PC-rating?
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No that's just the default rating @ stock speed, well if you can OC the Crucial to 800 Mhz or past it will be equal to the Geil running @ stock. (Or faster if you OC past 800Mhz, but not all PC5300 will get to 800Mhz I believe)

I'm personally using Corsair Select Value PC5300 and it's running at 944Mhz atm which is about 144Mhz above PC6400, cracking stuff.

1500 Mhz overclock here on my 6300, stock cooling.
 
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Hi Jihad,

I like your rig it's one that I looked at. I wouldn't be looking to go any faster than yours really.

Is there any noticeable difference between the value select stuff you have, and the more expensive ranges?

If not, I may just go for exactly what you have and get you to help me overclock it when I get it all ;)

I was also interested that you are still on stock cooling, no problems there at all?
 
norbie said:
Hi Jihad,

I like your rig it's one that I looked at. I wouldn't be looking to go any faster than yours really.

Is there any noticeable difference between the value select stuff you have, and the more expensive ranges?

If not, I may just go for exactly what you have and get you to help me overclock it when I get it all ;)

I was also interested that you are still on stock cooling, no problems there at all?
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I'm not an expert on Memory but I think I'm right in saying;

I'm not too sure on the differences between Value and 'Normal' Ram except obviously different timings/PC Speed and probably different Heatspreaders...etc!

I've got no problems with my rig cooling wise, I get to around 56/57 Celcius maximum playing games like BF2142, and I can easily run this Conroe at about 1.2 Volts which I'll be changing back to later, so the max temp will be about 52/53 for a game then I believe ;)

I was not expecting my Ram to clock so well, I just got it because it was cheap, I regretted ordering it as I read PC5300 could only get to about 2.4 Ghz 1:1 Ratio with a Conroe 6300 (My mobo can't do below 1:1 Mem Divider), but I was very shocked to see my Ram running 1:1 with the CPU at 944 Mhz :eek:
 
Hmm I see you're running the DS3, I really want the Asus P5B-Dlx and I'm not sure if I'd get the same results with that Ram and board :confused:

Any other ram suggestions to go well with P5B Dlx and 6300?
 
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Hmm I see you're running the DS3, I really want the Asus P5B-Dlx and I'm not sure if I'd get the same results with that Ram and board :confused:

Any other ram suggestions to go well with P5B Dlx and 6300?
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I ain't got a clue about that board :D
 
Go for the Crucial Tenth Anniversary PC-5300 for the ASUS. It'll should overclock further for your e6300. A lot of the Geil craps out at 900Mhz and you'll be looking for as close to 1000Mhz as possible with your e6300.
 
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