Ram faster than I need?

[izzy eckerslike]

About to order my new stuff, not sure if the memory chosen is overkill & might cause stability problems?


Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

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OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8000C5 1000MHz ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPX10004GK)
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or would below be better: not likely to overclock much if anything

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK)

 

[dazz25]

The OCZ 4GB PC2-6400C4 would be the best choice. You could get a Q6600 up to 3.6GHz without even overclocking it. The 1000MHz would be needed for extreme overclocking.