Spec me some memory

ennogs · 6 Jan 2011 at 13:51

I am going to be building a new sandy bridge PC. I will be going with the asus Maximus IV Extreme and i7 2600k. I will be overclocking. I will be adding 6GB of memory. Can somebody spec me some really good memory please.

cmndr_andi · 6 Jan 2011 at 14:07

Hi there

May I ask what features offered by the Maximus IV Extreme you need? As it is a very expensive board and often the features will not be made use of. Since the board costs over £100 more than other very capable P67 boards then this money could be invested better in other areas.

As for a memory recommendation - may I ask what you are doing with the PC? If it is just gaming then this set would be a good one to go for, however if you use applications (like photoshop) that make good use of more memory then this kit is worth a look.

ennogs · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:15

Thinking about things it may be overkill. As I cannot buy all my parts for a week or so I think I will wait and see which board(s) come out top regards overclocking.

cmndr_andi · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:38

So far it looks like overclocking with Sandy Bridge is limited by the CPUs themselves, not so much the motherboards. Hence, pretty much any decent P67 board can OC a Sandy Bridge CPU extremely well (4.6GHz+).

If you want a nice SB board that has "proper" x8x8 CF/SLI then I would go for this board, I doubt there will be many extra features that you need on the Maximus that are worth the extra £100+.

ennogs · 7 Jan 2011 at 16:50

Thanks

ennogs · 7 Jan 2011 at 23:56

Thanks

DynoDaz · 8 Jan 2011 at 00:19

The Sandy Bridge memory controller is only dual channel. So 6GB isn't an option.

8GB (2x4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memory (CAS 8/9) would be my recommendation. If you are into benchmarking then go for faster memory. But if you want the most gaming performance for your £, then your money is best spent elsewhere.