What Ram??

[mcgivney]

Ok so im ordering a Biostar tpower i45 capable of running DDR2 1066mhz ram.


Do i buy 800mhz or 1066mhz ??

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Titanium 4GB Edition Dual Channel
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth DC
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OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500 Gold Edition 4GB Dual Channel
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel


Im going to be running a 2 duo E8400 or E8500, Biostar tpower I45, coolmaster 700w PSU, 9800GT (updating to 260 or 285) running in an antec 900 2 case.

I will be gaming

 

[njj1046]

Depends on how much overclocking you are planning to do.

With PC6400 (800MHz) RAM you'd be able to overclock an E8400 to 3.6GHz and an E8500 to 3.8GHz. You may be able to clock the RAM further of course.

If you are looking to clock your new CPU higher than above then get the PC8500 stuff