what should i do?

IceShock

IceShock

IceShock

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hey there.

this is my situation, i have 2gb geil, which has incompatability issues with my asus p5w dh deluxe, so im running my ram @ 5-6-6-18 @ 389mhz :(..

and i want to go up to 4gb, so should i sell these sticks and get 4gb of somthing else? or should i sell my motherboard and get a new X38chipset motherboard and get 2gb more geil ram which will work fine with the new motherboard?

which would you do?

thanks

Edit: its my birthday on the 12th, so ether choice i can do without no bother, but even so id like to keep price to a minimum if i went for a new motherboard, as long as its better than my p5w.
 
975 doesn't very much like running with 4 sticks of RAM when heavily overclocked so to get 4 GiB you'd have to get 2x 2 GiB. If it were me I'd skip the X38 and head for p35 territory where it'll get along nicely with 4 sticks of Geil, will overclock well, and will cost a lot less than X38. The IP35-Pro is a great mobo.
 
are the p35's not older tho?

when i buy a motherboard i like it to last, where as the x38 would last a while, two x16 lanes, 45nm support, pci-e 2.0.

i have thaught of another thing, i could just buy a 2nd lot of 2gb for the 35 pounds that they are (i baught mine for 200! :eek:) even tho the timings arent great, and then just wait untill motherboards are cheaper when 45nm processors are here etc? because the timing incompatability isnt really effecting me tbh.
 
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