Which Memory

[Uncleiven]

Hi all,

Bit of advise regarding which memory to get to run with my new Q6600 (G0 stepp) when I get it.

Geil Black Dragon DDR2 4.0GB PC6400 800 MHz

or

Corsair 4096MB TwinX XMS2 6400 DDR2 Memory Kit (2 x 2048MB) 800 MHz

or

OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2048) Vista Upgrade DDR2 PC2-5400 667 MHz


or any other decent 4GB bundle you can reccomend.


**** NB******

All will be running on my exisiting GA-965P-DS4 rev 1.0 motherboard.

 

[Cob]

Will you be overclocking the Q6600?

If not then the OCZ PC5400 kit will suffice.

If so, then you'll need a PC6400 kit, and they're pretty much all the same. I would choose any from the OCZ, G.Skill and Geil kits, depending on whether you want gold, blue or black heatsinks.

 

[Uncleiven]

TBH I don't think I will be overclocking the Q6600. I don't have much luck when it comes to things like that so knowing me I would set my house on fire lol .

I already have OCZ memory in at present with my Dual Core and it's great so I am tempted to go for them again.

Will there be any benefit from running 800MHz instead of 667MHz because obviously the OCZ package is 667MHz??

Thanks

 

[Uncleiven]

I have also found a OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2048) Vista Performance Gold DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz kit but it is the most expensive out of all of them, would this be the better choice?

 

[Cob]

Nope no real benefit of PC6400 if you won't be overclocking.

I would go for the OCZ PC5400 Vista Upgrade Gold Series kit since you aren't.

 

[Uncleiven]

cheers Cob