Which RAM for the Gigabyte GA-X38-DS5 please?

tempac · 13 Feb 2008 at 11:10

Hi as per subject line, I would like to know which ram I should purchase for the Gigabyte GA-X38-DS5 I will be putting a Intel Q6600 G0 SLACKR in it and hopefully running it at 3.0 ghz and may secumb to the 'delights' of Vista sometime in the future.

Am I better to go for x4 1GB sticks, or x2 2GB sticks, do I buy the 'cheap' ie: £40 ones, or the more expensive £80 ones? Ram as you can probably tell, confuses the hell out of me

Can anyone recommend me some suitable RAM please?

Thanks.

Admiral Huddy · 13 Feb 2008 at 11:15

Any PC2-6400 C4 will do tbh and it doesn't make any difference imo if you choose 2x2GB modules or 4x1GB modules.

pieman109 · 13 Feb 2008 at 12:04

What huddy says. I've got a gigabyte X38-DS5 and I've had 4 x 1gb geil 6400 ULL (this did limit the overclock a bit btw) and currently running with 2 x 2gb ocz pc6400 with no probs at all.

tempac · 13 Feb 2008 at 12:35

Thanks guys for the replies.

I've been looking at these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-105-OC gotta say they're not the prettiest of things, but am a bit concerned they won't fit in the motherboard.

Admiral Huddy · 13 Feb 2008 at 14:27

Depends on the orientation of your CPU cooler. The fan on my Arctic cooling freezer is just above the memory on my p5kc so it blows air to the back.. If you have a water block or using the standard HSF, they should be fine. However, you have to ask why you really need these tbh.

tempac · 13 Feb 2008 at 14:34

Admiral Huddy said:
Depends on the orientation of your CPU cooler. The fan on my Arctic cooling freezer is just above the memory on my p5kc so it blows air to the back.. If you have a water block or using the standard HSF, they should be fine. However, you have to ask why you really need these tbh.

Quite simply, they look to be the better deal and match your sugested requirements ie: PC2-6400C4 and for a little more cash than the other chips on the same page, I could get 4GB where all the other offers are for 2GB's.

bimmerboii · 13 Feb 2008 at 15:19

tempac said:
Thanks guys for the replies.

I've been looking at these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-105-OC gotta say they're not the prettiest of things, but am a bit concerned they won't fit in the motherboard.

get the pc2-8000 on this week only.. cheaper than the pc2-6400 lol

tempac · 13 Feb 2008 at 16:27

I purchased: Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) (Deal Product) what can I say, I don't even know my own mind. But it looked like a good price, so I went for it with a couple of other bits.

Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.