Worth upgrading to pc 8500

setter · 21 Jan 2009 at 00:13

Im currently running 4gb (2x2gb) ocz reaper pc 6400 @844mhz, 5-5-5-18. Q6600 @3.8ghz, thinking of upgrading to a q9550 soon, which id be trying to oc to 4ghz ono. Would i be better changing my ram to pc8000/8500 or stick with my current kit and see how far i can oc it.

thepeganator · 21 Jan 2009 at 01:39

Nope it wouldn't.

b-star · 21 Jan 2009 at 01:46

you will not see a difference, but mabe it will be better for O/C... if your RAM, keeps pc behind when O/C

thepeganator · 21 Jan 2009 at 01:48

Not gonna get above 3.8ghz on your Q6600 anyway.

b-star · 21 Jan 2009 at 01:49

now we talk about Q9550...

Cob · 21 Jan 2009 at 09:32

See how far you can push your current memory. That's something you can do now before you buy the Q9550.

It'll need to do 940mhz to keep up with a Q9550 at 4ghz.

miniyazz · 22 Jan 2009 at 22:17

setter said:
Im currently running 4gb (2x2gb) ocz reaper pc 6400 @844mhz, 5-5-5-18. Q6600 @3.8ghz, thinking of upgrading to a q9550 soon, which id be trying to oc to 4ghz ono. Would i be better changing my ram to pc8000/8500 or stick with my current kit and see how far i can oc it.

As a matter of interest, why splash out on a pricey upgrade that isn't going to gain you much in performance? Just for the O/Cing practice? Surely your money would be better spent on saving up for an i7 rig, and get yourself a nice new keyboard/mouse or something for the shiny effect

setter · 22 Jan 2009 at 22:26

miniyazz said:
As a matter of interest, why splash out on a pricey upgrade that isn't going to gain you much in performance? Just for the O/Cing practice? Surely your money would be better spent on saving up for an i7 rig, and get yourself a nice new keyboard/mouse or something for the shiny effect

Fancy something new to play about with

. still deciding wether to change though, got a nice keyboard and mouse already and will be upgrading my video card to a gtx285, as my current gts doesnt cut the mustard at 1920x1200. Wouldnt consider i7 for maybe another year or so when the technology has matured a bit.

GeezerButler · 24 Jan 2009 at 18:16

Also remember that most PC2-8500 isn't PC2-8500 at all - just 800MHz RAM with some overclocking headroom. I had 4GB of Ballistix 'PC2-8500' in my P35 board and could never get near to 1066Mhz. I just upgraded to 8GB and bought real Crucial PC2-8500 which works perfectly at 1066Mhz out of the box, albeit with slighty higher latency (and about £10 per module extra cost). However as the guys above say I doubt it would make much difference to your performance