Recent content by borals

Well, thanks guys. This turned out to be an enlightening discussion, needless to say I feel much more comfortable about choosing RAM. Cheers.

I see in the CPU-z info n7 posted that is shows the QPI link as 2128mhz and the NB Frequency as 2394mhz. So I would interpret that to mean that, using his current dual channel setup he is satisfying the output of the QPI. Being that his ram is 1600mhz, I would have thought that 1333mhz would...

ok. Now I'm confused again. hahahahaha.

Awesome, thanks!

Cheers, for the welcome and response. I'm happy to adjust any BIOS settings and such, I do have experience. I was more concerned say, if getting 1600mhz ram was "wasted bandwidth" so to speak. Basically, if 1333mhz in dual channel can handle all the QPI can throw at it under normal...

Hi All, I'm currently building a i7 860 system, and I just need to know if I will see any benefits of 1600mhz RAM over 1333mhz? I wont be overclocking and predominantly use my pc for gaming. For someone like me, I used to be able to figure these things out with the old FSB model, but the new...