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I plan on buying the following:
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16813188013) for my Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, and I am having a hard time deciding on ram. I definitely want 4gb, but it's hard to find decent reviews/benchmarks for my kind of setup, since 4gb kits are still pretty new to the scene.
I plan on overclocking the cpu to it's full potential with a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler, but I want to make sure that I won't be wasting money on that if I get a bad set of ram. The current kits I am considering are the following:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231148
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820220227
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820220269
Those two Patriot kits both look good, the only difference seems to be tighter timings and 2.2 voltage for the slightly more expensive kit.
What should I be aiming for here? Tighter timings or looser timings? Which is better for overclocking a Quad 6600 to it's max? Is there any other good memory kits out there for a decent price? Sorry about all the questions, but I am stumped on this! Thank you.
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16813188013) for my Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, and I am having a hard time deciding on ram. I definitely want 4gb, but it's hard to find decent reviews/benchmarks for my kind of setup, since 4gb kits are still pretty new to the scene.
I plan on overclocking the cpu to it's full potential with a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler, but I want to make sure that I won't be wasting money on that if I get a bad set of ram. The current kits I am considering are the following:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231148
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820220227
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820220269
Those two Patriot kits both look good, the only difference seems to be tighter timings and 2.2 voltage for the slightly more expensive kit.
What should I be aiming for here? Tighter timings or looser timings? Which is better for overclocking a Quad 6600 to it's max? Is there any other good memory kits out there for a decent price? Sorry about all the questions, but I am stumped on this! Thank you.