Best 8GB Combo For my set up

[clarkey01]

I will be buying from www.overclockers.co.uk

I was looking at the following :

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) x 2

or

OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P8008GQ

Anything I should look out for ?

 

[n7]

You don't have manually adjustable tRFC [on that mobo].

So just be warned, you won't be able to get that RAM much past DDR2-800, unless SPD for those kits is set with a high tRFC [& you use AUTO for timings].

I know tRFC is not high on the G.Skill one; they foolishly have it @ 43 IIRC.

Not sure on the OCZ.

Obviously with a Q6600 you don't need high RAM speeds anyway, so not to worry really.

 

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n7:

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What are the FSB and DRAM settings on your rig e.g. as reported by CPU-Z?

Asus P5Q Deluxe | Q6700 @ 3536 MHz
4x2 GB Mushkin 996580 @ DDR2-1061 5-5-5-15

The P5Q Deluxe is the motherboard I would choose for my next workstation:
doesn't that P45 chipset now support 16GB total RAM?


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this should have happened sooner after 64-bit CPUs
first became available.


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[clarkey01]

I got warned off by the vendor not to botehr trying 8GB with this board :-(



I have about £70 to spend on new board, need something furture proof

 

[n7]

I ran 8 GB with my P5B Deluxe, but i will agree it's not really an ideal mobo for 8 GB.

Look at the P5Q series...there's the cheaper P5Q all the way up to the overkill Premium.

 

[DSF]

Depending on what features you need, the P5Q or P5Q Pro tend to cover mainstream use pretty well.

 

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