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BEst o/c RAM?

Originally posted by: Ramax57
make sure that:

1) they have heatspreaders
2) very low timings. good timings for OCing RAM are 2 for CAS latency. This is excellent.

Get this RAM. Very good company:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231047

these have a very good price along with the heatspreaders and good timings. cant do much better than this.
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I'd agree with that, so long as you don't plan on doing anything with insane speeds.
(If you plan on bringing your HTT past 250/300, get a set of G.Skill HZs)
 
there are many things that influence your decision....

1). do you really NEED 2x1gb sticks?

2). does your board support your choice- ie. voltage needs, #of dimm slots, etc....

3). do you want to REALLY OC or just tinker?

4). have other users with your board had good experiences with your choice?

5). what is the multiplier of your cpu, and is it likely that you will have to run a divider on the ram for your "desired" OC. ie.- do not get value ram rated at 6-3-3-2 @ DDR400 if you are going to want 1:1 @ DDR600 to get your OC.

The last question will really help to decide for you. If you have a CPU with a 9x and want to hit 2.7Ghz, your memory will need to run DDR600 or on a divider to be in spec. If your cpu has a 10x, your memory would "only" need to run DDR540- which is far easier than DDR600 and has many more options in ram.

Here is what I did.... I got some stuff that will run DDR600 and realize that I may even have to run a divider if I get a really nice CPU that will take 300+HTT. It does not hurt much to be on a divider.

lastly, will your wallet mind your choice😉

 
Ok, well my wallet will allow 250 dollars. I mean this is THE MOST i will pay. Not 251.99. My mobo will only support ddr400 I think. I thought it would do at least 500... A8N-SLI Premium... Idunno. I want as good as I can get. I want to overclock my opteron 165 to 2.6-2.7, well 3.0 if i could but i know i cant. It has a 9x multiplier. I want MEmory that will give me the HIGHEST overclocking results. Any suggestions?
 
Being on a divider with A64 doesn't cause a performance hit like on the socket A/XP platform. You may well know this, but it seems like this is a misconception with a lot of people so I always feel its worth reiterating. You will of course get some benefit from running the ram at a higher spec but for individuals on a budget overclocking spending your money on high end ram is not an efficient use of cash.
 
I have 3 different brand of value ram right now (4x512). My system will not overclock past 2.17 Ghz and i have an opteron 165, Im tired of the crap and im buying good ram
 
Should i buy ddr600? It apears that my mobo supports up tp 600 mhz on the ran so i guess its compatible. Will I hit higher cpu overclocks on ddr600 than 500?
 
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