Is this good ram for OC'ing AMD X2 3600+ ?

[mugabe]

Hi (my first post, yay!)

I'm a OC newbie in training, and I'm planning on getting a 3600+ brisbane with a Biostar TF7050-M2 board, and overclocking it to ~3ghz. Is this ram any good for me?

OCZ (OCZ2P800R22GK) DDR2 PC2-6400 2GB (2x1024MB) Platinum Revision 2 XTC Dual Channel Kit

I read everywhere that "D9" chips are the way to go, but I don't really know the difference, and I'm pretty sure this one is not D9 (according to this).

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[myocardia]

That RAM will work fine for overclocking an X2 3600, as would just about any PC6400. Oh, and welcome to anandtech.

 

[mugabe]

Thanks for the reply and the welcome.

So it doesn't matter even if I get the cheapest PC6400, it won't affect the level to which I can push the 3600+?

 

[myocardia]

No, not as long as it's PC6400. The 3600 runs the RAM with a slight divider, anyway, since it uses a 9.5x multiplier. Here's a link for you: Brisbane & Windsor memory speeds. Although that page doesn't have your processor on it, it will run the RAM at roughly the same reduced speeds as the 4000, since your processor has a 9.5x multiplier.

 

[Noubourne]

Also, K8s are not starved for memory bandwidth, so overclocking the RAM gets you very little anyway. Use a divider and crank that chip up as high as it will go.

 

[mugabe]

OK, thanks for the replies guys.

Once I get all the parts and finish reading all the guides, I'll be posting my OC results here and hope to get some feedback.