Is this memory overkill for my system?

[thespeakerbox]

I want to overclock, but considered the lower ended-ness of my system, is this ram worth the money? Any other options anyone would recommend? 😀

System:
e6400
p5b deluxe
620W PS
Tuniq Tower

Here's the memory.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146563

 

[Lord Evermore]

I don't know if it's overkill, but it's certainly a ****** value. Go down a level, don't get the very highest-end you can get, save a bunch of money and put it to better use.

 

[myocardia]

I agree, you'd be much better off by spending $200 on 2GB of PC6400, and spending the money you saved on an E6600. You'd get more performance, easier, and guaranteed.😉

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: myocardia
I agree, you'd be much better off by spending $200 on 2GB of PC6400, and spending the money you saved on an E6600. You'd get more performance, easier, and guaranteed.😉

or upgrade your gpu (assuming you're gaming)

 

[littlebitstrouds]

Check out the daily reviews, I seem to remember a review for the Flex OCZ ram, in it there was a slightly higher budget ram that was running at 1120 speeds. Point is, right now, with ddr2 there isn't much of a point with some of this really high priced ram, because speed isn't so much the factor.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: myocardia
I agree, you'd be much better off by spending $200 on 2GB of PC6400, and spending the money you saved on an E6600. You'd get more performance, easier, and guaranteed.😉

or upgrade your gpu (assuming you're gaming)

No, he'd definitely be much better off spending that money on a cpu. Unless you know of a gpu that will operate with no system RAM at all?:laugh:

 

[Treripica]

Here's another alternative.

If the video card is already decent for what you're doing, I'd say go with some of the previous RAM recommendations and look into upgrading to a faster HD like WD's 10k raptor. It's not as sexy of an upgrade as the CPU, but it's a boost in an area that I think most people aren't O/C'ing in.