Q6600 OC - Which RAM

[StriperMike]

Thinking of going with a Q6600 and OC to 3.6 using the Asus P5K-E mobo. Was planning on buying 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 ram. Will I be able to achieve my OC with that RAM?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[cmdrdredd]

Memory would be the least of your worries.

 

[StriperMike]

Aside from cooling which is what I assume you are referring to. 3.6 may be ambitious but from all the posts I have read it seems possible. Ill be satisfied with anything in the 3.2 - 3.4 range.

I went with the quad core because I do a lot of multitasking, virtualization, some vid stuff, etc. For me it made more sense than dual core but I do want to overclock it for better performance in games and such.

From other posts it looks like this memory will suffice. What do you think?

 

[Accord99]

With the 9X multiplier, the Q6600 only needs a FSB of 400MHz to hit 3.6Hz, so the minimum speed memory that would work without overclocking is DDR2-800.

 

[StriperMike]

Thanks for the response. That's the RAM I am going with then. I'm also going to order a Tuniq Tower to cool that pup and I should be good to go!

 

[orion23]

Originally posted by: StriperMike
Thanks for the response. That's the RAM I am going with then. I'm also going to order a Tuniq Tower to cool that pup and I should be good to go!

I'm a little late...but yes, your choices are fine!

 

[gwai lo]

For future reference...

Desired MHz ÷ Multiplier = FSB MHz × 2 × 8 = PC2-xxxx needed

 

[StriperMike]

Gwai,

Great reference thanks!