Since the question is proc-specific, I posted here instead of the memory forum...
A family member works at Intel. Last week his family stayed at our house, and as a gift, gave me a Smackover, HSF and an ES proc. He couldn't recall the exact model number, but based on his description (Xeon, 3.2, Nehalem, same-specs-as 965, recently released), I assume it is the W5580.
Can't find a whole lot about this proc yet. Intel's site claims it runs with 800/1066/1333 and supports ECC. The Smackover supports 1066/1333/1600 with no mention of ECC.
So I'm currently looking at the following memory:
Patriot 1333, Cas 7
Patriot Viper 1333: Cas 9
OCZ Platinum 1600: Cas 7
I assume I would want Cas 7. But would the OCZ running at 1600 be perfectly fine paired with this proc? Yes, I will likely do a mild OC until I can get a better HSF and totally crank the mofo. Thx.
A family member works at Intel. Last week his family stayed at our house, and as a gift, gave me a Smackover, HSF and an ES proc. He couldn't recall the exact model number, but based on his description (Xeon, 3.2, Nehalem, same-specs-as 965, recently released), I assume it is the W5580.
Can't find a whole lot about this proc yet. Intel's site claims it runs with 800/1066/1333 and supports ECC. The Smackover supports 1066/1333/1600 with no mention of ECC.
So I'm currently looking at the following memory:
Patriot 1333, Cas 7
Patriot Viper 1333: Cas 9
OCZ Platinum 1600: Cas 7
I assume I would want Cas 7. But would the OCZ running at 1600 be perfectly fine paired with this proc? Yes, I will likely do a mild OC until I can get a better HSF and totally crank the mofo. Thx.