New Build, Gathering Parts.

[xman2007]

Glad you decided to go with a 965 board, the 945 wouldn't have done your combo any justice. What boards you looking at?

looking at the asus p5b although depending on how well my pc sells on ebay i might be able to stretch to the p5b-deluxe (though not counting on it )

 

[Wile E]

Deluxe is an excellent choice, if not I recommend the p5b-e. Just make sure it's a later revision that supports more than the 2.1V Vdimm of the earlier revisions.

 

[xman2007]

do i need it to support 2.1v if my rams 1.8 or do you mean for oc'n cause 1.8 to 2.1 seems a tad high 3v mem oc

 

[Wile E]

do i need it to support 2.1v if my rams 1.8 or do you mean for oc'n cause 1.8 to 2.1 seems a tad high 3v mem oc

More than 2.1 is for overclocking. My board is only good for 2.15V, and my sticks are rated 4-4-4-12 800MHz at 2.1V. I can only reach 5-5-5-15 947MHz @ 2.15V. I've seen others hit 1050-1080 with these with 5-5-5-15 2.3V. Most DDR2 ram can handle 2.3V with relative ease. In fact, most of the CAS4 800MHz DDR2 is nothing more than over-volted CAS5 800MHz sticks. If you plan on reaching 450 - 500 FSB, more than 2.1V Vdimm may be necessary to run your ram at decent timings. At stock ram speeds, 2.0 - 2.1V will probably allow you to reach 4-4-4-12 timings. The 2.3V the later revisions of the P5B-E offer, would probably let you achieve more than 1000MHz on the ram. Just be sure to get a fan on them, to be on the safe side. Even if you don't want to overclock your ram that much, if you ever want to buy ram that's certified for more than 1000MHz, most of them require more than 2.1V