Anunnaki
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- Jun 5, 2007
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- Hayward, CA
Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13 GHz |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P |
Cooling | Zalman 9500A |
Memory | 4 GB Mushkin DDR2 1066 |
Video Card(s) | GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked |
Storage | 2x Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM |
Display(s) | LG L206W 20.1'' LCD |
Case | XCLIO A380 Full Tower |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer |
Power Supply | Thermaltake 700W |
Software | Windows Vista Home Premium |
I'm trying to make a decision about which speed of RAM to buy. I'm about to upgrade my RAM and motherboard, and the new motherboard's rated for DDR2 1066. But a lot of the reviews for 1066 RAM on NewEgg say that it's basically just DDR2 800 RAM factory overclocked to 1066 MHz. A lot of people were saying their 1066 RAM defaulted to 800 MHz and they had to OC it themselves.
So, I'm wondering if I should just buy DDR2 800 RAM and OC it to 1066. But that just seems kind of weird to me to buy slower RAM with the intention of OCing, compared to buying RAM that may be designed in some way to handle 1066 MHz natively.
What do you guys recommend? Buy 800 RAM and OC, or buy 1066 RAM?
So, I'm wondering if I should just buy DDR2 800 RAM and OC it to 1066. But that just seems kind of weird to me to buy slower RAM with the intention of OCing, compared to buying RAM that may be designed in some way to handle 1066 MHz natively.
What do you guys recommend? Buy 800 RAM and OC, or buy 1066 RAM?