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Upgrading to 4GB DDR2-800 vs DDR2-1000

dna1x

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Hello All,

I'm looking to upgrade my existing memory from 2GB to 4GB. I currently have 2GB OCZ value pro DDR2-667 value pro running at 625MHZ with 5-5-5-18-26-2t timings. I think can go with 4GB DDR2-1000 since my cpu is @ 2500MHz so my memory speed would come out to 2500MHz/5*2=1000MHz anyway, right? Can this also be achieved with DDR2-800 or even DDR2-1066? My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-M51GM-S2G which supports up to DDR2-800 and it has the latest bios. I can manually adjust the memory speed (400/533/667/800) and timings but there are no voltage adjustments. What do you think will be the best/fastest memory for this motherboard? Also, if I am wrong about anything in my post, kindly let me know. Thank you.
 
My current mobo doesn't give enough options to overclock the memory. I was thinking about upgrading the mobo to an EVGA nForce 590 SLI for $50. Now, my question is, how painful would it be to upgrade the motherboard considering that the OS was installed using a trial version of XP and a Vista Premium upgrade? Can I simply repair and reactivate for free or do I have to pay for another os?
 
I would say to get the mobo since its cheap, even though its quite old it will still work well. I have a Gigabyte M57SLI which has a nforce 570 chipset thats pretty much the same as the 590 in that mb your looking at buying. I am using G.SKILL 4GB kit F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ which runs fine up to around 1100mhz with standard voltage (2.1V). They run cool and dont really need a fan over them, and also they are pretty cheap. Your right about the ram speed. Im not sure about paying for OS
 
My current mobo doesn't give enough options to overclock the memory. I was thinking about upgrading the mobo to an EVGA nForce 590 SLI for $50. Now, my question is, how painful would it be to upgrade the motherboard considering that the OS was installed using a trial version of XP and a Vista Premium upgrade? Can I simply repair and reactivate for free or do I have to pay for another os?

If I were you I wouldn't buy a refurbished board, mostly its a broken one. They don't really test vigorously to certify it, if it posts with a cpu and mem then its certified.
 
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