evil bill
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System Name | Main Rig | Second Rig |
---|---|
Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale E8200 @ 3.2Ghz | Pentium 4 530J 3.0Ghz |
Motherboard | ASUS P5KC @ 1,600Mhz FSB | Asus P5P800 |
Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro |
Memory | OCZ 4GB DDR2-800 (2x2GB) 5-4-4-15 | Corsair 1GB XMS DDR-400 (2 x 512MB) |
Video Card(s) | MSI NX8800GT 512MB Pre-OCd @ 660/950 | Powercolor X850 Pro 256MB AGP |
Storage | 500GB WD Caviar SATA300 | Hitachi Deckstar 80GB SATA |
Display(s) | LG 22" W2252TQ |
Case | Antec 900 | ATX Window case |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard High Definition Audio | Soundblaster Audigy SE |
Power Supply | Hiper 730W HPU-5M730-SE | Tagan 480W |
Software | Vista 64-bit SP1 | Windows 7 32-bit RC1 |
hi folks
as soon as they are available, I intend to build a new system around a Q9450 and a P35 motherboard (probably an Asus P5KC). The one thing Im not yet sure about is what RAM to go for.
The board will take DDR3 but Im not prepared to pay that price for it yet - I like the idea of having an upgrade path when it comes down in price though. On that basis, I was thinking about 4GB of PC2-6400, as the prices seem very favorable at the moment.
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £76
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-136-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813
or should I be considering something a bit faster
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8000C5 1000MHz ReaperX £117
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-104-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817
I remember when the 1066Mhz Core 2 Duos came out there was a consensus that having RAM which was synchronous with the FSB made it run better. Is this the case for the 1333Mhz chips to then? Would PC2-5300 be reasonable choice? Or should I buy as fast as I can afford.
as soon as they are available, I intend to build a new system around a Q9450 and a P35 motherboard (probably an Asus P5KC). The one thing Im not yet sure about is what RAM to go for.
The board will take DDR3 but Im not prepared to pay that price for it yet - I like the idea of having an upgrade path when it comes down in price though. On that basis, I was thinking about 4GB of PC2-6400, as the prices seem very favorable at the moment.
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £76
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-136-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813
or should I be considering something a bit faster
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8000C5 1000MHz ReaperX £117
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-104-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817
I remember when the 1066Mhz Core 2 Duos came out there was a consensus that having RAM which was synchronous with the FSB made it run better. Is this the case for the 1333Mhz chips to then? Would PC2-5300 be reasonable choice? Or should I buy as fast as I can afford.