I am preparing to purchase RAM for a C2D, MSI P965 system. I am concerned about RAM selection.
It is my understanding that the spec for the mainboard is for DDR2-800 PC6400 1.8v units. I understand that the voltage settings can be changed in the bios to support 2.0 / 2.1 volt units. My question is, is it preferable to buy 2.0 volt units and change the setting in the bios or to get the 1.8 volt units. What are the pros and cons either way?
Articles about voltage for P965:
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=210351&highlight=msi+p965
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Gigabyte-OCZ-Bad-ftopict209432.html
Thanks.
It is my understanding that the spec for the mainboard is for DDR2-800 PC6400 1.8v units. I understand that the voltage settings can be changed in the bios to support 2.0 / 2.1 volt units. My question is, is it preferable to buy 2.0 volt units and change the setting in the bios or to get the 1.8 volt units. What are the pros and cons either way?
Articles about voltage for P965:
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=210351&highlight=msi+p965
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Gigabyte-OCZ-Bad-ftopict209432.html
Thanks.