Hey everyone, I mostly frequent the homebrew area but I thought this is the best question for the RAM enthusaists out there.
I'm building a C2D rig, either with the 6400 or 6300, and wanted to be sure to get the proper memory. I had for some reason assumed that PC2 8500 (1066 mhz) was the proper RAM; the cost alone nearly made me lose my stomach and nearly killed my dreams of a C2D Rig (1 Gig for $200 = insane to me!)
But in a homebrew discussion about my rig, someone posted this ram: OCZ Gold 1GB (2 x 512MB) (PC2 6400)
I was slightly confused, and when I came here, some people were even dicussing about putting C2Ds with even lower than 800 mhz, around 500 or 600!
So, clear the air for me here if anyone minds; whats the best RAM for me to buy if I want a good, affordable, C2D Rig. Will I need to OC the RAM and CPU and such if I want one? And if so, is it just easier to buy more expensive RAM rather than a cooling system? I'm not too savy on the cooling end of things along with OCing so, its a subject i'm lacking in.
Sorry; I know this is probably the fiftith thread today on the subject, but most posters seem to be asking slightly different questions or I don't seem to catch onto the replies very well.
Thanks to anyone who wants to help; much appreciated.
I'm building a C2D rig, either with the 6400 or 6300, and wanted to be sure to get the proper memory. I had for some reason assumed that PC2 8500 (1066 mhz) was the proper RAM; the cost alone nearly made me lose my stomach and nearly killed my dreams of a C2D Rig (1 Gig for $200 = insane to me!)
But in a homebrew discussion about my rig, someone posted this ram: OCZ Gold 1GB (2 x 512MB) (PC2 6400)
I was slightly confused, and when I came here, some people were even dicussing about putting C2Ds with even lower than 800 mhz, around 500 or 600!
So, clear the air for me here if anyone minds; whats the best RAM for me to buy if I want a good, affordable, C2D Rig. Will I need to OC the RAM and CPU and such if I want one? And if so, is it just easier to buy more expensive RAM rather than a cooling system? I'm not too savy on the cooling end of things along with OCing so, its a subject i'm lacking in.
Sorry; I know this is probably the fiftith thread today on the subject, but most posters seem to be asking slightly different questions or I don't seem to catch onto the replies very well.
Thanks to anyone who wants to help; much appreciated.