Should I get 4GB of DDR2 800 RAM (OCZ brand) or 2GB of DDR2 1066 RAM (Crucial brand)? Both would end up being (roughly) the same price. I will be getting a Q6600 and GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P mobo. Also, is OCZ brand RAM any good? I've not really heard too much about them before...
I'm definately not an expert on the subject, but i'm pretty sure the 1066 pretty much just gives you more overclocking headroom; allows you to bring the motherboard up to 1066/2 = 533fsb, which I doubt the Q6600 will be reaching even with the G-0 stepping... So to answer your question, I would go with the 4GB of DDR2-800 (assuming you're using Vista 64bit to actually make use of all the memory). If you were to just OC to 3.0GHz on the Q6600, I think all you would REALLY need is DDR2-667: 667/2 = 333fsb * 9 (Q6600 multiplier) = 3GHz. And of course with the P35 motherboard you have chosen you can do this by simply changing the bus speed in BIOS w/o having to mess around with voltages
Also, I really like OCZ. It's good stuff, oh yes. Everyone will swear by the brand that has worked best for them (and the unlucky ones who received a borked stick will burn them), just look for the tightest timings/price, can't really go wrong either way.
Message edited by jevon on 07-22-2007 at 06:38:24 AM
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