After much consternation... I think I've settled on this Motherboard for my Q6600:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128050
Now I'm trying to figure out what memory to get. 1066 vs. 800... is it worth the extra cost, really?
I had wanted to get Patriot RAM, but they are not on the "Qualified Vendor's List" that lists the RAM to use with this specific Motherboard on the GIGABYTE page.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2581
So is it essential to get RAM that is listed there? There seem to very few 1066s listed, and they are all crazy expensive, and Patriot isn't listed anywhere, at all.
Also, what is the difference between DS and SS?
Thanks in advance.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128050
Now I'm trying to figure out what memory to get. 1066 vs. 800... is it worth the extra cost, really?
I had wanted to get Patriot RAM, but they are not on the "Qualified Vendor's List" that lists the RAM to use with this specific Motherboard on the GIGABYTE page.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2581
So is it essential to get RAM that is listed there? There seem to very few 1066s listed, and they are all crazy expensive, and Patriot isn't listed anywhere, at all.
Also, what is the difference between DS and SS?
Thanks in advance.