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Blowback   01-15-2008 at 06:35:05 AM

Hi,

I recently bought this memory because I thought it was a good deal/after christmas sale. Little did I know prices would fall on the very best rams (argh).

Will this still be OK with the following build? I DO plan to overclock my processor and I was considering maybe overclocking other parts as well. Rig almost entirely for gaming.

Memory: Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820220227

e8400
DS3L
Earthwatts 380
8800GT maybe
Seagate 250g HD
Artic Freeze 7 Pro

Am I OK or should I return the ram, take the 15% restock hit as a learning lesson, and get something like Crucial Ballistix or the Tracer or whatever with better timing and overclock ability? Should I jsut go with it?

Thanks for any advice. Also, how's my build?

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akhilles   01-15-2008 at 02:34:09 PM
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Looks great, but the 380W psu may be a bit smallish, unless you read a write-up on how low psu can power gtx, etc. go with Earthwatts 400W+. Keep in mind that overclocking requires more power.

 

Is the Patriot ram already bought? Keep it.

 

You just need to know the basic of overclocking. Look at your cpu specs:

 

http://processorfinder.intel.com/d [...] spec=slapl

 

1333 / 4 x 9 = 2997 or 3Ghz stock

 

Let's say your ram maxes out at 800mhz:

 

800 / 2 x 9 = 3.6ghz

 

It depends on your target overclock. If you're aiming for 4+ ghz:

 

4000 / 9 = 444.44444444444444444444444444444 x 2 or 889mhz

 

You might be able to get 89mhz overclock out of the ram. If I were to buy ram, I'd buy the fastest I could afford to get the highest o/c. Even then, the Freezer will be the limiting factor. Get something bigger & better like Big Typhoon or U120E.


Message edited by akhilles on 01-15-2008 at 02:35:37 PM
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systemlord   01-15-2008 at 03:11:00 PM
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For the 8800GT a minumum of 400 watts 26 amps on the +12v rail. If you go below this then your PSU won't last long working at 100% all the time.


Message edited by systemlord on 01-15-2008 at 03:12:22 PM
------------------------------ Intel C2D E6600 @ 3.2GHz * Asus P5E * 2x1 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers * Raptor X * EVGA Geforce 8800GTX 768MB 651MHz/1525MHz/2100MHz * X-FI Fatal1ty Pro * Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU * Creative THX5.1 * Tuniq Tower 120
Silverstone TJ09 * Windows XP
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Blowback   01-15-2008 at 06:28:33 PM
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Thanks for the advice!

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