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Squidmaster   04-14-2008 at 05:14:37 AM

I'm planning on picking up a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L motherboard to house an E8400 processor. Originally I planned to purchase 4 gigs of Crucial DDR2 800 RAM, but it occurs to me now that maybe I should be looking at 1066. Is this the case? I don't plan to overclock... I just want to get the best fit for my system out of the gate.

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chookman   04-14-2008 at 06:43:46 AM
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If you dont plan to overclock 667mhz would actually be sufficient. However, 800mhz is very cheap at low timings so id stick with it.

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antas   04-14-2008 at 09:04:26 AM
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Agree, the 800MHz or PC2-6400 would be more than sufficient for you.

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lunyone   04-14-2008 at 09:37:55 AM
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chookman wrote :

If you dont plan to overclock 667mhz would actually be sufficient. However, 800mhz is very cheap at low timings so id stick with it.


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Squidmaster   04-14-2008 at 09:25:14 PM
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Is it worth a little extra money to get sticks with listed CAS latencies of 4 as opposed to 5?

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lunyone   04-15-2008 at 12:57:58 AM
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Really the CAS4 stuff, with MIR's, end up being cheaper than the CAS 5 stuff. Initially your going to pay a little more, but I think it's worth the investment.

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Squidmaster   04-15-2008 at 09:22:55 PM
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It seems OCZ 4-4-4-15 is about $12 cheaper than Cosair 4-4-4-12. Is that worth worrying about?

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XMSYellowbeard   04-15-2008 at 09:25:52 PM
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Both are good brands, go with the one you trust. My advice would be to get a 2 x 2gb kit if you were considering 4 x 1gb. 2 x 2gb will perform better on the MOBO you have chosen.

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