memory question for the asus p5k-e....

[sithxace]

the mobo supports ddr2 800 or 1066, I could buy 1066 but I was thinking would it be cheaper/better if I bought ddr2 1000 and overclock it a bit to get to 1066 while saving money. Better, get ddr2 800 and overclock to 1066 as lower price. I will buying 4GB of ram in the end.... Can I buy 1000? It doesnt mention anything about 1000.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Some P5K series are very picky with 1066 ram and won run under 1066 if you use it. If this is the case 1000 wont run at all. Download and read the manuals memory section.

 

[sithxace]

what memory brands are compatible with the motherboard? I hear some dont. I am currently looking at G.SKILL and OCZ Reaper both are 2GB x 2

 

[doubletake33]

i have the P5K-E mobo and used to run it with 2gigs of Crucial ballistics DDR2 800 cl. 4,4,4,12. and roadrunner is right about reported issues with this mobo and 1066 speed mem. and that's why i played it safe and went with DDR2 800. besides, it's plenty fast with the 800 speeds!

but i recently upgraded to vista 64bit and now use 4gigs of Corsair XMS2 DDR8 cl. 4,4,4,12 mem and they both ran good on my board.

i would just go with DDR2 800 and overclock them. the two types mentioned overclock very well. but keep in mind that the (above mentioned) Corsair are designed for 64bit op systems and they don't recomend using them with 32bit systems. but i've always known OCZ, Crucial and Corsair brands to overclock well.

 

[sithxace]

the setup will be core 2 e6850 , this mobo with 4gb of ddr 2 800 ram. i wonder how much faster this system will be from my current system: athlon x2 3800+ 2.5GB DDR333

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[Zorg]

... but keep in mind that the (above mentioned) Corsair are designed for 64bit op systems and they don't recomend using them with 32bit systems.

What?

Do you have any links to support this, not including the 32bit 3G limitation?