OCing e8400 to 4.0ghz on air what is best ram 800 or 1066 for gaming?

[licid24]

just 2 options i liked

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

thanks guys i dont know if i need 800 or 1066 for an over clock like this. im going to be using a x38 board.

 

[shadowduck]

3.6 is 1:1 with DDR2-800 RAM. Higher than that get DDR2-1066 but be aware are they issues with it. DDR2-800 is more stable and will overclock to a point, but maybe not high enough for 4GHz.

 

[licid24]

ok i was thinking like 445x9 = 4.005
I think i can get that out of a x38 np and with some good ddr2800 OCed to 900 id be 1:1 right?

 

[shadowduck]

that would be DDR2-890 so yeah 900 would get you close.

 

[ausch30]

That Reaper 6400 looks good and you could just loosen the timings to 5-5-5-12 or 15 and it would likely get to 1066 anyway so don't waste your money on the higher priced RAM.

 

[Mousemonkey]

That Reaper 6400 looks good and you could just loosen the timings to 5-5-5-12 or 15 and it would likely get to 1066 anyway so don't waste your money on the higher priced RAM.

[:mousemonkey:4] I had mine @ 4-3-3-15, which might explain the instability issues. You gotta love beer I completely overlooked that :lol: but I still got to 4ghz on air, woot