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hey whassup?
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i am going to buy the following Parts:
Asus P5E
Intel C2D E8500
Corsair 2x1GB 1066 Mhz
Sapphire Radeon HD4870 GDDR5
Corsair 620 W PSU
Enermax Chakra

now my question is:
what's better for my Motherboard: DDRII 800Mhz or 1066MHZ
i am not going to O.C...
thanks in Advance
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It's a X38 motherboard.
Stick to DDR2-800. There are some compatibility problems with DDR2-1066.
Save the extra money if you are not going to overclock.
You could even go with DDR2-666, although I would recommend DDR2-800.

 
Are you talking about P5E X38 or P5E Deluxe X48? Either way, if you're not considering Crossfire you could save a bunch with a GA-EP43-DS3L or a P5Q, depending on what features you want.

If you do want to be able to use Crossfire later, I'd recommend a 750TX or Silencer 750W instead of the 620HX. (The 620HX can do the job, but it's a bit of a stretch IMO.) They are cheaper too. Either P5E would be fine for Crossfire.

Get 2x2GB of DDR2-800.

If you need a HDD and a burner I recommend WD6400AAKS and SH-S203B.

Edit: funny, the X48 version is cheaper than the X38 right now at newegg. I didn't expect that...

 
It depends. If you don't overclock, get DDR2-800. It will be just as good and cheaper.

If you do overclock, DDR2-1066 is better. Still, DDR2-800 is enough IMO. For example you can run the MB at 400MHz, the RAM at 800MHz and the CPU at 3.6GHz, and DDR2-800 will be just fine for that.

If you're into overclocking add a cooler to your list.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003&Tpk=Xigmatek+HDT-S1283
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019&Tpk=Xigmatek+retention
 

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thanks again Aevm but i am not going to overclock so how am i going to run CPU @ 3.6GHZ? and can you overclock your MB? (i am not going to do Overclock to any of my parts..)
 
OK. Get the (E8500 OEM + an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro cooler) or (E8500 retail) - whatever you find cheaper.

Also, get 2x2GB DDR2-800, 750TX, P5E. Add a second HD 4870 next year when it's cheaper.



 

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yea thats what i was going to do .. now updated:
C2D E8500
Corsair XMSDHX PC2-6400 2x2 CL5 (CL4 is for overlockers...)
Asus P5E
Corsair TX750
btw i heard that Xigmatek is better than Arctic cooling ... in the coolers round up.. and AC Freezer 7 pro looks i dunno.. Cheap...are you sure it will be good??
and what's better OCZ or Corsair?