Recommended ram for oc'ing q8200

[nuke27]

ok, so i am working with a q8200 cpu on gigabyte ep45-ud3p board. i have 2gb of cheapo 5300 ram on it right now. i am going to be upgrading from xp 32bit to 7 64-bit. ive made a list of the ram with in my $70 budget and was hoping i can get some opinions on which 4gb set would work best for OC'ing my q8200. NOTE i am not a gamer, i mainly work with video editing, photoshop and other demanding apps. it look like 1066 is out of my budget so ive compiled a list of 6400's i can afford.


patriot 4gb pc6400 PVS24G6400LLKNB http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4306216&sku=P33-5094&srkey=P33-5094


OCZ pc6400 OCZ2N800SR4GK http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZ2N800SR4GK-SLI-Ready-PC2-6400-Channel/dp/B000XFI1EE/ref=sr_1_3?tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1260393136&sr=8-3

OCZ pc6400 OCZ2P8004GK http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZ2P8004GK-DDR2-800MHz-4GB/dp/B000VY8O6M/ref=sr_1_1?tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1260394233&sr=1-1

 

[jsc]

The Core2 Gigabyte boards seem to be very forgiving about RAM. I have two P45's (L & P) with Patriot in one and Crucial Ballistix in another. I have a P35 that had OCZ in it but now has Crucial Ballistix in it. All RAM is DDR2-800 (PC6400).

There ain't no such thing as DDR2-1066 RAM. Got your attention now? 1066 RAM is just DDR2-800 RAM that has been tested to run at the higher speed, generally at a higher voltage and relaxed memory timings.

Of the three links you posted, the Patriot RAM looks to be your best choice.

Recommended threads:

HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - Guide v1.6.1
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/245679-11-guide-overclocking-ds3l-updated-2008
The P35 BIOS is very similar to the P45 BIOS.

I do not recommend trying to overclock the RAM. Change the Memory Clock Multiplier from AUTO to 2.00. That way, the memory clock will always be twice the FSB frequency.

The Q8200 is generally not a good overclocker. There's a good chance that you won't get more than 400 KHz - 600 KHz over stock.You may need better cooling. Here's a couple of popular, under $50 coolers:
Sunbeam
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
Xigmatec Dark Knight
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

The HDT style HSF's require a different approach to applying thermal compound.
Suggestions for applying thermal compound:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5

Keep your core voltage under 1.3625 volts and keep your CPU temps under 70 C. I recommend that you go into PC Health and set the CPU temperature warning to 70 C.

 

[nuke27]

The Core2 Gigabyte boards seem to be very forgiving about RAM. I have two P45's (L & P) with Patriot in one and Crucial Ballistix in another. I have a P35 that had OCZ in it but now has Crucial Ballistix in it. All RAM is DDR2-800 (PC6400).

There ain't no such thing as DDR2-1066 RAM. Got your attention now? 1066 RAM is just DDR2-800 RAM that has been tested to run at the higher speed, generally at a higher voltage and relaxed memory timings.

Of the three links you posted, the Patriot RAM looks to be your best choice.

Recommended threads:

HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - Guide v1.6.1
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/245679-11-guide-overclocking-ds3l-updated-2008
The P35 BIOS is very similar to the P45 BIOS.

I do not recommend trying to overclock the RAM. Change the Memory Clock Multiplier from AUTO to 2.00. That way, the memory clock will always be twice the FSB frequency.

The Q8200 is generally not a good overclocker. There's a good chance that you won't get more than 400 KHz - 600 KHz over stock.You may need better cooling. Here's a couple of popular, under $50 coolers:
Sunbeam
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
Xigmatec Dark Knight
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

The HDT style HSF's require a different approach to applying thermal compound.
Suggestions for applying thermal compound:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5

Keep your core voltage under 1.3625 volts and keep your CPU temps under 70 C. I recommend that you go into PC Health and set the CPU temperature warning to 70 C.

thanks for the advice i will definately look at those links. sorry i forgot to mention i already have a XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 http://www.newegg.com/Product cooler /Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003 and i used arctic silver 5 paste. i did EXACTLY what this guy did http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcO0DrLK804&feature=related . i knew the q8200 wasnt a great overclocker when i got it so i took those extra steps just in case i ever decided to try and OC it. i found one more set of corsairs that look nice that i am also considering. i like the patriot and am leaning towards them but these corsairs also look nice, are in my price range and have crazy reviews.

http://www.frys.com/product/6011558?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG