Hi, thanks in advance and apologies in advance as well, for this noob question I'm about to ask.
I'm buying a new PC since my last one died (burnt mobo). I'm planning on using this computer for everything: gaming (moderate), editing and ripping (moderate), office (highly), other stuff. Not really interested in the components themselves but I like very good performance, and high extension capabilities for the future. So far, my budget allows me the following:
ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe Wi-Fi AP
Intel Core2Duo E8500 (3,33Ghz, 1333Mhz FSB, 6MiB L2)
PSU CoolerMaster Extreme 600W Dual Rail
Thermaltake Soprano RS101
Seagate 500Gb HDD 32MB Buffer, 7200 rpm
ATI Radeon HD3650 512Mb (Sapphire)
And here's the issue: probably you noticed I'm missing the RAM modules. The thing is, I know I have to match frequencies. Yet, my conclusion so far is that: it's not possible with the chosen processor, right? The E8500 Intel's processor work with a real clock of 333Mhz, right? Now, I know the motherboard supports this processor since from ASUS' webpage:
Processors FSB: 1600 (by Overclocking) / 1333 / 1066 / 800 Mhz
Yet, for the DDR3 Memory: 4xDIMM, Maximum 16GB - DDR2 2000 (by overclocking) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 Mhz.
And, now, to match the processor's clock I should be using DDR3-667, which is non-existent and not supported by the Asus mobo.
What should I do? Change the processor? or go with a DDR3-1333? How many modules (Considering 2GB or 4GB)?
I'm buying a new PC since my last one died (burnt mobo). I'm planning on using this computer for everything: gaming (moderate), editing and ripping (moderate), office (highly), other stuff. Not really interested in the components themselves but I like very good performance, and high extension capabilities for the future. So far, my budget allows me the following:
ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe Wi-Fi AP
Intel Core2Duo E8500 (3,33Ghz, 1333Mhz FSB, 6MiB L2)
PSU CoolerMaster Extreme 600W Dual Rail
Thermaltake Soprano RS101
Seagate 500Gb HDD 32MB Buffer, 7200 rpm
ATI Radeon HD3650 512Mb (Sapphire)
And here's the issue: probably you noticed I'm missing the RAM modules. The thing is, I know I have to match frequencies. Yet, my conclusion so far is that: it's not possible with the chosen processor, right? The E8500 Intel's processor work with a real clock of 333Mhz, right? Now, I know the motherboard supports this processor since from ASUS' webpage:
Processors FSB: 1600 (by Overclocking) / 1333 / 1066 / 800 Mhz
Yet, for the DDR3 Memory: 4xDIMM, Maximum 16GB - DDR2 2000 (by overclocking) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 Mhz.
And, now, to match the processor's clock I should be using DDR3-667, which is non-existent and not supported by the Asus mobo.
What should I do? Change the processor? or go with a DDR3-1333? How many modules (Considering 2GB or 4GB)?