DDR2 or DDR3?. hi, experts i'm planning on building a pc for gaming i want to use e8500 and hd4870 for cpu and video card but i'm have a hard time choosing which memory to buy how much better do you think ddr3 is for gaming compared to ddr2 now and how...

E8500 wolfdale overclock with ddr2 ram and a 780i mobo. This is my first time with overclocking and was wondering if anyone could help me out. I really want to overclock to 3.6 or 3.8 ghz.... my specs are below, i have 1 graphics card right now (I know i'm...

going to open a big place for a netcafe, so gonna order about 20 comps, i want the best for gaming. cpu im going to use is gonna be both of E8500 and Q9550 Ram DDR2 on most,might get some with DDR3 260 GTX Nvidia card, Single not doing SLI WD 750...

going to open a big place for a netcafe, so gonna order about 20 comps, i want the best for gaming. cpu im going to use is gonna be both of E8500 and Q9550 Ram DDR2 on most,might get some with DDR3 260 GTX Nvidia card, Single not doing SLI WD 750...

E8500/P5Q-E overclock first timer. Hi I have a E8500 P5Q-E with a TRUE-120 and 2x2gb 1066 DDR2 G.Skill I wanted to know should I overclock my CPU? Even if with team fortress 2 and Counterstrike source I get well over 100fps 60-70fps in the worse cases....

an AM2+, plug in some DDR2 and you're good to go. Note - the AM2+ CPUs wont work in AM3 sockets or use DDR3. Only the AM3 CPUs can use socket AM2+ or AM3, and DDR2 or DDR3. To answer your question, the better performer is the E8500. If you OC you should...

voltage adusted correctly. Thanks very much :D You're welcome. Nice to help and Aussie. 8) > btw mobo is Asus P5Q3 S775 P45 with the Intel E8500 CPU The P5Q3 requires DDR3, not DDR2: (DDR3 2000(O.C) / 1600) Start out by leaving the memory settings...

enthusiast! I think it is important to remember the type of user the computer is aimed at as it makes a biiiiig difference! Best, Antonio Mid range would start at slow DDR2 and end at fast DDR2. I hate to be a voice of disagreement, but a $70 PS for...

3.6 vs even a 3.0 processor. You're right about the memory. 8gig helps it load a lot faster too. One of my friends just built a new machine with a DFI board, 8gig of 1066, ( ddr2 ) an e8500 and 2 4870's which he over clocked. Can run at high and very high...

GeForce GTX 285 Superclocked Edition 1GB (It's a beast(: ) OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (Same as what I have but, I have the copper pipe) GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale...