What kind of RAM would be best?

escalade213 · 07-16-2007, 04:22 PM

i'm building myself a computer and i was wondering which ram would be best for it i was thinking Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800 RAM
but i was wondering if that's the wisest choice or not and if there's anything better let me know...as long as it's below $250 Canadian i'll be willing to get it.

My system Specs are gonna be

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz
Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX
PSU: Silencer 750 Quad
Hardrive:Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB 16MB Serial ATA-300
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GTX
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE

**TheMatt** · 07-18-2007, 01:14 PM

That RAM would be good. You really won't benefit from RAM faster than 533 MHz in a dual channel pair in a system like that though because of the limits of the FSB bandwidth. I would get a dual channel pair of 667 MHz RAM though so you will be ready to get a 1333 MHz FSB processor. Faster RAM won't be bad, it will just be more money that will only be of benefit if you want to overclock.

It sounds like the RAM is within your budget, so go for it.

escalade213 · 07-18-2007, 03:52 PM

the site i'm buying from says that the bus speed of the processor is 1066MHz and the front side bus of the motherboard is 1333MHz i don't get how i won't profit fully from this ram?
could you please explain?

**TheMatt** · 07-18-2007, 04:11 PM

Simple or Complex version?

Simply, you need two identical sticks of RAM that run at half the processor bus speed to make the bandwidth of the processor and memory buses synchronous.

If you want to overclock, get the fastest memory your motherboard supports to avoid stability issues.

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escalade213 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada,Quebec Posts: 44 OS: Vista Home Premium	What kind of RAM would be best? i'm building myself a computer and i was wondering which ram would be best for it i was thinking Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800 RAM but i was wondering if that's the wisest choice or not and if there's anything better let me know...as long as it's below $250 Canadian i'll be willing to get it. My system Specs are gonna be Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX PSU: Silencer 750 Quad Hardrive:Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB 16MB Serial ATA-300 Video Card: GeForce 8800 GTX Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE

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TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: What kind of RAM would be best? That RAM would be good. You really won't benefit from RAM faster than 533 MHz in a dual channel pair in a system like that though because of the limits of the FSB bandwidth. I would get a dual channel pair of 667 MHz RAM though so you will be ready to get a 1333 MHz FSB processor. Faster RAM won't be bad, it will just be more money that will only be of benefit if you want to overclock. It sounds like the RAM is within your budget, so go for it. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

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escalade213 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada,Quebec Posts: 44 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: What kind of RAM would be best? the site i'm buying from says that the bus speed of the processor is 1066MHz and the front side bus of the motherboard is 1333MHz i don't get how i won't profit fully from this ram? could you please explain?

07-18-2007, 04:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: What kind of RAM would be best? Simple or Complex version? Simply, you need two identical sticks of RAM that run at half the processor bus speed to make the bandwidth of the processor and memory buses synchronous. If you want to overclock, get the fastest memory your motherboard supports to avoid stability issues. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt : 07-18-2007 at 04:12 PM.