Q6600 OC Memory Question

ok, first of all, your P5N32-E SLI can only take DDR2, so you can only get DDR2.

I would pick up some DDR2-1066, a 2x2GB kit, and that will be fine. You can change the FSB/DRAM divider as needed.

That should work perfectly fine.

If you plan to stick to your Current 800mhz, then it all really depends on your current ram (if it is indeed 800mhz) it might only overclock to around 950 depending on the ram.

And just as an FYI, if you're confused with memory dividers, all it basically is is changing to your from the [800] speed bracket and moving it down to say, [667] on a 1:1 ratio, this is so that you can run your cpu at higher clocks without necessarily watching your RAM clocks, although you will know when they're running too fast or with errors.

Hope that helps.

jam3s

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once again, your motherboard doesn't support ddr3, or triple channel memory for that matter. And yes, that would equal FSB*3 as it is triple channel, 2 x 2 x 2. But you would need a new motherboard for that, and I can assure you you won't notice much of a difference, at least not a substantial one anyway.

jam3s

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Hi yeah, that's running 1:1 ratio...

You should at the very least pick up DDR2-800 or I would recommend DDR2-1066. It's better for you.

Theoretically, you are limited by your RAM because it's only letting you max out at 333 FSB (or so )

This way, you will gain some more headroom for overclocking. You would set the ratio to say [667] and it would be able to run higher than 333FSB.

jam3s

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Huh? You mean double data not dual channel?

Dual and tri have nothing to do with clocks. They have to do with bus bandwidth. Single=64bit, double=128bit, tri=192bit. So no it is not FSBx2 or FSBx3. On Intels it is FSB times 4 and not called quad channel. Called quad pumped.

DDR and dual are not the same.

Makav3li and jam3s. Thanks for pointing that out. Looks like Friday is here.

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If you use 1:1, 1066 will run at 667 if fsb is 333. The purpose to get 1066 so you can do different ratio 1:1,5:6 and 2:3 etc to increase performance.

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ram from any manufacturer is fine really, but some people just think that some manufacturers have better overclocking on the whole.. which is why you see quite a following on that gskill kit.

Personally, if they're the same timings/volts, pick the cheaper dom's.

jam3s

Double data is the right word. It works on the dual channel memory controllers so 2x 64-bit will be a 128-bit. Members do need to hear the correct terminology so I do appreciate all you pointing this out.

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I see no different between them other than one in back so pick one.