- Joined
- Sep 9, 2003
- Location
- Houston, Texas
Currently, i'm in the process of piecing together a good quality system. I'm going to be ordering a P4 2.4c and Abit IC7-G from newegg.com pretty darn soon, within a week. I'm trying to figure out what kind of ram and how much i should use because i do a lot of 3d graphical intense things, more so than the average overclocker.
I use the following apps like i'm married to them:
Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Maya, Bryce 5, and Flash MX
I also game more than i use these apps as well. There is not a day that goes by, that i'm not playing with one of those apps for at least 2 hours straight. Even though, 1gb of ram would help me with those apps in the end i'm willing to sacrifice less ram (512mb) for a faster and meaner o/c.
I was thinking mushkin level 2 pc3500 ram but since you have to relax timings a bit to achieve a better overclock i'm dumbfounded in what i want to do here. I'm aiming for a minimal 3.4 o/c and no more than 3.5 but at the same time i will end up watercooling and removing the IHS on my P4.
Are my expectations too high? What can i do to keep my goal of 3.4 - 3.5?? and will having more ram hurt me in the long run, even if i invest in more expensive ram?
Note: Ram cost isnt an issue here whatsoever, as i'm willing to shell out $315USD for a "matched" pair of mushkin sticks...
I use the following apps like i'm married to them:
Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Maya, Bryce 5, and Flash MX
I also game more than i use these apps as well. There is not a day that goes by, that i'm not playing with one of those apps for at least 2 hours straight. Even though, 1gb of ram would help me with those apps in the end i'm willing to sacrifice less ram (512mb) for a faster and meaner o/c.
I was thinking mushkin level 2 pc3500 ram but since you have to relax timings a bit to achieve a better overclock i'm dumbfounded in what i want to do here. I'm aiming for a minimal 3.4 o/c and no more than 3.5 but at the same time i will end up watercooling and removing the IHS on my P4.
Are my expectations too high? What can i do to keep my goal of 3.4 - 3.5?? and will having more ram hurt me in the long run, even if i invest in more expensive ram?
Note: Ram cost isnt an issue here whatsoever, as i'm willing to shell out $315USD for a "matched" pair of mushkin sticks...