OK here is the deal. I'm putting together a system.
-I got a Geforce 6800GT GS (Gainward, guaranteed to run at 6800 ultra speeds)
-I have an IC7-G II Max motherboard. I have crapy RAM Kingston HyperX PC-3500
OK I know my CPU will do 3.6Ghz on air. It is a 3.0C. So that would be at 240Mhz FSB. However there is no way I can ran at 1:1 ratio on this RAM. So I want to buy new RAM. I can get 550Mhz RAM 2x256MB of OCZ fairly cheap.
My question is. If I can only hit 240Mhz FSB or maybe 243-244. Is it worth to buy that RAM? Is there any way I can have the RAM running at a higher rate than the CPU?
Also is 512MB enough for today's games? Would I be better off getting mmm 466Mhz RAM that could possibly do 488Mhz and get 1GB instead of 512MB?
I have 2x512 now and I know some games eat a lot of RAM so I really don't know what to decide. Any suggestions?
Right now I can get this for $129+free shipping
512MB, PC4400, Dual-channel Optimized, Timings: 3-4-4-8, copper color heat spreader included, (2 x 256 kit)
-I got a Geforce 6800GT GS (Gainward, guaranteed to run at 6800 ultra speeds)
-I have an IC7-G II Max motherboard. I have crapy RAM Kingston HyperX PC-3500
OK I know my CPU will do 3.6Ghz on air. It is a 3.0C. So that would be at 240Mhz FSB. However there is no way I can ran at 1:1 ratio on this RAM. So I want to buy new RAM. I can get 550Mhz RAM 2x256MB of OCZ fairly cheap.
My question is. If I can only hit 240Mhz FSB or maybe 243-244. Is it worth to buy that RAM? Is there any way I can have the RAM running at a higher rate than the CPU?
Also is 512MB enough for today's games? Would I be better off getting mmm 466Mhz RAM that could possibly do 488Mhz and get 1GB instead of 512MB?
I have 2x512 now and I know some games eat a lot of RAM so I really don't know what to decide. Any suggestions?
Right now I can get this for $129+free shipping
512MB, PC4400, Dual-channel Optimized, Timings: 3-4-4-8, copper color heat spreader included, (2 x 256 kit)