Greetings everyone,
I've come here after reading all that I can get my hands on about matching CPU to RAM to insure that you get the best data transfer rate possible - in short looking for good compatible combo to prevent bottlenecking.
Here's what I'm planning to purchase soon:
(All from NewEgg)
Intel Pentium D 915 Presler 2.8GHz
ASUS P5N-E SLI
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit (5-5-5-15 timing, voltage 1.8V - 2.0V)
Now all that I've read (that I could find) suggests this would be a great combo for allowing lots of room for overclocking, but I'm concerned I'm not doing the math correctly and the CPU/RAM will not work well at stock settings let alone when OC'ing begins.
Though the math and how they relate to each other (CPU to RAM and RAM to CPU in terms of compatibility or best match) still escapes me.
I know PD 915 is quad pumped, that gives me a flat out 200mhz FSB.
I know DDR2 is really just DDR x 2 chips therefore DDR2 800 is really DDR 400 x 2. And DDR is dual pumped so that really is 400/2 = 200mhz for it's frequency. I'm assuming that relates to DDR2 in a similar way - 800/4 = 200mhz.
So far it seems that it would be a great match, but I still feel I'm missing something, and I don't trust that I fully grasp the concept of the CPU/RAM bus relationship for compatibility.
Could someone provide some light on this further? Or fill in the "missing" parts of my understanding as I've listed so far.
I hope this helps explain my dilemma, in a (semi-)short way.
I've come here after reading all that I can get my hands on about matching CPU to RAM to insure that you get the best data transfer rate possible - in short looking for good compatible combo to prevent bottlenecking.
Here's what I'm planning to purchase soon:
(All from NewEgg)
Intel Pentium D 915 Presler 2.8GHz
ASUS P5N-E SLI
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit (5-5-5-15 timing, voltage 1.8V - 2.0V)
Now all that I've read (that I could find) suggests this would be a great combo for allowing lots of room for overclocking, but I'm concerned I'm not doing the math correctly and the CPU/RAM will not work well at stock settings let alone when OC'ing begins.
Though the math and how they relate to each other (CPU to RAM and RAM to CPU in terms of compatibility or best match) still escapes me.
I know PD 915 is quad pumped, that gives me a flat out 200mhz FSB.
I know DDR2 is really just DDR x 2 chips therefore DDR2 800 is really DDR 400 x 2. And DDR is dual pumped so that really is 400/2 = 200mhz for it's frequency. I'm assuming that relates to DDR2 in a similar way - 800/4 = 200mhz.
So far it seems that it would be a great match, but I still feel I'm missing something, and I don't trust that I fully grasp the concept of the CPU/RAM bus relationship for compatibility.
Could someone provide some light on this further? Or fill in the "missing" parts of my understanding as I've listed so far.
I hope this helps explain my dilemma, in a (semi-)short way.