Fakum
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 Posted: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:54:25 Post Subject: Confusing Ram Numbers |
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I spent the evening trying to brush up on what all the numbers mean for purchasing memory. I am pretty compfortable with the Cas Latency and the other numbers such as “4-4-4-12” (lower is better is my understanding) What I don’t have a handle on is the other numbers e.g.
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
DDR 800, what do I make of this number “(800)”? Do I try to match this with the Motherboard Specs if it says “Memory Standard
DDR2 533/667/800 and up to 1200 MHz”
And what about “(PC2 6400)” What does this all mean?
I am putting a Christmas list together to do an upgrade,(budget = $1000) the following components are what I am considering for purchase. There is so much ram out there, it will make your head spin. This aspect seems to be the most difficult for me to figure out. I want to get the most bang for my buck. I am using this new PC for gaming, I don’t really dabble in overclocking, but it would be nice to go for it. Here is the list so far.
MOBO option 1:EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
MOBO option 2: GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
MOBO option 3: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard REV 2
CPU: Intel Core 2 Q6600 GO stepping
Video: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB 16X PCI Express
Power Supply ADD-ON: Thermaltake W0099RU PurePower Power Express 250W Power Supply |
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