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Gaming RAM, is this the best bang for my buck?


I am building a gaming machine, 680i MOBO, E6600, 8800GTS (640MB), etc.



Check out this RAM, Can you think of any RAM that is better bang for my buck than this?



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220161



I'll be ordering parts today or tomorrow.

    
xonto

you can get 4gb packages now check them out

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robina_80


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you can get 4gb packages now check them out



Even if he can, that mother board won't support over 2gb

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chupacabra


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Even if he can, that mother board won't support over 2gb



Huh?



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188013



How can that board not support 4GB?



Anyway, that is not even the question. I am just wondering if there is better RAM for my needs. Is it worth it to buy a different brand? If so, why? Do I really need to spend the extra money for 1066mhz RAM or should 800mhz be fine (That is, can the E6600 really even take advantage of 1066mhz RAM)?

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xonto


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Even if he can, that mother board won't support over 2gb



what



that board can support 8GB

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Nevakonaza

you can try this one, its cheaper and had a pretty good reviews:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590



or if you have the budget, try this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

similar to the above one but with better timing

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b3rt_d4ni3l


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you can try this one, its cheaper and had a pretty good reviews:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590



or if you have the budget, try this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

similar to the above one but with better timing



But you're not giving me any real reasoning behind those suggestions. I will either be getting really tight timings on 800mhz ram, or 5-5-5-15 or 5-5-5-12 timings on 1066mhz ram. But I want to know if 1066 is really worth it, based on my other specs. If it is, then within the 1066 variety, what is the best RAM for my buck? If 800 is good enough, then I'll obviously go for some better timings than the 1066.

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xonto

I missed the 1066 MHz part... sorry about that...

IMO, 800MHz RAM would be good for gaming computer and even overclocking... some people I have seen was using 667MHz RAM without noticeable difference compared to 800MHz...

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b3rt_d4ni3l


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Huh?



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188013



How can that board not support 4GB?



Anyway, that is not even the question. I am just wondering if there is better RAM for my needs. Is it worth it to buy a different brand? If so, why? Do I really need to spend the extra money for 1066mhz RAM or should 800mhz be fine (That is, can the E6600 really even take advantage of 1066mhz RAM)?



All mother boards with 680i doesn't support over 2gb just read the reviews and you'll see it, even if it says that can support up to 8gb it doesn't really do it mostly because of the drivers.

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chupacabra


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All mother boards with 680i doesn't support over 2gb just read the reviews and you'll see it, even if it says that can support up to 8gb it doesn't really do it mostly because of the drivers.



I can't find anything that suggests that my MOBO will limit me to 2 GB of RAM.

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