Quad-Core Build

[aspire]

As long as I get the rebate

 

[SpikedCola]

ygpm

 

[SpikedCola]

Newegg.com - OCZ ReaperX HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

or

NCIX.com - Buy G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPI Pi PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit - F2-8000CL5D-4GBPI In Canada.
?

Which will overclock better/run stabler/etc? I like the idea of the heatpipes & heatsinks on the ReaperX's

 

[aspire]

NCIX.com - Buy Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Kit W/ LEDs - BL2KIT12864AL804 In Canada.

Get these.

 

[SpikedCola]

Those are what I have now - they get freakin' hot. Ive read reviews about the heat spreaders coming loose and I can see it on mine - the way the clips hold the heat spreaders on, it pulls away near the pins and pulls together near the top, so about half the chip has a good connection with the thermal pad. I took the clips off so hopefully the spreaders stay on all the way, but that seems like bad design to me. And that's running stock clocks, I cant imagine if I was overclocking like mad.

Anyways, it should be easier to overclock 2x2gb sticks than 4x1gb sticks, correct?

 

[aspire]

Those sticks will overclock better than basically anything else.

And yes they get hot.

I have a limited edition version of them and I use that ocz mem cooler to keep them in line.

4xgb will overclock better prodided you get good chips. I.e. D9's

 

[SpikedCola]

And it should say D9 somewhere in the chips' model #? Ill take a look at the ones Ive got.

 

[gurusan]

4x1gb stresses the memory controller quite a lot and can potentially limit your FSB.

2x2gb setups are better for overclocking, I would grab the OCZ ReaperX

 

[SpikedCola]

^^ Thats what I thought. I'd always figured that having two chips would minimize the chance that there would be differences in the chips, vs having four sticks and there being more of a difference, if that makes sense. Plus I like the idea of raised heatsinks on the ReaperX's