C2D question

[bobojuice]

Can i get away with using the 3gb of PC2-533 i have on a C2d system?

 

[Waphlez]

Why would you need 3GB? You won't see any better performance gain over 2GB with Windows XP, maybe if your using Vista. Usually, from what I am told, XP runs less stable when you run over 2GB. If your going to buy new DDR2 ram, just get 2GB of DDR 667 or 800.

 

[darkop16]

i wouldn't see why not...as long as its ddr2 ram, but don't expect a good overclock.

just to make sure, i searched for your ram and compared it to my ram to make sure the pins were right:

g.skill ddr2 800

mushkin pc2-4200

As long as those pins are the same, you should be good to go.

 

[bobojuice]

I already have the extra 2 gigs of ram. Its gskill pc2-533 just like my mushkin. Thing is i want to upgrade, and i was just thinking of getting a different board and oc'ing my p4 but if im gonna start spending all this money, i might as well get something that's gonna last me longer. Am i gonna have to run my ram at a higher freq?

 

[cwiz]

so thats like ddr2 66mhz?

u'r not gonna like the performance u get outta that

 

[darkop16]

Its normal FSB would be 266mhz. When i got my e6600, it ran 266mhz:

9x266mhz= 2.4ghz

So w/ a e6600, you would have just enough to run it at stock. But since its oc ram you may get it higher but your still going to be severely limited by your ram when you try to oc the C2D.

 

[bobojuice]

Thanks, thats all i wanted to know. Ive heard of that gskill going up to 667 pretty easily, so we'll see what i can do. But now that i know that i can run it with this ram ill spring for the c2d. Any recommendations on a nice mobo in the $100-150 range?

 

[Waphlez]

If you not going SLi a Gigabyte DS3 motherboard it good, I've got one and it's great.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...category=&description=DS3&Ntk=all&srchInDesc=

either of those two kinds are good

 

[KingAustin]

I have 2GB of g.skill DDR2 533 in my system and you can't overclock stably with this RAM (or at least high enough for you to even notice an overclock). Only reason I got 533 was I bought my PC when RAM prices went out the freaking roof and had to settle.