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I'm looking to upgrade my P4 Desktop. I'm not much of a gamer anymore. Mostly I do web surfing(many pages open at a time), playing songs, ripping movies, burning discs, etc.
Here's the mobo and processor I've been looking at. It fits all my needs, no problems there. I'm mainly just looking to see what people think of these pieces, their experiences with the company(good or bad), etc. If you would recommend something else, by all means let me know.
Mobo:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Processor:
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor - Processors - Desktops
I used that processor in a previous build for a customer and it was quite speedy, very happy with it. I also had it teamed with a Gigabyte board(although it was another model).
Not sure which memory I should get between these two though:
I will be buying 4GB of memory total(two sticks).
Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P1150LV4GK - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ2B1150LV4GK - Desktop Memory
On Gigabyte's webpage, it says this under the certified memory section.
Note: Due to AMD AM2+ CPU limitation, memory module DDR2 1066 or above speed is only supported by 1 dimm per channel.
Am I understanding this correctly that if I run each memory module in separate channels I will be able to run them at DDR21150 speeds but if I put them in dual channel mode(or add two more 2GB sticks), they will all run in DDR2 1000 mode?
I thought the point of dual channel RAM was for more speed but yet they say it takes away speed if you run them in dual channel?
I found this set of memory for a better price but the voltage is higher than recommended for the mobo I chose. Probably a bad idea I suppose.
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Desktop Memory
I don't keep up on the hardware side of things that much so any help is appreciated.
Here's the mobo and processor I've been looking at. It fits all my needs, no problems there. I'm mainly just looking to see what people think of these pieces, their experiences with the company(good or bad), etc. If you would recommend something else, by all means let me know.
Mobo:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Processor:
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor - Processors - Desktops
I used that processor in a previous build for a customer and it was quite speedy, very happy with it. I also had it teamed with a Gigabyte board(although it was another model).
Not sure which memory I should get between these two though:
I will be buying 4GB of memory total(two sticks).
Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P1150LV4GK - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ2B1150LV4GK - Desktop Memory
On Gigabyte's webpage, it says this under the certified memory section.
Note: Due to AMD AM2+ CPU limitation, memory module DDR2 1066 or above speed is only supported by 1 dimm per channel.
Am I understanding this correctly that if I run each memory module in separate channels I will be able to run them at DDR21150 speeds but if I put them in dual channel mode(or add two more 2GB sticks), they will all run in DDR2 1000 mode?
I thought the point of dual channel RAM was for more speed but yet they say it takes away speed if you run them in dual channel?
I found this set of memory for a better price but the voltage is higher than recommended for the mobo I chose. Probably a bad idea I suppose.
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Desktop Memory
I don't keep up on the hardware side of things that much so any help is appreciated.