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Recommended RAM/mobo for Intel D 805 CPU?
Hi guys. What RAM/mobo would you recommend as best for the dual core
2.66GHz Intel D 805 CPU, if the intention is to buy one at stock speeds with the future option of "reasonable" overclocking? According to this article from Tom's Hardware, it seems the max recommended speed is DDR2-1066. http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/10...uk/page10.html However, by "reasonable" overclocking I mean no extra money spent on fancy heatsinks costing as much as the CPU and water cooling...so I will be setting more modest targets. Do you think DDR2-800 RAM and a matching mobo will do the job? How badly crippled will the 805D CPU be if I buy a cheapo DDR400 mobo for now until I am ready to overclock it? TIA. |
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Recommended RAM/mobo for Intel D 805 CPU?
On 2 Aug 2006 14:26:16 -0700, "altcomphardware"
wrote: Hi guys. What RAM/mobo would you recommend as best for the dual core 2.66GHz Intel D 805 CPU, if the intention is to buy one at stock speeds with the future option of "reasonable" overclocking? According to this article from Tom's Hardware, it seems the max recommended speed is DDR2-1066. http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/10...uk/page10.html However, by "reasonable" overclocking I mean no extra money spent on fancy heatsinks costing as much as the CPU and water cooling...so I will be setting more modest targets. Do you think DDR2-800 RAM and a matching mobo will do the job? No, modest targets with cost-effective replacement heatsink can easily mean FSB and memory go above DDR2-800 level. Remember what overclocking is, going HIGHER. I leave it to you whether you choose to overclock as far as can be done cost effectively or to be more conservative for heat (noise) or power or longevity (of motherboard, sometimes applicable) reasons... but in general, yes you want faster memory or memory with good timings so you can manually raise the timings to get higher bus speed. How badly crippled will the 805D CPU be if I buy a cheapo DDR400 mobo for now until I am ready to overclock it? Do not buy a cheapo motherboard with overclocking in mind. It's not always a good idea even for stock speed operation, but the cheap board will tend to have lower quality components more susceptible to o'c problems, shorter life, even fewer bios adjustments to facilitate the o'c. In short, a system built for overclocking needs built better than average to end up with average lifespan. We don't know how long you need for it to last though, but in the end if you ask should you use higher spec parts to overclock then the obvious answer is "yes". You could always buy the lower spec (or quality) parts and see what they'll do, if the overcocking is not nearly as important as the price difference. |
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Recommended RAM/mobo for Intel D 805 CPU?
Thanks Kony. I will follow your advice and buy a quality motherboard
instead of a cheapo one. |
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Recommended RAM/mobo for Intel D 805 CPU?
altcomphardware wrote: Thanks Kony. I will follow your advice and buy a quality motherboard instead of a cheapo one. Here's the motherboard I settled on. What do you guys think? http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...lName=GA-8N775 The DDR2-667 memory is less than the DDR2-800 I was hoping for, but the DDR2-800 motherboards seem to cost at least 2x more than the DDR2-667 motherboards. I can buy another Intel 805D CPU for that price difference! |
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Recommended RAM/mobo for Intel D 805 CPU?
On 3 Aug 2006 12:19:55 -0700, "altcomphardware"
wrote: altcomphardware wrote: Thanks Kony. I will follow your advice and buy a quality motherboard instead of a cheapo one. Here's the motherboard I settled on. What do you guys think? http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...lName=GA-8N775 The DDR2-667 memory is less than the DDR2-800 I was hoping for, but the DDR2-800 motherboards seem to cost at least 2x more than the DDR2-667 motherboards. I can buy another Intel 805D CPU for that price difference! I don't have any experience with Gigabyte P4 boards, Gigabyte makes some decent boards but that one looks like they left off a half dozen capacitors to cut costs. I can't know if it will matter in the long run, but I would think of it more as a cost-effective rather than overclocker's board. You definitely want good FSB spec if you want good o'c, as that's all there is with multiplier locked CPUs. |
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