I'm working towards my first build which is based around a Q6600 CPU, Radeon HD 4850 GPU, and a Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R motherboard. My intent is to overclock the system once I get it up and running.
I've been looking at memory for the board and want to put in 4 x 2Gb of DDR2-800 RAM. In reading through the threads, most push towards using CL4 RAM instead of CL5 which makes sense. However, when I look at RAM at newegg, all the RAM at 1.8V is CL5 and you have to go to higher voltages to get CL4.
I know that the DDR2 spec specifies min/typ/max voltages of 1.7/1.8/1.9V so I'm assuming the CL4 memory has just been spec'd at the higher voltage conditions. Should I stick with 1.8V RAM and try bumping up the voltage to reduce the latency, or should I stick with RAM that has already been spec'd at the higher voltages? If I go with the latter, how will it work at 1.8V?
Thanks.
I've been looking at memory for the board and want to put in 4 x 2Gb of DDR2-800 RAM. In reading through the threads, most push towards using CL4 RAM instead of CL5 which makes sense. However, when I look at RAM at newegg, all the RAM at 1.8V is CL5 and you have to go to higher voltages to get CL4.
I know that the DDR2 spec specifies min/typ/max voltages of 1.7/1.8/1.9V so I'm assuming the CL4 memory has just been spec'd at the higher voltage conditions. Should I stick with 1.8V RAM and try bumping up the voltage to reduce the latency, or should I stick with RAM that has already been spec'd at the higher voltages? If I go with the latter, how will it work at 1.8V?
Thanks.