I Would love to hear your ADVICE!!

[Bozzvegas]

I really need some advice on what Ram to purchase! I'm running a e6600 on a 680i motherboard and I intend to overclock my cpu moderatly down the road!

Here are the Ram choices I have available to me! (I'm also unsure if i should purchase 2 Gigs or 4 gigs , 4 1 gig sticks or 4 512mb dimm packages??? Help PLEASE!

K-Byte 1GB PC4200 240-Pin DDR2 533MHz Memory

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10064747&catid=20359

K-Byte 1GB PC5300 240-Pin DDR2 667MHz Memory

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10064750&catid=20359

K-Byte 512MB DDR2 700MHz PC-5600 Desktop Memory

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10065086&catid=20359

Kingston 1GB DDR2 533MHz DIMM Memory

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10063357&catid=20359

Kingston 1GB DDR2 533MHz DIMM Memory Kit

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10063358&catid=20359

ANY SUGGESTIONS AND HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!! THANK YOU

 

[SEALBoy]

If you're going to overclock, I suggest going for DDR2-800 RAM from a reputable manufacturer (Corsair, Kingston, Crucial, etc... dunno how good KByte is).

Also, go for 2x1GB. 4GB is a bit of overkill right now and will be hella expensive. I'd give you links to newegg, but since you're in Canada...

 

[ak47is1337]

Go with a 2x1gb setup. How much are you overclocking? What is your budget?

 

[MadHacker]

this is what i have running in my machine and it works well...
also a friend of mine has the same ram running in his EVGA 680i board.

OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19337&vpn=OCZ2P800R22GK&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology
2 gigs for $334.12 after $32 mail in rebate...
also it is Canadian site.

 

[AdamBomb42]

First off don't buy from WorstBuy, they suck. Newegg is the way to go. These are what I suggest for the budget minded person.

GeIL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

I have used both GeIL and G.Skill in many builds with no issues and they are not crazy expensive. These also have pretty good timing.

 

[SEALBoy]

He's in Canada. Newegg doesn't ship there.

 

[Bozzvegas]

Thanks for the advice so far guys! KEEP IT COMING! I don't plan on overclocking much 3 or 3.2 would be great! I also hate having to by from best buy!! But as of right now i'm strapped for cash!(xmas) and usuing my best buy card is my only option!! Should i wait and get 2 one gig sticks or can i put something good together on 4gb at 700???

 

[MadHacker]

you can get 2x 512 gig sticks... and later get 2x 1 gig sticks for 3 gigs of ram...
if the speed of teh ram is difrent it will always default to speed of teh slower ram

 

[Bozzvegas]

is 5600 700hz ram fast enough!?

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

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