I'm putting together an nvidia 680i with an e6660 and intend to overclock it (how far, I'm not yet certain). I don't really want to spend the money for pc8500, so I'll be going for pc6400. I've been reading through a lot of stuff here, elsewhere on the net and at Newegg and am now thoroughly baffled.
All of the lines which had a positive history for overclocking (including in the Newegg customer reviews) now are filled with comments stating that "this doesn't overclock for crap now that they stopped using micron". This includes Corsair, G.Skill, Super Talent and even OCZ.
I'm not looking to set an overclocking record, but I do hope to boost the e6600 to, perhaps, 3.4ghz.
So, I have two questions:
First, what would you suggest I consider purchasing with respect to my above goal that would fit within the $200-$300 range for 2x1gb? (I'll be purchasing two sets for 4gb).
Second, why has everyone moved off of micron for any of their under-pc7200 lines?
All of the lines which had a positive history for overclocking (including in the Newegg customer reviews) now are filled with comments stating that "this doesn't overclock for crap now that they stopped using micron". This includes Corsair, G.Skill, Super Talent and even OCZ.
I'm not looking to set an overclocking record, but I do hope to boost the e6600 to, perhaps, 3.4ghz.
So, I have two questions:
First, what would you suggest I consider purchasing with respect to my above goal that would fit within the $200-$300 range for 2x1gb? (I'll be purchasing two sets for 4gb).
Second, why has everyone moved off of micron for any of their under-pc7200 lines?