What does the (OC) mean on DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066

[vexun11]

I am about to order some parts for a new build and I saw a really good deal on some ddr3 memory

http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingItem.aspx?ItemList=N82E16820231306

and a good motherboard to go with it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131631

and of course the cpu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

Would all that work out? the main reason im curious is because on the motherboard it has ddr3 2000(O.C) on it which makes me wonder if it is saying it will only run 2000 with 1600 overclocked to 2000, does that mean I can not run ddr3 2000?

Thanks

 

[vexun11]

ok good, that relieves some stress. I wont overclock, I just want to make sure that I am not harming the cpu by using stock cooling, will I be able to atleast play games with max settings or let the turbo mode work at default speeds? I read that with my amd x2 5600+ its bad for the cpu to go above 60, this thing gets up to 62-63 it worries me but its stable at those temps, I am worried that the i7 will be higher then that because I have heard people in forums saying their temps are in the 70's and 80's acting like its normal and no big deal..

what does intel say the temps are safe to be?? Did they say there is a certain limit, like anything over x amount is bad. I thought anything over 60 would degrade the cpu.

It's crazy reading about people with such high temps acting like it's no big deal when they are putting such an expensive cpu at risk..

Thanks again for sticking around and giving me feedback!

 

[vexun11]

I am soo shocked at how fast this system is. I am used to playing crysis with 15-25fps on very high, I went in the game and it felt like I was looking at a wall when I was overlooking the whole island, this is amazing! I had no idea my video card had this kind of power.

w00t ness

 

[welshmousepk]

lol, grats.

you seem to not realize that 1156 is a NEWER socket than 1366. the reason they outperform i7s is that they have the DDR and PCIe controllers on-die (integrated with the chip) instead of on the motherboard. this gives greater bandwidth and therefore more performance. turning off HT won't help games, but it won't hinder them either.

again, the 1366 is a server board. and for the real high end stuff like the first 6 core. eventually the stuff will filter down to LGA1156 where it will perform better and cost less. the point still remains that the 980x is still the only chip that has been released for the platform since 1156 launched, whereas 1156 has had more than a dozen.

im not saying the 1366 boards aren't good, because they are, but not only are they less suited to gaming but they are certainly less futureproof.
unless of course you want to spend 1000 dollars on the next incremental CPU upgrade.

either way though, you still have a fun system. you may be limited to horrendously expensive upgrades until the next platform is released but tbh you probably won't need to upgrade til then anyway. In the mean time just enjoy that nice system you have

 

[vexun11]

The LGA1156 (P55) is great performing platform and would serve you well, especially for the price.

The LGA1366 (X58) is the premium platform which has Triple-Channel DDR3 support, full PCI-E x16 2.0 bandwidth over two or more slots and supports Intel's latest Core i7 chips including the upcoming six core i7 980-X. This also makes it a bit more future proof compared to the P55 based platform, although it is more expensive.

I suppose the easiest way of putting it would be:

If you just want a good all round performing platform which will outperform the previous generation of Intel technology and isn't as big on the wallet then go for a LGA1156 P55 based system.

If however, you plan on building a monster system with 4GB+ of Triple-Channel DDR3 RAM, a 4GHz+ overclock on the CPU and a fairly high end video card such as the ATI 5800/5900 series which will be lasting for a good few years then go for a LGA1366 X58 based setup.

I have been reading all over about 1366 being more future proof and a lot better if you have the money. You think 1156 is more future proof?


a lot of people are saying that the 1156 is now mid grade performance and 1366 is the best and will for sure be more future proof, you are the first person ive seen who says 1156 is more future proof

 

[vexun11]

Also what about core 9's? I hear they are not going to be compatible with 1156 but only 1366