....building my own intel pc :P.
I have been bought a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R as an incentive (my choice though) and propose the following:-
E8500 E0 (been offered one cheaper than a E8400 :) )
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler
The thing I am not sure about is memory,I have a choice of the following three:-
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C6 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500AD2K2/4G)
I believe I could use pc2-6400,but have been offered one of the above sets,and the board supports pc2-8500,so why not?
My questions are:
Will the board be ok with any of the above sets,or would one be better/more compatible than the others,If you use or have used any of these please share your experience.
From a first start up scenario,will I need to change any settings in the bios for this memory (think they range 2.0v-2.1v-2.2v,don't really understand all that) or will the m/board do it automatically?
I am trying to make sure that the memory I buy is 100% compatible,tried & true with this board so if you recommend something else please let me know.
Thanks in advance,all help is appreciated....
I have been bought a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R as an incentive (my choice though) and propose the following:-
E8500 E0 (been offered one cheaper than a E8400 :) )
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler
The thing I am not sure about is memory,I have a choice of the following three:-
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C6 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500AD2K2/4G)
I believe I could use pc2-6400,but have been offered one of the above sets,and the board supports pc2-8500,so why not?
My questions are:
Will the board be ok with any of the above sets,or would one be better/more compatible than the others,If you use or have used any of these please share your experience.
From a first start up scenario,will I need to change any settings in the bios for this memory (think they range 2.0v-2.1v-2.2v,don't really understand all that) or will the m/board do it automatically?
I am trying to make sure that the memory I buy is 100% compatible,tried & true with this board so if you recommend something else please let me know.
Thanks in advance,all help is appreciated....
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