Hi all!
I was directed here from the Fallout3nexux forums by Rondeth who said i'd find more knowledgeable answers here!
Im buying new RAM so Fallout 3 can look as lovely as it does on a platform and hopefully better!
Here are my specs:
2.67 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
EVGA Nvidia NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3L
Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
(interestingly enough, i have the CPU overclocked to 3.33 in BIOS but Windows still reads it at 2.67...)
After reading the basic memory knowledge sticky and swearing off Crucial Ballistix, the last RAM i had which burned out just after a year, i have decided to get either G. Skill or Mushkin. A little more expensive but hopfully worth the money.
My question is what timings and speed should i be looking for?
It seems that 4-4-4-12 DDR2 800 is cheaper than 5-5-5-15 DDR2 1066 at Newegg regardless of manufacturer. Is the extra 20 bucks worth it with my setup? What ram would you suggest for my MoBo? Also do i really need to D/L the latest Gigabyte BIOS Drivers, i'm scared to mess anything up!
Any ideas on what would be best for my computer? I'm mainly concerned with my FSB speed of 333 and i don't know how to choose the best ram for that speed, if bottlenecks will occur etc...
Thanks in advance, i'm hoping to place my order late tonight or tomorrow...
I was directed here from the Fallout3nexux forums by Rondeth who said i'd find more knowledgeable answers here!
Im buying new RAM so Fallout 3 can look as lovely as it does on a platform and hopefully better!
Here are my specs:
2.67 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
EVGA Nvidia NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3L
Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
(interestingly enough, i have the CPU overclocked to 3.33 in BIOS but Windows still reads it at 2.67...)
After reading the basic memory knowledge sticky and swearing off Crucial Ballistix, the last RAM i had which burned out just after a year, i have decided to get either G. Skill or Mushkin. A little more expensive but hopfully worth the money.
My question is what timings and speed should i be looking for?
It seems that 4-4-4-12 DDR2 800 is cheaper than 5-5-5-15 DDR2 1066 at Newegg regardless of manufacturer. Is the extra 20 bucks worth it with my setup? What ram would you suggest for my MoBo? Also do i really need to D/L the latest Gigabyte BIOS Drivers, i'm scared to mess anything up!
Any ideas on what would be best for my computer? I'm mainly concerned with my FSB speed of 333 and i don't know how to choose the best ram for that speed, if bottlenecks will occur etc...
Thanks in advance, i'm hoping to place my order late tonight or tomorrow...
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