Choose ram ddr2 for oc e8600

[mitsurugi]

Hi. I have an asus p5q deluxe motherboard: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5Q_Deluxe/overview/
some ocz ddr2 800mhz memory and an e8400 at 4ghz.
I just bought an e8600 to try to increase the micro's frequency more. My idea is to get at least 4.5ghz with air.
The thing is that I was thinking about buying better ddr2 ram, which do you recommend? I would like some 4ghz of the highest quality to do that oc. I thought about some pc2-8500 like these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289
Any advice?

[amd125]

Hello:

For one thing, some type of 1066 memory can help you, although with a micro with such a high multiplier, even with some sad Kingston 800, it can overclock well. I say this because some Kingston 800 could go up to 1,000. With the memory you indicated, I have read reviews of your micro at over 4.2-4.3 by air, but you won't be able to get much more out of it without the temperatures rising a lot. Try first with your memory to see how it goes.

On the other hand, I would ask you what you use the computer for.

More than anything because investing in DDR2 today is a waste unless you buy second-hand. Just today I saw for 25 plus shipping 2 modules of 2 Gigas of Kingston HyperX 800 on hard2mano. A good price, but new DDR2 and higher speeds will cost you more money, unless you find a great deal.

Also, a Dual Core today, even if it runs at over 4.0… for most uses I prefer a sad Q6600 like mine at 3.0-3.2 which, by the way, can be found second-hand for 40-50€. I had an E2180 overclocked to 3.0 and when I switched to my Q6600 even at stock speed the computer improved a lot, so even if you have a lot of affection for the micro, it might not be worth it.

So consider if it's worth investing in memory to gain little performance, because I see you also buying a heatsink and in the end you're going to kill flies with a cannon. You can put together a modern platform, not very expensive, and quite decent, more so if you sell your motherboard + micro + memos so I would think twice before buying anything.

And if you want to continue with the 775 platform, they sell Xeon micros on Ebay from the 771 platform that with a "sticker" and cutting a corner, are good for the 775 platform. I'm talking about micros that cost very cheap (40-50) if you buy in the UK, that some do 4,000, I'm very sorry, but a Quad Core at 4,000 even if it's from that platform is still a very good micro, and for most things it will perform much better than your micro. In noticias3d you have a topic talking about these micros, just see if your motherboard would hold them depending on the chipset.

I hope you don't feel offended by my comments, but in technology it's usually not good to get too attached to components, sometimes upgrading is cheaper than expanding something old.

[Fassou]

Modifying a Corsa to get it to 300km/h can be a lot of fun, but it's not rational or practical.

The same as investing in LGA775 platforms, unless it's a mega bargain to accomplish a simple task.

I assume you got the E8600 for free, because if you spent money and are considering investing in DDR2 memory, either you have a lot of money to spare, or you have a lot of money to spare and also have a rig built on LGA1150 or 2011 ;D

Cheers!

[mitsurugi]

I am not offended at all. Let's just say that I want to keep this pc because I have more than 200 hours invested in setting things up (in fact, I am going to buy another hd to make raid 1). I have already sold the current ram to a friend and for a little more, I am going to get a better one. The computer will be used for emulation and few or almost none of the emus support quad core, even so I take notes on what you tell me.