memory choice

[kev s148]

Hi
At the moment iam using pc2-6400 2gb x4 from crucial i was thinking of going for the corsair pc2-8500 2gb x4 with the cooler over the top
would doing this make a big diffrence or am i just aswell to stay with what i have got.

 

[rive0108]

Hi
At the moment iam using pc2-6400 2gb x4 from crucial i was thinking of going for the corsair pc2-8500 2gb x4 with the cooler over the top
would doing this make a big diffrence or am i just aswell to stay with what i have got.

I think you will see an improvement with 1066 ram-but the cost may not be worth the upgrade for the small performance gain.
This motherboard supports native DDR2 1066. It provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwidth to increase memory data transfer rate and computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.

4 x240-pin DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667/533 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only
**Refer to ASUSTeK Computer or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)
***When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended

 

[kev s148]

Hi
At the moment iam using pc2-6400 2gb x4 from crucial i was thinking of going for the corsair pc2-8500 2gb x4 with the cooler over the top
would doing this make a big diffrence or am i just aswell to stay with what i have got.

I think you will see an improvement with 1066 ram-but the cost may not be worth the upgrade for the small performance gain.
This motherboard supports native DDR2 1066. It provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwidth to increase memory data transfer rate and computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.

4 x240-pin DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667/533 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only
**Refer to ASUSTeK Computer or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)
***When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended

i might do it when i have a bit of spare money i can stick some of the memory i have in my wifes computer and sell the other

has any body used tha corsair pc2-8500 with the fan system and if so what do they think of it