Should I go with 800 or 1066Mhz?

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I don't know which to go with, the stock FSB on the E6850 is 333.25 and if I get 800Mhz RAM /2 400Mhz, I OC the E6850 and try to match the RAM, which will give me an OC of 3.6Ghz.

Or, I could go with 1066Mhz RAM and have more OC'ing room, b/c it is 533Mhz. If I match these up, that would be an overclock of 4.79Ghz. I don't think it would make it that far. The 800Mhz RAM is $88 cheaper. What should I do? I might not even OC right when I get it.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145033

If I go with 800Mhz, I might get Corsair Dominator RAM.


Thanks
 
I would go with the cheaper 800 RAM. The RAM doesnt determine how high of an overclock you can get with your CPU, as you can always lower the RAM speed.
 
[-0MEGA-];709547 said:
I would go with the cheaper 800 RAM. The RAM doesnt determine how high of an overclock you can get with your CPU, as you can always lower the RAM speed.
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the RAM speed does determine how high of an overclock the CPU will get if he wants to keep the multiplier reasonable and keep a 1:1 ratio
 
Cleric7x9 said:
the RAM speed does determine how high of an overclock the CPU will get if he wants to keep the multiplier reasonable and keep a 1:1 ratio
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It would only effect it if he keeps the ratio the same, but you can lower the multiplier on the 800 RAM and achieve the same overclock.
 
[-0MEGA-];709625 said:
It would only effect it if he keeps the ratio the same, but you can lower the multiplier on the 800 RAM and achieve the same overclock.
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well, generally the overclocking community will agree that a 1:1 ratio is best. i notice from your sig that you also have a 1:1 ratio.
 
Cleric7x9 said:
well, generally the overclocking community will agree that a 1:1 ratio is best. i notice from your sig that you also have a 1:1 ratio.
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It is the best to have, but thats not saying that having a ratio of 1:2 is much worse.

Right now I have the FSB set to 400Mhz, so i'm running a 1:1 ratio.
 
[-0MEGA-];709645 said:
It is the best to have, but thats not saying that having a ratio of 1:2 is much worse.

Right now I have the FSB set to 400Mhz, so i'm running a 1:1 ratio.
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oh ok, i was just looking at your sig that says you have the memory at 950 (475) and your FSB at 1900 (475), thats where i got the 1:1. which btw is a really good overclock for the e6400 congrats
 
I would like to go up to 4Ghz in the future and change to 4Gb of RAM...

The E6850 is supposed to be the best OC'er of the E-series.
 
Looks good.. 4.0 seems realistic, especially since the e6850 is using a new core archy.

DDR1066 is the fastest ram you can use with a 1066 FSb mobo (and have it fully utilized), If you can find a cheap set then I say go for it.
 
Cleric7x9 said:
oh ok, i was just looking at your sig that says you have the memory at 950 (475) and your FSB at 1900 (475), thats where i got the 1:1. which btw is a really good overclock for the e6400 congrats
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Ya, I had it set on that but after an hour or two of gaming I would get some random restarts, so I lowered it a tad.
 
I heard the Dominator has been really screwed up since they changed the chip type, they say it goes out in about six months.... That's horrendous for that price:eek: I might go with the 800Mhz, get 4Gb of it, since I am in the x64 market.

I could get 2Gb 1066Mhz, wait and get another 2Gb later?
 
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