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Tim S · 3rd Apr 2007, 15:16

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200..._memory/1.html

Awoken · 3rd Apr 2007, 17:32

At £300+ the benefits of a second gfx card will always outweight the benefits of faster ram. Surely any reasonable PC6400 ram can max out a core 2 duo, no need for extra bandwidth.

mclean007 · 3rd Apr 2007, 18:09

Yeah, but if you're already sitting with a QX6700/X6800 under phase change and a pair of 8800GTX cards, there's not much else to max out other than the RAM. I guess this has a very niche market (just as well given the (lack of) supply) but for those people, who just HAVE to have the fastest of everything, this RAM might let them squeeze the FSB up another couple of MHz.

Vash-HT · 3rd Apr 2007, 20:10

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Originally Posted by mclean007

Yeah, but if you're already sitting with a QX6700/X6800 under phase change and a pair of 8800GTX cards, there's not much else to max out other than the RAM. I guess this has a very niche market (just as well given the (lack of) supply) but for those people, who just HAVE to have the fastest of everything, this RAM might let them squeeze the FSB up another couple of MHz.

I agree, I doubt anyone with the money for this ram is worried about money at all. They're most like maxing out everything in their system no matter how small the benefit is. If I had that kind of money i would happily buy it, but sadly I don't.

Omnituens · 3rd Apr 2007, 22:21

i have the RAM a few below that one (8500) but CPUZ says its max bandwidth as PC2-6400

what gives?

zr_ox · 4th Apr 2007, 06:28

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Originally Posted by Omnituens

i have the RAM a few below that one (8500) but CPUZ says its max bandwidth as PC2-6400

what gives?

Sometimes you need to manually set the RAM timings to get the correct speed. Did you set the timings or are they on auto in the bios?

Nice RAM but eh I think I will pass.

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3rd Apr 2007, 17:32	#2
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3rd Apr 2007, 18:09	#3
mclean007 Officious Bystander Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nodnol Posts: 1,597	Yeah, but if you're already sitting with a QX6700/X6800 under phase change and a pair of 8800GTX cards, there's not much else to max out other than the RAM. I guess this has a very niche market (just as well given the (lack of) supply) but for those people, who just HAVE to have the fastest of everything, this RAM might let them squeeze the FSB up another couple of MHz. __________________ Demand Naked DSL in the UK!

3rd Apr 2007, 22:21	#5
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