Memory Recommendation

[bigmarcus25]

After reading through all these post I can’t decide what memory to go with for the rest of my system. So far I have the E6300 and the Asus P5B-E picked out. I want to over clock and hit a stable 3.0 GHZ; Right now I have an Antec P150 so Cooling should be ok. What would be my best choice for memory? Best bang for the buck too, cheap is good. Thanks in advance..

 

[mzs_biteme]

PC5400 DDR2 has been highly underrated lately even though you can run it at PC6400 specs for far less cash... Corsair is quite good at that... (sig ).
Mine runs at 800+ MHz with ease and some other PC5400 Corsair's (black series) have seen 900+ MHz... Good luck...

 

[StealthyFish]

PC5400 DDR2 has been highly underrated lately even though you can run it at PC6400 specs for far less cash... Corsair is quite good at that... (sig ).
Mine runs at 800+ MHz with ease and some other PC5400 Corsair's (black series) have seen 900+ MHz... Good luck...

dude, my GeIL Value RAM can also reach 850mhz quite easily, and it's rated at 533mhz. 800mhz isn't surprising anymore. I'd recommend you go for DDR2 800 (PC2-6400). You can get more performance out of it. I'd recommend Crucial Ballistix, Super Talent RAM, Corsair XMS CAS-3, Mushkin XP-6400, or Firestix (forgot who made them). They all utilize D9 ICs, which overclock incredibly well.