Building a new system, looking to go with a p4p800 or msi 865PE NEO2. P4 2.6 800fsb. I am a bit confused about memory,
I was all set to just buy 2 K-byte 512 sticks of ddr400 from fry's which are $50 ea with the rebate, but the salesman tried to stear me to a pair of corsair sticks which were "dual channel rated" I had also been considering the ddr433 kingmax, but newegg dosn't list these in pairs, though the reviews seem to be using it in dual channel mode...............
So, my questions are:
1: will any pair of the same size, speed and brand sticks run in dual ch mode? but maybe not overclock as well?
2: are the paired sticks I see mostly for overclockers who push these things and need everything to be just right?
3: is $100 for 1 gig of ddr400 a pipe dream and should I spend about $200 to get something that will run stable
Thanks for the help
Ken
I was all set to just buy 2 K-byte 512 sticks of ddr400 from fry's which are $50 ea with the rebate, but the salesman tried to stear me to a pair of corsair sticks which were "dual channel rated" I had also been considering the ddr433 kingmax, but newegg dosn't list these in pairs, though the reviews seem to be using it in dual channel mode...............
So, my questions are:
1: will any pair of the same size, speed and brand sticks run in dual ch mode? but maybe not overclock as well?
2: are the paired sticks I see mostly for overclockers who push these things and need everything to be just right?
3: is $100 for 1 gig of ddr400 a pipe dream and should I spend about $200 to get something that will run stable
Thanks for the help
Ken
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