1st i7 build, what speed ram should I go for??

[Cyberpunk1971]

Hi Guys,

Getting ready to upgrade my Rig from q6600 @ 3.2Ghz to an i7 950. I'm hoping to achieve an overclock which will give me 4 Ghz, would really like to get that without raising the Vcore but will have to wait and see

I haven't as yet ordered any memory as I really dont know what speed will best suit a 4 Ghz cpu speed. The m/board I have ordered is the Asus P6x58D-E (yes i'm on a budget

My question really is will I gain anything from going for 2000Mhz memory over say 1600Mhz or will I be wasting money for little gain. Was thinking of going for the 6GB kit of Corsair Dominator Gt's rated to 2000Mhz. I dont know anything about the memory Dividers used on the x58 platform as this will be my first and it would be great if I could get some pointers from you Guys to help with my decision. Also I was hoping to continue using my current PSU which is an Enermax Liberty 720W, but I'm kinda worried that the new CPU will use more power than my q6600. I will also be running 2 HD4870's in crossfire, 2 Samsung 500Gb HDD's in raid 0, A Coolit ECO 240mm watercooler, 1 optical drive/dvd rw and several 120mm case fans, not a mega rig I know but will 720 watts be enough? Thanks in advance for any help & opinions (Punk!).

 

[thestepster]

running at 4ghz mate u can use the 1600 or 2000 doms with the dividers so thats not a problem not sure how much faster 2000 dom gt's are but its always nice to have faster clock speeds

and your psu will be more than enuff to run all that stuff mate

 

[tinytomlogan]

Mushkin 1600mhz FTW

 

[Cyberpunk1971]

Hey Guys,

Thx very much for the speedy replies, much appreciated, gonna go for the 2000 Gt's