auriehyder
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I’ve been looking to start my first proper PC build, due to this I’ve found myself spending hours on the web looking at parts, constantly chopping and changing my mind on what parts to get and why.
But I have to say the absolute bane of my life has been RAM, just looking at this stuff makes my face want to go on a date with my desk, and trust me it wont be pretty…
Seriously its driving me nuts, I just don’t get it.
The motherboard I’m opting for is the “Asus Crosshair IV Formula” the board looks stunning and it got a great review on the You Tube channel paired up with an “AMD Phenom II x6 1090”, looking further into this when checking the RAM compatibility it states that the board can take.
DDR3 - 1066
DDR3 - 1333
DDR3 - 1600(OC)
DDR3 - 1800(OC)
DDR3 - 1866(OC)
I don’t get it, dose this mean that the board can only handle cards at the frequency’s given, or can you put 2000mgz RAM in and it will only perform at 1333 unless I Over clock it?
My second issue is to do with the timings.
I often see the ram timings as 8 - 7 - 8 - 27 to me this means absolutely nothing, even after reading the Ram for dummies my face still wants to go on a date with my desk.
What’s more important, the size of the numbers or how close they are together which judges how well the ram will perform, if its how close the numbers are is this what you refer to when you say tight?
Which leads me to my final question, since ive been here lurking around, as creepy as that sounds, I’ve been wondering, Why Mushkin, what is it about this stuff that makes it so good besides the smaller heat sync?
TL
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If you don’t want to read that essay of questions heres the important parts.
dose this mean that the board can only handle cards at the frequency’s given, or can you put 2000mgz RAM in and it will only perform at 1333 unless I Over clock it?
What’s more important, the size of the numbers or how close they are together which judges how well the ram will perform, if its how close the numbers are is this what you refer to when you say tight?
Why Mushkin?
Thanks for Reading
The Cheif
But I have to say the absolute bane of my life has been RAM, just looking at this stuff makes my face want to go on a date with my desk, and trust me it wont be pretty…
Seriously its driving me nuts, I just don’t get it.
The motherboard I’m opting for is the “Asus Crosshair IV Formula” the board looks stunning and it got a great review on the You Tube channel paired up with an “AMD Phenom II x6 1090”, looking further into this when checking the RAM compatibility it states that the board can take.
DDR3 - 1066
DDR3 - 1333
DDR3 - 1600(OC)
DDR3 - 1800(OC)
DDR3 - 1866(OC)
I don’t get it, dose this mean that the board can only handle cards at the frequency’s given, or can you put 2000mgz RAM in and it will only perform at 1333 unless I Over clock it?
My second issue is to do with the timings.
I often see the ram timings as 8 - 7 - 8 - 27 to me this means absolutely nothing, even after reading the Ram for dummies my face still wants to go on a date with my desk.
What’s more important, the size of the numbers or how close they are together which judges how well the ram will perform, if its how close the numbers are is this what you refer to when you say tight?
Which leads me to my final question, since ive been here lurking around, as creepy as that sounds, I’ve been wondering, Why Mushkin, what is it about this stuff that makes it so good besides the smaller heat sync?
TL

If you don’t want to read that essay of questions heres the important parts.
dose this mean that the board can only handle cards at the frequency’s given, or can you put 2000mgz RAM in and it will only perform at 1333 unless I Over clock it?
What’s more important, the size of the numbers or how close they are together which judges how well the ram will perform, if its how close the numbers are is this what you refer to when you say tight?
Why Mushkin?
Thanks for Reading
The Cheif