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Considering getting DDR2 1066 RAM
Name: thulsu Date: March 9, 2007 at 16:43:47 Pacific OS: Win XP CPU/Ram: Intel E6600/ ?
Comment:
I'm considering getting DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) RAM/ CAS: 4-3-4-11 but want to know whether it will be a noticable improvement from DDR2 800. I also plan on overclocking my CPU and GPU. (I hope to have a second 8800GTX OC SLI in the near future)
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