Building New Computer...680i question.

[proto]

With the upcoming release of CoD4, it has come to my attention that I'm going to need a better computer. My current motherboard and processor are bottlenecking my video card badly.

Current:
Intel P45G
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT
XFX 7950GT
1.5 GB DDR2 RAM(Samsung and whatever Dell uses)

Plan:
Core 2 Quad
XFX 680i SLI mobo
Current video card
New RAM
New Case
etc...etc...

Now here's where the question comes. I've heard horror stories involving 680i mobos being fickle when it came to the type of RAM used.

While I want a computer that can handle CoD4, I'm not looking to spend a few thousand.

The mobo standard is DDR2 800, and I'm fine with that. 2GB at least for right now. I'm currently looking at a Mushkin Dual-Channel kit(2x1GB). It fits my budget, and seems to be a good choice for the 680i.

Those of you with first-hand knowledge about the mobo, could you share your stories involving RAM?

Fell free to ask me any questions you'd like.

[camper.]

Re: Building New Computer...680i question.

I just Googled, and apparently, "SLI RAM" works best :laugh:


By the way, this seems to be literally SLI RAM, as opposed to certified for it.

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Building New Computer...680i question.

I just Googled, and apparently, "SLI RAM" works best :laugh:


By the way, this seems to be literally SLI RAM, as opposed to certified for it.

elaborate? i am under the impression that "sli ram" is a *cough, cough* marketing specification, not an engineering one.

[camper.]

Re: Building New Computer...680i question.

elaborate? i am under the impression that "sli ram" is a *cough, cough* marketing specification, not an engineering one.

Just a bloody gimmick.

http://computershopper.com/shoptalk/2006/05/15/post

[System]

Re: Building New Computer...680i question.

Lol ,my ram is sli ceritified but thats not why i bought it... it was cheap for the price though a month after i bought it DDR3 and 2gb sticks came out which drastically reduced the price and pisses me off... Could have saved lots of money...

As for 680i experiences, nothing wrong here. I'm running 1066 mhz 5-5-5-15 though you need to pay attention to the auto voltage levels as they are not high enough. My ram for example was getting 1.85 when 2.3 was needed causing me to crash.

[Reign.]

Re: Building New Computer...680i question.

You will be fine.

In my brothers rig that I built I have this MB Ram setup.

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188019

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146118

Runs great with vista.

[TheButler208]

Re: Building New Computer...680i question.

Lol ,my ram is sli ceritified but thats not why i bought it... it was cheap for the price though a month after i bought it DDR3 and 2gb sticks came out which drastically reduced the price and pisses me off... Could have saved lots of money...

As for 680i experiences, nothing wrong here. I'm running 1066 mhz 5-5-5-15 though you need to pay attention to the auto voltage levels as they are not high enough. My ram for example was getting 1.85 when 2.3 was needed causing me to crash.

lest say I have no knowledge of DDR3. Are they different amount of pins, meaning a different size than DDR2? Do they need specified motherboards? Or by the grace of god so they work of DDR2 boards?