You know how chipset timings get relaxed due to 'strapping' when you push your RAM speeds up. Well I'm planning to work with this and save money at the same time.
I'll be sticking to 667Mhz RAM speed in the BIOS but will use ultra low latency DDR2. Of course it doesn't have to be 667 rated it could be 800, 1000 or whatever but I'm looking for the lowest timings (at 667mhz) at the best price.
Ideally the RAM will be on this validation list. The board is an Abit I90HD
A lot of people hit an FSB wall/hole where performance drops considerably even though RAM speed is increased so I'm hoping to get an equivalent performance simply by going for tight timings and having the benefit of a good 'strap'.
What I'm looking for are suggestions for which 1GB modules to use and any thoughts on the idea. Maybe I should get cheap 800 and underclock it? I've been searching for about 5 or 6 hours non stop and it's getting confusing. :S
Oh, it should also benefit from drawing less power and generating less heat this way as well so I can use a less beefy power supply
Cheers.