Choosing RAM for a Q6600 overclocking system
Hi,
I need a little advice on choosing some RAM for a Q6600 Quad Core overclocking system.
I'm planning on high end air cooling, so a fsb of 333 (333x9=3GHz) is probably realistic but I'll be very unlikely to get anywhere near 400fsb that a core 2 duo might hit.
Thus, is it worth going with faster ram (DDR2-800) or is it better to go with DDR2-667 and run the memory synchronous (1:1) ??
Possible contenders are (2x1GB):
Corsair XMS2-5400C4 (DDR2-667) ~£50
Corsair XMS2-6400C5 (DDR2-800) ~£70
Corsair XMS2-6400C4 (DDR2-800) ~£94
OCZ Platinum XTC rev2 (DDR2-800) ~£80
I'm assuming here that the Q6600 is multiplier locked at x9 and I can't turn it down to x8 or x7 to get the fsb up to 400 - is this correct?