Jagdpanther Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I am building an EVGA 680i (122-CK-NF68-A1) with an Intel Core 2 Duo E6850. For the last three weeks I could not find any authorized Corsair retailer that has a QUAD2X4096-8500C5DF. I want 4GB RAM and would like to know if there are compatibility issues if I purchase two TWIN2X2048-8500C5D and the fan. I do not plan to over-clock except for EPP (SLI ready memory) to run the RAM at the rated speed. If it is better to get the quad, do you have any suggestions on where to look? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 4, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 4, 2007 If you plan on over clocking I would suggest one set of Twin2x2048-8500C5DF, but if you install 4 modules you may be limited to DDR800 and it will limit the over clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagdpanther Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 I meant that I need 4GB RAM and want to run at DDR2-1066. This means I SHOULD get one QUAD2X4096-8500C5DF, but no vendor has any. So can I reliably run at DDR2-1066 with a two pairs of TWIN2X2048-8500C5D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 5, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 5, 2007 No maybe not, even with a quad kit your MB might not run 4 modules at 1066 FSB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviorsol Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Corsair recommendations on what MB's do support 4x1024x1066? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 8, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 8, 2007 Please see the Performance Reports on these modules and other like modules to get an idea of the MB's and what we did to run them at the tested settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I'm a n00b when it comes to selecting memory for pc so let get me that out of the way first.:!: I've been looking at the same modules as Jagdpanther and many others in the compatible chart the past few days. Current setup (I can Crysis MP Beta just fine) Vista 64 Ultimate EVGA 680i (122-CK-NF68-A1) 4GB CRUCIAL 1GB DDR2 PC5300 came with (Alienware pc I bought last year) Pentium D EE 965 3.73 GHZ BFG 8800 GTX OC (factory OC) I will be installing an Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 coming this Thursday. I just don't know what would be the best memeory to get I mainly use my pc for gaming, surfing the web and downloading. Too much info too take in on all these different choices and I don't want to waste money and I would like to gets the right modules the first time. Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 9, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 9, 2007 With the CPU you have now the memory you have would be the best choice and getting faster memory would have little or no improvement because of that CPU. However, if you go to a 1333 or 1066 FSB CPU I would suggest Twin2x4096-6400C5DHX for best performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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