Mizpah Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Heya guys, I have an XFX780 on preorder (due to arrive tommorow), and am trying to pin down the various memory options. I am looking for 4GB, and will be dual-booting to 64bit for some programs, olthough the system will be mostly used for gaming in 32bit. Yes it will be triple SLI, and yes I am expecting a bunch of issues ;-) The whole system will be watercooled, and I am looking at using these ram coolers: link, and yes, it will all be overclocked - the aim is get the very best performance out of 'sensable' hardware choices (like the Q6600) - of course that goes out of the window when it comes to graphics! Now, the obvious memory choices seem to be dominators, but I am concearned over the 'fins' I may need to take off, to fit the coolers. Which (SLI\EP Profile enabled) memory would you suggest for this ? What are my options ? And in many cases I can only see 2GB kits, Can 2 x 2GB kits, ordered together (thus I assume same revison) be used reliably ? Many Thanks, Mizpah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 FYi, if you take off the heat spreaders off of the memory, you are voiding the warranty. I'd go for the non-DHX ones, as they may be easier to remove the heat spreader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizpah Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Can I get a 4GB kit of SLI memory, without spreaders on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Value series perhaps. Doubt it'd OC as much as the XMS series though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizpah Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 hmm, whats the official reccomendation for the baord from corsair ? (its not yet listed in the configurator!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 20, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 20, 2007 At this time if you want 4 Gig I would suggest 2 VS2GB667D2 modules with that MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizpah Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ok, thanks for the info - I assume this does not have SLI support (and I further assumed its at 800?) ? I am aiming for a good OC (hence the full system watercooling) - whats a reasonable expectation ? I had assumed that the 'value' range had dropped out of tests as faster speeds, and thus would not be a good oc candidate ?!? I guess I would like to see 1066+ (and stable) - is the 780i board going to help any with memory loading ? Any suggestions on anticipated settings ? Or am i going to be forced to run 1:1 @ 800 ? Which really seems against the grain on a system like the one I am putting together - I was hoping that with the correct parts and prior planning I could avoid it! Cheers, Miz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 21, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 21, 2007 If you want to run the memory at 800 MHz or more I would wait till the MB is out and we have tested it to be sure, but no the parts I suggested were DDR667 modules that would run at 1.8 Volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizpah Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 ok, thanks for that - any chance of updating this thread once you have some info ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 26, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 26, 2007 I will try but it would be best to bump the thread in a few weeks to a month or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizpah Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 eek! I hoping it won't take that long, as from this friday, I will have everything I need for the build, bar the ram! Thanks for your responce however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 27, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 27, 2007 According to one of the reviews I found and Legit reviews those module will run great in that MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizpah Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 thanks! (hmm, it seems that a message *must* be 10 chars or more!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 2, 2008 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes sorry and there is no new news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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