*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[sesdave]

2x2 will OC better. As fas as recommending a particular kit I can't say as you live in Canada and I don't think newegg ships there.

I dont know about that - Unless things have improved since I last looked at 2x2GB I would have thought you will be able to get high overclocks with tighter timings with good quality 8500 4x1GB RAM and its dirt cheap at the moment. Benefits of 2z2GB are less load on the MB and extra slots but nothing uses more than 4GB at present unless you are into serious CAD/Video. I wouldnt waste money when DDR3 is going to be the future. Most current games dont need anymore than 2GB .Take your pick of the 2x1GB kits as long as they have D9GMH chips which are great overclockers - http://ramlist.ath.cx/ddr2/ get 2 of them if you have vista x64 as it will make use of it. Waste of money if you have Winxp cos it cant use anything above 3GB and the operating system doesnt need it. I like my ballistix 8500s and crucial have good support/RMA service but there are plenty others that clock just as well and have good support.