Quote Originally Posted by cdnbum88 View Post
Ok, I agree with that. With that said will I see any noticable differences when game playing say with get some GT's ($349) over some other nice sticks but not as OC'd?

What sticks would folks recommend and how many 2x2 4x2?

I currently have Mushkin, but will have to replace when I go to a DDR3 board.

I just want to get some nice sticks that I can push a little that will allow me to keep my 965 at or close to 4.0 if I can get it there and not have to break the bank.

Appreciate your thoughts.

Getting very expensive ram to get very high and very tight is not worth it for just daily use and gaming but if you're looking for top notch performance good (expensive) ram is recommended.

You're gonna see the real difference once you start benching.

2x2GB will do, it's what most use nowadays. In conjuction with a 64bit OS of course.

Quote Originally Posted by kuroha View Post
errr..so what's the answer for this thread? best ram for AMD platform is...??

i would also want to know which is better,
1800 CL8 or 1600 CL7
because i think that two is the most easily achieved ram speed at AMD platform. ofc to be used daily too

oh, and one more question. i have 2x2gigs of gskill trident 16000 CL9, it is possible to run stable @1800 CL8/1600 CL7 at "reasonable" voltage? (say, under 1,7v) because whatever i tried, i cannot run this ram @1600 CL7. important to note, i don't want to running this ram above 1,7v for daily use. the best i can get is 1600 8-7-8-16 @ 1,6v. i don't know what is that limiting my ram to run @ 1600 CL7. whether the kit or the skill my self

i am a newbie and still confused about what first must to do when it come to OC'ing RAM
btw, thx for all the help here
Sorry to say but you obviously haven't read well through this thread, have you?

The answer is blatenly obvious: ram with Elpida Hyper chips.

1800 CL8 or 1600 CL7
because i think that two is the most easily achieved ram speed at AMD platform.
Who did you see run 1800 CL8 here?

Tight timings is best on amd, 1333 is enough with just 6-6-6, 1600 6-6-6 is better of course.

Your ram most likely has Elpida BBSE chips so you won't see much better results on them as you've already got from them.