Hello all,

I'm in the process of speccing a machine out and thinking to go with:

ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131284

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115041

This is actually going to be my first home-built PC. I may or may not end up doing some overclocking on it. My question is, what RAM should I use? I plan to go with 8 gigabytes and just want it to perform really well. Is 800mhz sufficient or should I go to 1000 or 1066? Specific examples would be appreciated. For the most part, I don't know what is good and what isn't.

Thanks!

any ddr2-800 will do.see which one fits your budget.get a 2x2gb one.a mild OC which means 400x8.5 will get you 3.4Ghz plus those DDR800 cna be over to 900mhz at least so 450x8.5 will still get you 3.8Ghz.no bad aye?

assuming you can OC the ram 10% without problem.

for 800Mhz ram, you can OC Q9550 to 3.4-3.74g
1000Mhz can get you 4.25-4.68g
1066Mhz can get you 4.53-4.98g

i would go 1066, it is not much expensive than 1000 or 800

^+1 if you dont mind the $40+/- difference get the higher 1066 ram as it GAURRANTEES you can achieve a high OC.