DDR3 Question

[TSP]

I am once again looking for a new system. The computer will be used primarily for chess.
I'm leaning toward a Q6600 with GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R
motherboard. ( I definitely will overclock the cpu.)
My question is, would you recommend the DDR3-1066
ram or stick with DDR2-800?

Here is the link which seems to have plenty of quality options.

http://www.pc-infinity.com/mm5/merchant ... pricewatch

[Murat]

Typically when a motherboard supports both DDR2 and DDR3 there is a trade off in performance somewhere due the extra memory support.

I would stick to DDR2-800 and have it over clocked. For chess the cache size and the clock speed of the CPU is more important in my opinion.

The Crucial Ballistix line of DDR2-800 memory overclocks well.

Good luck

Murat :.

[TSP]

Murat,

I just finished a search on the subject, and had decided the faster DDR2 ram was the way to go.

Thanks for the reply!