You could always do what I do: Ghetto Cooling: http://hybridhackers.org/images/photoalbum/album_1/tcrackerpc_t2.jpg :)
I would first run the memory at the rated speed. Then, start with your overclocking at the next step and monitor the temps and then make your assessment from there. On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Greg Donald<[email protected]> wrote: > > I want to get some hardware advise from the NLUG collective. > > I'm about to build myself a new desktop system. I'm going i7, with an > Asus motherboard: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359 > > I'm unsure about the memory. The motherboard I have chosen supports > over-clocked ram: DDR3 2000(O.C)/1600(O.C)/1333 > > When considering cost, stability, and cooling.. Is over-clocked ram > really worth it? > > And finally, it seems like using over-clocked ram means I'd have to > give up half the memory slots for fans or heat sinks, is that true? > > > Thanks, > > > -- > Greg Donald > http://destiney.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
