q6600+Gskill 2X2GB DDR3 2000MHz+P5P43TD PRO

[plazma]

Hello ,
recently my old MB died , and it is time to buy new one and new ram as well , i was wondering is folowing good choice and will it work all together with no problems -

GSkill F3-16000CL9D-4GBTD http://gskill.com/products.php?index=217

Asus P5P43TD PRO http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=UJShXz25r89XDhwm

Q6600 cpu

Many thanks.

[GSKILL TECH]

It will be difficult to reach DDR3-2000. You will need to overclock CPU FSB from 1066MHz to 2000MHz, that is almost double. Also, the P43 Northbridge may not even be strong enough, so I would suggest a low latency CL7 DDR3-1600 instead. If the system can handle more, you can then overclock DDR3-1600+.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[plazma]

I do not plan to run system on 2000, i was planinng to buy that type of memory to use in this pc and in next one as well - the one I will buy in the end of this year (p55 or better) ...
the question was will this memory work on this system , lets say on 1600 or even less ... ?

[GSKILL TECH]

Yes, DDR3-1600 no problem. You just have to overclock the CPU FSB to 1600MHz.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[tangoscash]

hope it is okay if i piggy back on this thread as i have almost the same board Asus P5P43TD/USB3
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=os2nODmMKgOFPCBt

1st time building a rig, will have a intel q9450


want to know if this memory will work G.SKILL F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
http://gskill.com/products.php?index=243

was hoping someone could give me a definite answer before i order some
its either that or the other ram i was looking at G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
http://gskill.com/products.php?index=88

my preference would be the memory with the faster timings if it is supported

[tangoscash]

anyone

F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM + P5P43TD/USB3?


also what is XMP and why is it needed, is it overclocking, and what exactly gets overclocked?

[GSKILL TECH]

No problem, but you will need to overclock the CPU FSB to reach DDR3-1600.

XMP enabled sets the memory frequency, timings, and voltage for you. It will detect settings from the memory. You can not use XMP, I believe the BIOS will not adjust CPU settings, so manual settings are needed.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH