2 Quick questions about RAM and sound cards

rook9566 · 07-05-2008, 07:35 PM

I was looking at the specs for the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard and it says the Memory Standard is DDR2 1200(O.C) / 1066

However, in the list of recommended parts, all memory is listed as DDR2 800.

Is this the right memory I should buy? I was thinking about getting

Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail

also, sound card not important for general gaming? The built-in sound fine?

vernong1992 · 07-05-2008, 07:36 PM

It will still work...

Sound Cards are somewhat useful, if you have really good ears and if you get an X-Fi one it'll take some load of the CPU and get a few extra FPS

I don't use one though, since the onboard ones are really improved over the years and they usually have HD audio

rook9566 · 07-05-2008, 08:49 PM

OK, thanks for the quick reply.

zedman3d · 07-05-2008, 08:57 PM

Recommended parts is just what they have tested, if it says it supports 1066mhz ram then it should work fine.

07-05-2008, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
rook9566 Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	2 Quick questions about RAM and sound cards I was looking at the specs for the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard and it says the Memory Standard is DDR2 1200(O.C) / 1066 However, in the list of recommended parts, all memory is listed as DDR2 800. Is this the right memory I should buy? I was thinking about getting Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail also, sound card not important for general gaming? The built-in sound fine?

07-05-2008, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
vernong1992 Mod and Post Count Hacker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,662	Re: 2 Quick questions about RAM and sound cards It will still work... Sound Cards are somewhat useful, if you have really good ears and if you get an X-Fi one it'll take some load of the CPU and get a few extra FPS I don't use one though, since the onboard ones are really improved over the years and they usually have HD audio __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Server 2008 Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy (OH NOES IT STOPPED WORKING! I NEED AN X-FI!) / Steelsound 3H Headset HD 3200.. (trying to troubleshoot my HD 2900 Pro right now..) I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums! I need to RMA myself because I was DOA when I was born.

07-05-2008, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
rook9566 Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	Re: 2 Quick questions about RAM and sound cards OK, thanks for the quick reply.

07-05-2008, 08:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
zedman3d Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 994	Re: 2 Quick questions about RAM and sound cards Recommended parts is just what they have tested, if it says it supports 1066mhz ram then it should work fine. __________________ My pick up line is: I know Vernong. Trotter: "Ask all the questions you want... whatever we don't know, we'll make up something that sounds pretty good."

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