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i'm in a position where i need to buy a new motherboard while keeping a decent processor around, making the move to DDR3 in the process. the goal is to keep my intel e6750 around for a few more months and then buy a better CPU, probably one of the >3.0ghz core2-duos.
so for now, i've got my sights set on the msi p43-c51. it's compatible with my current processor, as well as the wolfdale 84/85/8600, and several core2-quads @ >2.5ghz. so that's good for the future.
where i get confused is the fact that this board uses ddr3. only problem with this is gskill's memory configurator, which shows no results for this motherboard, so i need advice and, i'll admit, some remedial memory tutoring.
for starters, all socket 775s have a FSB limit of 1333 mhz, so is there any use buying 1600mhz (pc3-12800) memory at all? on top of that, "Please note that (according to Intel Specifications) the Intel P43 Chipset's memory controller natively only supports DDR3-800 & DDR3-1066 memory. " - as quoted by some guy on some other forum. this is where i get completely lost. the motherboard's stat page says it's compatible with 1333 and 1600 memory, but what's the point of them even allowing that on a socket 775 if he's right? i'm not saying he's lying but I'd appreciate a confirmation or citation on that.
so, to take a stab at picking my ram: http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=224 seems like a safe choice at first, but i'm wondering why the configurator didn't display it (it's listed there as P4X (=p43), and for that matter, why the configurator even has this motherboard in its predefined list if there are no memory matches.
motherboard specs linked here
so for now, i've got my sights set on the msi p43-c51. it's compatible with my current processor, as well as the wolfdale 84/85/8600, and several core2-quads @ >2.5ghz. so that's good for the future.
where i get confused is the fact that this board uses ddr3. only problem with this is gskill's memory configurator, which shows no results for this motherboard, so i need advice and, i'll admit, some remedial memory tutoring.
for starters, all socket 775s have a FSB limit of 1333 mhz, so is there any use buying 1600mhz (pc3-12800) memory at all? on top of that, "Please note that (according to Intel Specifications) the Intel P43 Chipset's memory controller natively only supports DDR3-800 & DDR3-1066 memory. " - as quoted by some guy on some other forum. this is where i get completely lost. the motherboard's stat page says it's compatible with 1333 and 1600 memory, but what's the point of them even allowing that on a socket 775 if he's right? i'm not saying he's lying but I'd appreciate a confirmation or citation on that.
so, to take a stab at picking my ram: http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=224 seems like a safe choice at first, but i'm wondering why the configurator didn't display it (it's listed there as P4X (=p43), and for that matter, why the configurator even has this motherboard in its predefined list if there are no memory matches.
motherboard specs linked here
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