I'm about to pull the trigger on a new machine.
I've decided on i7 920 and Asus P6T (non-deluxe) MB.
Now I'm thinking about memory. I have a budget of about $320 for RAM.
Don't plan on trying to beat 4 GHz OC. I figure 3.6 GHz or so is just fine for my needs.
Will be running Vista Ultimate 64-bit (yay for free legit licenses that MS handed out at MS events) and would like to run 12 gigs of RAM for VM purposes (VMWare Server, perhaps VirtualPC). I'll also be gaming some with this machine (GTA IV, Left 4 Dead and perhaps Crysis and FSX) and some CS3 goodness.
Any thoughts? There are a dizzying array of memory available on NewEgg and I've been out of the build for performance club for some time.
This Patriot kit seems like it'd get the job done but I want second opinions.
I've decided on i7 920 and Asus P6T (non-deluxe) MB.
Now I'm thinking about memory. I have a budget of about $320 for RAM.
Don't plan on trying to beat 4 GHz OC. I figure 3.6 GHz or so is just fine for my needs.
Will be running Vista Ultimate 64-bit (yay for free legit licenses that MS handed out at MS events) and would like to run 12 gigs of RAM for VM purposes (VMWare Server, perhaps VirtualPC). I'll also be gaming some with this machine (GTA IV, Left 4 Dead and perhaps Crysis and FSX) and some CS3 goodness.
Any thoughts? There are a dizzying array of memory available on NewEgg and I've been out of the build for performance club for some time.
This Patriot kit seems like it'd get the job done but I want second opinions.