4gig vs 6gig Memory Upgrade

[wougoose]

Another option is one of the newer i7 Lynnfield's. They utilize two memory channels instead of three, which leaves 4x 2GB sticks an option for your 8GB total ram. Personally, I'll be getting an i7-860 and 8GB ddr3 1600 when I eventually click the checkout button

Anandtech Review: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=3641
Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115214

[Sajuuk]

Another option is one of the newer i7 Lynnfield's. They utilize two memory channels instead of three, which leaves 4x 2GB sticks an option for your 8GB total ram. Personally, I'll be getting an i7-860 and 8GB ddr3 1600 when I eventually click the checkout button

Anandtech Review: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=3641
Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115214

Sorry, but i5/P55 is just....ewwwww. (To me at least, it's a dead upgrade path, vs going 1336 i7 and having 12GB Ram (6x2Gb DIMMS) and gulftown CPUs (Six core + hyperthreading) coming out in the next year.

[wougoose]

Sorry, but i5/P55 is just....ewwwww. (To me at least, it's a dead upgrade path, vs going 1336 i7 and having 12GB Ram (6x2Gb DIMMS) and gulftown CPUs (Six core + hyperthreading) coming out in the next year.

I'm recommending the 1156 i7 as a cheaper alternative to the 3 channel bloomfields.

Edit: After reading up on the Gulftown, it may in fact be a good idea to still go with the current bloomfield 1366 i7 and a x58 board, as the Gulftown will supposedly slap in with current x58 1366 boards with a bios update. Thanks for enlightening me Saj