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Old July 25, 2008, 08:38 AM
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Currently I have G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK PC2-8500 which I am selling, now my question is should I continue to try and sell them and buy a 2x2GB kit or should I just keep my current G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK PC2-8500 and buy another kit G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK PC2-8500 for $85?
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Old July 25, 2008, 08:51 AM
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2x2GB. Good kits are so cheap you fcant go wrong.
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Old July 25, 2008, 08:51 AM
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Old July 25, 2008, 08:53 AM
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Yeah that's what I was figuring too.
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Old July 25, 2008, 10:32 AM
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I would keep what you have, stay with the 2GB kit. I got the 4GB kit and having problems OCing my E8400 passed 3.9GHz now.
with my 2GB kit I did get it to 4.1GHz.
that's my thought's.
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Well, I say TRY overclocking your 4 sticks. Nothing wrong with 6GB. If you find it difficult, scale back to 2x2GB and see if you yield any OC gains. If you do, then you can always sell the remaining 2x1GB afterwards.
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I say go with 2x2GB

The good ones (see my sig) can get over 1100MHz.
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