4GB of RAM (1066) or 8GB RAM (800)?

Ok i getting a PC built for me the specs are :Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700, S775, 2.66 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield Core, 8MB Cache (@ to 3.1Ghz) Asus Striker II motherboardDual 768Mb XFX 8800GTX Extreme XXX, PCI-E (x16), Mem 2000 MHz, GPU 630 MHz, Dual DVI/HDTV150 Gb Western Digital WD1500ADFD Raptor Enterprise, SATA150, 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache320 Gb Seagate ST3320620AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 msYes its pretty good, but i want to know you were in my position would you gets 8GB of :Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-18 at 800 MHzThis is the only RAM with this company that does 2GB sticks so with 4 slots the only RAM i can get 8 GB of.or 4GB of :Corsair QuadX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC2-8500, 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15 at 1066MHzBare in my mind I am getting Vista 64 bit, so it would support this much memory, and that a year or so down the line i will be getting 8 GB of better RAM no matter whatWhat would you do? 4GB of RAM (1066) or 8GB RAM (800)?
I'd get the 4gig, as right now even 4gig is bordering on overkill for memory, and 8 gig walks that line, falls over that line, and hits a cow. :PWhy exactly do you want to get 8gig? For anything other then heavy workstation work, 4gig is more then enough, and also don't forget that 32bit programs (even on a 64bit OS) can only use 2gig of memory each (I think, I might be wrong on this one).4GB of RAM (1066) or 8GB RAM (800)?
[QUOTE=''G013M'']I'd get the 4gig, as right now even 4gig is bordering on overkill for memory, and 8 gig walks that line, falls over that line, and hits a cow. :PWhy exactly do you want to get 8gig? For anything other then heavy workstation work, 4gig is more then enough, and also don't forget that 32bit programs (even on a 64bit OS) can only use 2gig of memory each (I think, I might be wrong on this one).[/QUOTE]thanks for your reply. im a post-graduate student in Computer Animationand using my PC for rendering sequences in 3D programs (maya and 3DSMAX) which are a huge system hogbut i think you have already answered my question
4 gigabyte is more then enough ;). And the 1066Mhz speed is also better
[QUOTE=''R4gn4r0k'']4 gigabyte is more then enough ;). And the 1066Mhz speed is also better[/QUOTE]thanks, like the sig BTW is that nightmare on elm street by any chance?
Agreed with the lads, 4gb + dominator is a great RAM which u can surely rely on.. I use 3dsmax and other software to render too, performance = top notch :)
But on the other hand, wouldn't the 8GB make his pc more future-proof?
[QUOTE=''camdbz251'']But on the other hand, wouldn't the 8GB make his pc more future-proof?[/QUOTE]By the time that 8gig is used properly (depending on what he uses his PC for), rest of his PC will be most likely out of date.
[QUOTE=''camdbz251'']But on the other hand, wouldn't the 8GB make his pc more future-proof?[/QUOTE]yes but in my post i said that i would be upgrading to 8gb of better RAM anyway when it becomes available and cheapersucyh as DDR3, if i got the 8GB it isnt such good RAM and i would upgrade it anyway down the line plus not many apps or games would take advantage of the 8gb
Get the 4gb of DDR2 RAM. It is vastly better - its clocked at a faster speed and i cannot see you needing 8gb of RAM to run any single program in the next 12-18months...

Besides if your going to be upgrading to better RAM in the forseeable future why waste your time going for overkill now ....
If i were you, i'd go with 4gb ram for sure but with 800Mhz because i figured out that you are planning to OC and having your rams from 800 > 1066 is so easy because the second one is an OCed edition of the 800.
But if the price difference wasnt that much then just go with 1066Mhz and hame some fun with it