Thread: EP45-DS3R Ram Memory type?

I have ordered a GA-EP45-DS3R motherboard, Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9550, and I need a set of 2 GB (4-sticks 8GB total).

I read the board is best designed for DDR2 1200 ram. Which is hard to find and high priced.

I have my eye on OCZ Technology Gold Edition 2GB DDR2-1066 (PC-8500) Memory Kit, due to the pricing. Is the 2.1 voltage an issue or is it best to get 1.8 voltage ram?

What is the simplest memory set-up?

My experience with 'GB-friendliness' by manufacturer has been: mushkin - GBs love mushkin, but it's pricey, and the speed selection is limited; G.Skill - works well, has a functional EPP, and will usually also run at 'auto' settings, unless you run four sticks; OCZ - likewise; Kingston, Crucial, & Corsair - seem to account for most of the problems I see here with RAM (which, of course, could possibly be due to the fact that more people buy them, as they're generally cheap), with Crucial having a few times had problems with apparent 'degrading' over time, i.e., a previously working OC simply 'goes bad', and MemTest86+ shows it to be RAM.