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# DDR2 1200 memory with Intel® ECC technology featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth
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Yes.... it will accept DDR2 memory up to and including 1200MHz. So 1066 will work fine. You won't see the mother of all speed differences, but there will be a slight increase in performance. The final test is your pocket. Are you willing to spend a little more for the 1066 instead of the 800?
 
Agreed Froot.

Your pocket (and perception) once you put them in will be the deciding factor. Also, correct me if I'm wrong here (Intel) guys, your 1066's will step down. So even if you buy it, you might not reap the reward just yet.
 
Well I do have the DDR 800 now and can sell it for about R400. The DDR 1066 2 GB for R600 or 4 Gig for R1200 (but think I'll only take 2 gig coz win 32bit only sees 3 gig so...)

So what, should I do it?
 
Step down? Well since the RAM is dual channel, you only require 667RAM for a 1333 FSB and 800 for a 1600 to work in the 1:2 ratio (or 2:1 ?).
 
If you buy RAM you should buy in pairs. Even with 32-bit Windows I would buy 4GB. You only lose [until you upgrade to 64-bit] ~0.5GB RAM and I'd rather have ~3.25-2.5GB instead of only 2GB.
 
Well in my opinion, if you running at least 1333FSB, go for the 1066 if you don't mind dishing out the funds. Else go for the 800, which is what I'd personally do. You can always PM WKJ?:Beanie and ask him. He'd probably tell you to go for the 800.
 
froot said:
Well in my opinion, if you running at least 1333FSB, go for the 1066 if you don't mind dishing out the funds. Else go for the 800, which is what I'd personally do. You can always PM WKJ?:Beanie and ask him. He'd probably tell you to go for the 800.
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No need, I'm here ;)

And yes, I would advise you to stick to the DDR2-800 for now, or at least until DDR3 becomes a more viable option. :)
 
If you plan to overclock then go with 1066 it will allow you to reach a higher FSB.
 
d0b33 said:
If you plan to overclock then go with 1066 it will allow you to reach a higher FSB.
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If he runs the RAM in a 1:1 ratio with the FSB (which is apparently desirable because then there are no wait states) he would reach a 1,600MHz FSB (400MHz quad pumped) before reaching DDR2-800's stock speed.

I believe I covered this in the FAQ.
 
WKJ?:beanie said:
If he runs the RAM in a 1:1 ratio with the FSB (which is apparently desirable because then there are no wait states) he would reach a 1,600MHz FSB (400MHz quad pumped) before reaching DDR2-800's stock speed.

I believe I covered this in the FAQ.
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True, but the 1:1 ratio myth has been busted already(for me anyway) higher ram speeds can reduce latency, I found a 4:5 ratio to perform better than a 1:1, in sandra my speeds were top of the chart.
 
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K you guys seem to know your ram stuff, hehe...

I got a buyer for R500 for my DDR800 2 GB. At the moment I'm running a slow E2160. Will be changing to at least Q6600 (but want to wait for Rage... Want to see maybe I can get a better quad there...)

So let's say I have the Q6600. My mobo is a GA-X48-DQ6 (I'm not a pro in OC but I will do it.)

I'll change the CPU speed to around 3.2/3.4/3.6 (what ever is stable...) and then I'll have to set my Mem clock to 1066 or 800?

I set all the other stuff to auto... mem voltage, cpu voltage and so on... At the moment my CPU and Ram clocks out and the pc doesn't boot if I set it higher than 3 Ghz... Had it to 3.5 but it's unstable...

So if I use dual channel does it actually work like 266X4 and 333X4 and 400X 4.

Will this ram be able to handle that then? My mobo supports DDR1200.


So Beanie, DDR800 or DDR1066 (2 or 4 GB?)

Running Vista 32bit.

Thanks man
 
The Q6600 is currently the best overclockable and affordable CPU available (according to OC fans).
If you use Dual Channel RAM, which you don't have a choice otherwise (DDR2.....) it will run at 667/800/1066/1200 X2.
WKJ?:Beanie already said that 1066 might be better if you are plannign to OC so I reckon it will be just fine for you.
If you can afford it, go for 4GB. It's a heck of a lot more fun than running Vista on 2GB. Especially if you try to do something like game or use Photoshop or whatever.
 
Yea I do gaming... Love music on my new 5.1 Logitech... DAM it's so good... I'm thinking of replacing my TV's sound with one and even my car sound (I have 2 12" subs in there...) LOVE LOGITECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really thinking of the 4GB... The ram is nVidia SLI ram... SLI is the word I'm looking at...

I have an Intel chipset... Will it still run as smooth... I don't want to get rid of my DDR 2 800 if it's gonna suit me better... Changing a lot on my pc now so...

But think I'm going for the DDR 2 1066... I can always put it back to 800 in my bios... I think the latency is a bit better on my DDR800
 
froot said:
If you use Dual Channel RAM, which you don't have a choice otherwise (DDR2.....) it will run at 667/800/1066/1200 X2.
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Well, not really but as a basic explanation it'll suffice. :D I covered the difference between single and dual channel in the FAQ I believe.

froot said:
WKJ?:Beanie already said that 1066 might be better if you are plannign to OC so I reckon it will be just fine for you.
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No I did not :p I said that he should stick to 2GB of DDR2-800 for now, as d0b33 rightly pointed out. I believe this to be the best plan of action at the moment, especially since the DDR3 prices are dropping drastically and DDR2 is becoming a dead upgrade path, much as Socket 939 was.

froot said:
If you can afford it, go for 4GB. It's a heck of a lot more fun than running Vista on 2GB. Especially if you try to do something like game or use Photoshop or whatever.
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I concur, although I'd still advise him to wait for DDR3 and then buy 4GBs of the stuff :)
 
Hehe my bad. :)
So like he said then, rather wait for the DDR3 to become affordable before doing anything. But then again, you could also wait for everything to become more affordable. In which case we'd never buy anything :D
 
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