1066 on a 800 board?

[noopypoop]

Was looking through the list of components on microcenter and realized i couldnt find a mobo that supported 1066 ddr2 ram speeds. Does this meaan i cant use a stick of ddr2 1066?


I saw on another site that it said that you can put 1066 on an 800 board, but thats considered overclocking.


Thanks in advance,+rep if you help!

[Omega]

I think the board will throttle down the RAM, but I'm not sure.

[noopypoop]

I think the board will throttle down the RAM, but I'm not sure.

I just dont get why they would make 1066 ram yet i have yet to find a mobo which supports it

[Omega]

here's one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131180

and another:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131182

[noopypoop]

here's one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131180

and another:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131182

Do you think those could compete with the 650i board or is it worth getting the 650i with the slower ram?

[Omega]

I have no idea what a 650i is so I say "Do what you want" because I can't be bothered to look up the 650i. If you want the faster RAM, get it. If you want the 650i, Get it. If you want a pony... tough. ;)

[Spawn-Inc]

ya i think by default, most boards do it anyway, it will run at lower settings and timings. you would have to go in and oc the ram. i feel comfortable saying i'm 75% sure i'm right.

why you only getting a 650i? go for the 680i or 680i LT


I have no idea what a 650i is so I say "Do what you want" because I can't be bothered to look up the 650i. If you want the faster RAM, get it. If you want the 650i, Get it. If you want a pony... tough. ;)

geez someones moody, its a chipset.

[NightrainSrt4]

There are quite a few boards that support ram faster than 800. But most of these you are limited to certain recommended manufacturers.

I think it has to do with the DDR2 spec originally being designed for speeds from DDR2400-DDR2800. The higher clocked sticks, many of them are just sticks that would hold a higher overclock and are factory overclocked from the DDR2800 chips they were. Correct me if I am wrong though, as this was just my understanding and I never really took the time to do a whole lotta research on it.

[noopypoop]

ya i think by default, most boards do it anyway, it will run at lower settings and timings. you would have to go in and oc the ram. i feel comfortable saying i'm 75% sure i'm right.

why you only getting a 650i? go for the 680i or 680i LT






Well i was looking at the 680i. Im not going to be doing sli, and on the bench marks, the 680i only gave an extra 1-4 fps on games, and in actually bench marks, some were actually won by the 650i! for the extra $100, its not worth it unless your doing sli

[Spawn-Inc]

then if you not going sli go with the x38 or p35 chipsets, they are better for ocing than the 6xx series.

[noopypoop]

then if you not going sli go with the x38 or p35 chipsets, they are better for ocing than the 6xx series.

Im not gunna be OC'ing either:p

[NightrainSrt4]

The P35 boards also run cooler than the 6x0i boards. Least thats what I've seen in most cases.

[ComputerGuru64x2]

Sadly, Im pretty sure that the board will downclock the memory to it's standard, but you can very well still use the memory on your board just incase you want to upgrade later, although I don't reccomend this.

[.Maleficus.]

You can use 1066MHz RAM on an 800 board. Like everyone else has said, it will downclock to 800, but you can go in and set it to 1066. Nothing wrong with that, it'll take about 2 minutes and the RAM probably wouldn't default the voltages right anyways (so you'd have to do it in the first place). Though it is the same idea as overclocking, it's not (and won't void warranties) because you're setting it's default clock speed.

Also, if you get 1066MHz RAM and a CPU with 1066 FSB (like the early C2Ds), they will run 1:1 and be more much faster than a CPU at 1066 and RAM at 800. You could also take this idea and run with it and get 1300MHz RAM and a new C2D (or C2Q), overclock the RAM to 1333MHz and have a hell of a machine.

[xRyokenx]

Going slighty OT... would a 1333MHz CPU work on a 1033MHz board?

[.Maleficus.]

Going slighty OT... would a 1333MHz CPU work on a 1033MHz board?
My first answer would be yes. Think of it this way: my board supports FSBs of 533/800/1066/1333. My current FSB is 1500.

See what I mean :D.

[xRyokenx]

Okay, sweet. I'm still getting this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115015) to replace my Pentium D (which I'm putting in a PC for my bro).