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/Produc...82E16813131180

and another:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131182

[noopypoop]

here's one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131180

and another:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131182

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.