667mhz ram vs 800mhz is there really a difference????

What are you using?  Were you overclocking?

For Socket AM2, you kinda need DDR2-800 RAM if you want to see an appreciable performance improvement from the prior, excellent Socket 939 memory controller performance.

With intel's C2D, they all currently run 1066mhz FSB, so they'd only need DDR2-533 at stock, or DDR2-1066 if you have to run single-channel for whatever reason. DDR2-800 would give you some overclocking/fsb headroom, or allow you to run tighter timings at DDR2-533. 

hi, i'm looking to get a new pc but i had a doubt, if i get 2gb of 667mhz ram would be much worse than 2gb of ram at 800mhz????? thanks for the help!!real_madrid_99

hi, i'm looking to get a new pc but i had a doubt, if i get 2gb of 667mhz ram would be much worse than 2gb of ram at 800mhz????? thanks for the help!!real_madrid_99

i don't think there is much difference between both, but i'm not sure 

[QUOTE="real_madrid_99"]hi, i'm looking to get a new pc but i had a doubt, if i get 2gb of 667mhz ram would be much worse than 2gb of ram at 800mhz????? thanks for the help!!firefly026

well i was thinking on getting this rig:

core2duo e6600

8800 gts 320mb

mobo ASUS P5N-E SLI

i don't think on doing any overclocking but i do want to know if using 667mhz ram would bottlenck that PC 

What are you using? Were you overclocking?

For Socket AM2, you kinda need DDR2-800 RAM if you want to see an appreciable performance improvement from the prior, excellent Socket 939 memory controller performance.

With intel's C2D, they all currently run 1066mhz FSB, so they'd only need DDR2-533 at stock, or DDR2-1066 if you have to run single-channel for whatever reason. DDR2-800 would give you some overclocking/fsb headroom, or allow you to run tighter timings at DDR2-533.

codezer0

What are your timings and speed?

Ok i found 1gb ddr 6400- 800mhz now im just wonding if it will be ideal if i buy 2 cose my mortherborad recomends that i use matching pairs. im currnty making my new pc cose i want to be gaming alot on my pc.

 http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1351563567.1180908694@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfiaddldgekjehcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=608390&category_oid=-28477

soz for the long url but thats the ddr2 ram im inteding to buy.

Ok i found 1gb ddr 6400- 800mhz now im just wonding if it will be ideal if i buy 2 cose my mortherborad recomends that i use matching pairs. im currnty making my new pc cose i want to be gaming alot on my pc.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1351563567.1180908694@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfiaddldgekjehcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=608390&category_oid=-28477

soz for the long url but thats the ddr2 ram im inteding to buy.

 

Gentle_Stephen

If you could spend a little more for 2GB's then I would recommend going with these, you'll be happy that you did. 

yeh well thires kingston ram thou so if i buy 2 of them il have 2gb of ram, and it should be fine. :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-ValueRAM-800MHz-DDR2-Non-ECC/dp/B000FVTPF0/ref=sr_1_7/203-1391542-0008769?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1180911052&sr=8-7

yeh well thires kingston ram thou so if i buy 2 of them il have 2gb of ram, and it should be fine. :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-ValueRAM-800MHz-DDR2-Non-ECC/dp/B000FVTPF0/ref=sr_1_7/203-1391542-0008769?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1180911052&sr=8-7

Gentle_Stephen

yes