DDR-800 in 1066 slots??

deveritt · 03-13-2008, 11:36 PM

will that work?? if not, is 1GB of 1066 better than 2GB 800??

thanks in advance

vonfeldt7 · 03-14-2008, 12:04 AM

I'm not sure about the first part (it should work, but I'm not positive).

However, for the second question, 2GB of 800MHz RAM would be better than 1GB of 1066MHz RAM. 1066MHz is obviously better than 800MHz, but capacity is much more important than speed.

diduknowthat · 03-14-2008, 12:07 AM

What motherboard do you have? Generally motherboards can take both 800 and 1066 as standard Ram, at least that's what mine does.

cRABu · 03-14-2008, 12:18 AM

yes they will work. But they will run at 800mhz(unless u overclock them). and 2gb 800 are better than 1gb 1066

deveritt · 03-14-2008, 12:22 AM

cool thanks....i was trying to decide between:

Asus M3A AMD 770, 4x DDR-II 1066, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16, 1PCIe x1, 3x PCI, 1 IDE, 4x SATA w/RAID, GB LAN, 10x USB, 8ch Audio

or

Asus M2N-E Socket AM2 nForce 570 Ultra MCP Chipset DDR2 533/667/800 6xSATA PCI-Express x16 Slot 7.1 Channel Audio Gigabit Lan AMD Live! Ready

Think I'll go with the M3A since they are almost the same price and it's AM2+

StrangleHold · 03-14-2008, 02:28 AM

The only time you can run DDR2 1066 on the 770 chipset board is if you running a Phenom, it will work if you run a Athlon 64 on a 770 but will back clock to 800. My advice is not to buy a AM2 board at this point, waste of money. Get a AM2+, has alot better Phenom support-DDR2 1066 support-Hypertransport 3.0 and PCIe 2.0. That Asus board is alright but this Gigabyte is better if you looking for a 100 buck board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128081

deveritt · 03-14-2008, 02:40 AM

the M3A is an AM2+ so i'm probably going with that

StrangleHold · 03-14-2008, 02:42 AM

I,m sure the Asus would be a good board but the Gigabyte has better voltage regulators and all solid capacitors.

deveritt · 03-14-2008, 02:49 AM

Oh I see. It is $20 more here but maybe I'll look into it, thanks

03-13-2008, 11:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
deveritt Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 55	DDR-800 in 1066 slots?? will that work?? if not, is 1GB of 1066 better than 2GB 800?? thanks in advance

03-14-2008, 12:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
vonfeldt7 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Age: 17 Posts: 993	I'm not sure about the first part (it should work, but I'm not positive). However, for the second question, 2GB of 800MHz RAM would be better than 1GB of 1066MHz RAM. 1066MHz is obviously better than 800MHz, but capacity is much more important than speed. __________________ CPU [Intel Q9450] CPU GFX [Evga 8800GT] GFX RAM [G.Skill 4GB @ 1000MHz] RAM MOBO [Asus Maximus Formula] MOBO

03-14-2008, 12:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,331	What motherboard do you have? Generally motherboards can take both 800 and 1066 as standard Ram, at least that's what mine does. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

03-14-2008, 12:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
cRABu Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: At the other side Age: 20 Posts: 173	yes they will work. But they will run at 800mhz(unless u overclock them). and 2gb 800 are better than 1gb 1066 __________________ Grandfather of all knowledge

03-14-2008, 02:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,155	The only time you can run DDR2 1066 on the 770 chipset board is if you running a Phenom, it will work if you run a Athlon 64 on a 770 but will back clock to 800. My advice is not to buy a AM2 board at this point, waste of money. Get a AM2+, has alot better Phenom support-DDR2 1066 support-Hypertransport 3.0 and PCIe 2.0. That Asus board is alright but this Gigabyte is better if you looking for a 100 buck board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128081 __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton, Jr. Last edited by StrangleHold; 03-14-2008 at 02:30 AM.

03-14-2008, 12:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
deveritt Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 55	cool thanks....i was trying to decide between: Asus M3A AMD 770, 4x DDR-II 1066, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16, 1PCIe x1, 3x PCI, 1 IDE, 4x SATA w/RAID, GB LAN, 10x USB, 8ch Audio or Asus M2N-E Socket AM2 nForce 570 Ultra MCP Chipset DDR2 533/667/800 6xSATA PCI-Express x16 Slot 7.1 Channel Audio Gigabit Lan AMD Live! Ready Think I'll go with the M3A since they are almost the same price and it's AM2+

03-14-2008, 02:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
deveritt Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 55	the M3A is an AM2+ so i'm probably going with that

03-14-2008, 02:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,155	I,m sure the Asus would be a good board but the Gigabyte has better voltage regulators and all solid capacitors. __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton, Jr.

03-14-2008, 02:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
deveritt Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 55	Oh I see. It is $20 more here but maybe I'll look into it, thanks

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