667MHz Vs 800Mhz?

what is the biggest difference of the speeds they make? if the speed is higher, is it easier to overclock and more motherboard friendly?

I have gigabyte p965 - ds3
 
Yes, but not noticable. I did the same thing and OCed it to 800mhz and did not notice a thing. Don't worry about getting 667 or 800, it really doesnt make a difference.
 
Some DDR2-800 memory doesn't work on the P965, check the voltages.
 
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You must remember that if you want to overclock, the DDR2 800 will provide significantly better performance compared to the DDR2 667 when you get up around 400+FSB
 
For XP, 1GB will do fine for most games, though there are a few that will do much better with 2GB. For the future, though, 2GB is a must, so I really recommend it. With Vista, I would say 1GB is like 512 for XP, and 2GB is like 1GB for XP. In otherwords, if at all possible, get 2GB. If you can't get 2GB, then get one 1GB stick so you can upgrade easier later on and not have 4x512 sticks.
 
b3atofang3l said:
ok..next question.. is 2GB really needed? (talking about 800Mhz mem here)
i heard it is needed for vista...xD
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Right now 1GB is the recommended minimum. If you want to game on Vista, you really will need at least 2GB, but I would recommend 2GB for XP as well.
 
idk... i noticed a big difference between my 450MHz P3 and my 866MHz P3

a BIG difference...

so u might notice some between 667 and 800
prolly not much
 
b3atofang3l said:
ok..next question.. is 2GB really needed? (talking about 800Mhz mem here)
i heard it is needed for vista...xD
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Yeah, get 2GB. Vista is going to be a major resource hog. By the way, you can get the Corsair XMS2 DDR 667 Mhz RAM and easily overclock it past speed of 800 Mhz (400 Mhz). I currently have mine at 860 Mhz (430) and it's stable as ever. :)
 
i got ddr2-800 C5 corsair hoping i could over clock to higher speeds to make up for lower latencies but i just cant overclock the ram on this mobo
 
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