better for ddr2 800 or 1066???

[mortonman1]

whats the difference between the two? big enough difference to notice a difference in games, applications, etc... trying to decide between mobo with ddr2 1066 and ddr2 800.

this is the one with ddr2 800... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024


with 1066 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188027

thanks guys

 

[Gooberman]

ddr2 is fine
Memory standard on your Mobo is 800 MHz so just go with it

 

[Dystopia]

The DDR2 800 is slower then the ddr2 1066. If you do not really have atight budget, go for ddr2 1066. But if you are on a tight budget, then go 800MHz, because 1066 is more expensive ram.

 

[Geoff]

Both motherboards will work with either DDR2-800 or DDR2-1066 RAM, if you get the one that doesn't natively support the 1066 speed then you can simply overclock the RAM from within the BIOS. I would get the $215 motherboard and DDR2-1066 RAM, since the difference in price between the two (RAM) isn't much.

 

[ronster667]

Both motherboards will work with either DDR2-800 or DDR2-1066 RAM, if you get the one that doesn't natively support the 1066 speed then you can simply overclock the RAM from within the BIOS. I would get the $215 motherboard and DDR2-1066 RAM, since the difference in price between the two (RAM) isn't much.

even though it can support 2 types of ram you need a better cpu for ddr2 1066, like with amd motherboreds, only am2+ proccessers can use 1066, i would just go with the 800, theres not a big enough differnce to even tell lol, i cant even tell the difference from 400 and 800

 

[funkysnair]

even though it can support 2 types of ram you need a better cpu for ddr2 1066, like with amd motherboreds, only am2+ proccessers can use 1066, i would just go with the 800, theres not a big enough differnce to even tell lol, i cant even tell the difference from 400 and 800

if you can utalize ddr2 1066mhz go for it as long as the price isnt double that of 800mhz!

 

[Geoff]

even though it can support 2 types of ram you need a better cpu for ddr2 1066, like with amd motherboreds, only am2+ proccessers can use 1066, i would just go with the 800, theres not a big enough differnce to even tell lol, i cant even tell the difference from 400 and 800

You don't need a better CPU to utilize DDR2 1066. Granted if you leave everything at stock it won't make much of a difference, but with DDR2 1066 the RAM is less likely to bottleneck the system when you overclock, and generally it allows tighter timings at a lower speed (ie. DDR2 1066 running at DDR2 800 has a greater chance of running at lower timings then factory DDR2 800).