Good DDR2 800 Intel mobo?

[XFs]

There seem to be very few DDR2 800 Intel motherboards.
Some of which will only run at 667 under certain conditions.


1. Is there a good Asus DDR2 800 LGA 775 mobo out there, or is this DDR2 800 business still to young for most people?


2. Is the performance difference between DDR2 667 and 800 even worth it?

 

[Jet]

There seem to be very few DDR2 800 Intel motherboards.
Some of which will only run at 667 under certain conditions.


1. Is there a good Asus DDR2 800 LGA 775 mobo out there, or is this DDR2 800 business still to young for most people?


2. Is the performance difference between DDR2 667 and 800 even worth it?

Asus P5B. I don't believe any chipset other than the 965 and the 975 have DDR2800 compatiblilty

Right now, DDR2 memory is on the high price, I expect it to come down in a while. DDR2 800 memory is nice if you are going to overclock, but I wouldn't go with DDR2 800 unless you are overclocking, as DDR2 667 is fine.

 

[Saurian]

Most good DDR2 667 will overclock to around 800Mhz easily. Most good 800Mhz will overclock to around 900 mhz easily.

These are generalized statements, and it is possible to get a weak module, but generally a corsair stick of CAS 4 667 should run up to 800Mhz with a voltage bump, and 800mhz cas 4 corsair should be able to go over 900mhz with a voltage bump and maybe looser timings.