I heard that RAM 533 Works better with Core 2 DUO

[Jet]

Dual Channel = two separate sticks of the exact same memory that were produced in the same batch. It's best to buy dual channel memory.

DDR2 800 is what you want. YEA_PC_PHONICS is just trying to confuse you

 

[bball4life]

Dual Channel = two separate sticks of the exact same memory that were produced in the same batch. It's best to buy dual channel memory.

DDR2 800 is what you want. YEA_PC_PHONICS is just trying to confuse you

Yes Dual Channel is quite a bit faster. And don't listen to jet ddr2667 is still amazingly fast, that is the speed most motherboards support and all the speed you really need. If your motherboard supports ddr2800 and you can afford it then go for it, but ddr2667 is still very good ram.

 

[Iluvpenguins]

You don't need a dual channel kit to Dual channel memory,just buy 2 seperate sticks of the same brand and size and type and it'll work

 

[YEA_PC_PHONICS]

no 667 is just as fast or faster.

While DDR2-800 looks nice on paper, it's simply not necessary to get the most performance out of your system, As long as you've got low-latency memory modules, DDR2-667 will perform just as well as DDR2-800. The explination behind this is simple: Core 2's FSB runs at 1,066MHz but is only 64 bits wide, delivering 8.53GBps of bandwith to the CPU. Core 2's memory subsystem is 128 bits wide but even at DDR2-667 can deliver 10.67GBps of bandwith, meaning that unless its FSB Frequency is faster than 1,333MHz, the CPU can't use any more memory bandwith. So its almost pointless to spend the pretty penny just to say you own DDR2-800 when you get no benifits.

 

[DavidWright05]

no 667 is just as fast or faster.

While DDR2-800 looks nice on paper, it's simply not necessary to get the most performance out of your system, As long as you've got low-latency memory modules, DDR2-667 will perform just as well as DDR2-800. The explination behind this is simple: Core 2's FSB runs at 1,066MHz but is only 64 bits wide, delivering 8.53GBps of bandwith to the CPU. Core 2's memory subsystem is 128 bits wide but even at DDR2-667 can deliver 10.67GBps of bandwith, meaning that unless its FSB Frequency is faster than 1,333MHz, the CPU can't use any more memory bandwith. So its almost pointless to spend the pretty penny just to say you own DDR2-800 when you get no benifits.

Thx for the headsup Phonix... Guess i'll go with 667 then?

 

[DavidWright05]

Is there a difference between 5300 and 5400?