Building a low-level comp that I eventually plan to upgrade when I can afford it. Went with an 1155 socket MB that can handle up to i7 but starting with a cheap G550.
The question is on the memory... The G550 specs say it can only handle 1066Mhz memory.
Would it choke if I bought, say, 1600Mhz memory (in anticipation of later CPU upgrade where I'd rather not have to buy better memory later)?
I know the G550 won't be able to take advantage of the extra speed, but would it be able to use that 1600Mhz memory at 1066Mhz speed, or is there any fundamental reasons why it wouldn't be able to handle the memory at all?
The question is on the memory... The G550 specs say it can only handle 1066Mhz memory.
Would it choke if I bought, say, 1600Mhz memory (in anticipation of later CPU upgrade where I'd rather not have to buy better memory later)?
I know the G550 won't be able to take advantage of the extra speed, but would it be able to use that 1600Mhz memory at 1066Mhz speed, or is there any fundamental reasons why it wouldn't be able to handle the memory at all?
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