Worth Increasing FSB to achieve rated memory speed?

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I've got some ddr2 rated for 1066 MHz (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166) but my front side bus is running at such a low rate (325 Quad Pumped) that my memory is only at 650 MHz (synced).

Is it worth dropping my multiplier on my cpu to achieve a higher FSB so that I may possibly get the memory higher up? I'm not an extreme overclocker, but is there something to be got by running memory at its rating or is that overhead there just for overclocking purposes?


Secondary question:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231246 VS

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Same stats but different model...seems like heatsink is only difference. Is it okay mixing 2 sets of these? (Don't worry I'm not dropping cash on old, tech...free).
 
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Where do you see 650MHz? Is it 650MHz or DDR2-650? It is not the same.

What is your CPU Host Frequency?

You can run the RAM at DDR2-800 or DDR2-1066 or anything in between, it just depends on your CPU frequency target.

It is not recommended to mix match RAM, so if you want 8GB, purchase the same exact model.

Thank you
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Where do you see 650MHz? Is it 650MHz or DDR2-650? It is not the same.

What is your CPU Host Frequency?

You can run the RAM at DDR2-800 or DDR2-1066 or anything in between, it just depends on your CPU frequency target.

It is not recommended to mix match RAM, so if you want 8GB, purchase the same exact model.

Thank you
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Thank you for the posting Gskill support. The RAM itself is DDR2-1066. But its currently set to run in the bios at 650MHz. My CPU FSB is 325 (*9 = 3.0Ghz)

Since my RAM can run at a higher frequency but my CPU was struggling a bit, I wanted to know if it was a good idea to lower the multipler which would allow me to increase the FSB and also increase the memory speed.
 
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