i understand that, but i want my RAM to be at a higher MHz as well. And if i get a DDR400 and take it to DDR600 would it have better performance than ram RATED at DDR600
yeah, a little better performace, but nothing major like with older athlon xp / p4 systems. 2 gigs of ram is what gives you major performace with athlon 64/opteron computers vs high speed ddr1 600 memory.
Trust me I tried 1gig of ocz ddr 250 oced to 290mhz, and with dual core you need 2 gigs of ram vs high speed 1gig. Having dual cpus is like a car with 2 motors and you put put in 15 gals of premium gas... vs having 30 gals of regular... You would think that 15 gals of premium was better but its not, and it runs out fast. and dont try 4x512 because you will have to use 2t command rate vs 1t (1t gives you 5900 read speed vs 2t gives you 4700 read speed).
edit more info on what im talking about with link....
The integrated memory controller is still AMD's greatest advantage, Richard said. Integrating the memory controller allows that key link between the processor and memory to run at the speed of the chip, moving data into the processor more quickly than the front-side bus used by Intel's chips. Analysts and reviewers have consistently given an edge to AMD because of this feature, which Intel is not expected to duplicate anytime soon.
http://news.com.com/Intel+makes+performance+claims%2C+AMD+rebuffs+them/2100-1006_3-6043587.html?tag=nefd.top