Conroe - Ram to match?

[J2468]

I plan on buying a dual core 2 2.4ghz which i think runs at a fsb of 1066.
Am i right in thinking that if i buy PC8500 rated RAM(1066Mhz) then my system will run it at that speed without any overclocking?

 

[ara]

it is possible for the ram to be run at 1066mhz however, the motherboard must support it, buying ram that fast will cost a lot and are not guaranteed to work at full speed, check with the motherboard manual/website to see if it can run rams at the speed you want.

Ara

 

[1Tanker]

I plan on buying a dual core 2 2.4ghz which i think runs at a fsb of 1066.
Am i right in thinking that if i buy PC8500 rated RAM(1066Mhz) then my system will run it at that speed without any overclocking?

Unless you plan on overclocking, PC4300 will run 1:1, and will be sufficient. One advantage to some of the high-end RAM(PC6400+) is that you can run it at 533MHZ and very tight timings(3-3-3- 8 or better). But the extra cost of high-end RAM isn't really worth it on a C2D system.

 

[markymoo]

yes you can run it at that speed on default. buying ram with tight timings is a waste of money. little difference. buy memory with cas5 cas4 is fine. ignore low timings just buy 800 or 1100 that overclocks well.you save
money.

2 good memorys that overclock good and good price

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231065
http://www.chillblast.com/product.php?productid=17285&cat=1&bestseller