Hello everyone, hoping for a little advice here.
Right now I have 2x 1024MB sticks of DDR2-1066 (OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Edition). I am looking to slap another 2 gigs of RAM into my machine. My question is, is it a MUST to keep it at DDR2-1066? I know that if I buy 800 the current 1066 will have to run at 800, but would it really make much of a difference? I'm not really a RAM expert, any advice would be appreciated.
The reason I ask is that the price difference from my local retailer is about double going from the 800 to the 1066, which I think is a little extreme. Here is what I'm considering buying:
OCZ DDR2-1066 PC2 8500 Reaper HPC Edition - $145.95
http://www.anitec.ca/product/8554/ocz_ddr2_pc2_8500_reaper_hpc_edition_2gb_dual_channel_kit/
OR
OCZ DDR2-800 PC2 6400 Reaper HPC Edition - $75.95
http://www.anitec.ca/product/9093/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_reaper_hpc_edition_2gb_dual_channel_kit/
Thanks!
Right now I have 2x 1024MB sticks of DDR2-1066 (OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Edition). I am looking to slap another 2 gigs of RAM into my machine. My question is, is it a MUST to keep it at DDR2-1066? I know that if I buy 800 the current 1066 will have to run at 800, but would it really make much of a difference? I'm not really a RAM expert, any advice would be appreciated.
The reason I ask is that the price difference from my local retailer is about double going from the 800 to the 1066, which I think is a little extreme. Here is what I'm considering buying:
OCZ DDR2-1066 PC2 8500 Reaper HPC Edition - $145.95
http://www.anitec.ca/product/8554/ocz_ddr2_pc2_8500_reaper_hpc_edition_2gb_dual_channel_kit/
OR
OCZ DDR2-800 PC2 6400 Reaper HPC Edition - $75.95
http://www.anitec.ca/product/9093/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_reaper_hpc_edition_2gb_dual_channel_kit/
Thanks!