ddr2 ram @ 1066

[wahjahka]

people have told me that ddr2 ram at 1066 doesnt exsist...if thats the case then why can you buy 1066 ddr2 ram?
example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145043

also people tell me thats its ddr3 ram not ddr2 (even though they say its ddr2..doesnt make much sense)

is this true?

 

[tcsenter]

DDR2-1066 exists, JEDEC approved it a while ago but as a specialty standard and it only covers DDR2-1066 devices (i.e. chips). There is no PC2-8500 specification or standard for modules. And those are DDR2 modules, not DDR3.

 

[wahjahka]

DDR2-1066 exists, JEDEC approved it a while ago but as a specialty standard and it only covers DDR2-1066 devices (i.e. chips). There is no PC2-8500 specification or standard for modules. And those are DDR2 modules, not DDR3.

thank you. some guy tried to tell me that it didnt exsist but if it didnt im sure companys would say they are selling ddr2 1066 ram, anyways, another question would 8gb of 1066 be a good buy? the money isnt a problem

 

[br3nd064]

8gb is probably overkill. If you're doing movie/really big picture editing, then it's nice to have.

 

[wahjahka]

8gb is probably overkill. If you're doing movie/really big picture editing, then it's nice to have.

....so i guess 4 gb is good for gaming? no need to go above that??

 

[icyicy]

Yes, 4gb is more than plenty for gaming.

However you only need 1066mhz RAM for overclocked dual CPUs, if you are not going to overclock heavily or have a quad core CPU then you are not going to use the extra frequency from 1066mhz RAM and the result will actually be slower due to usually worse timings. Basically if you plan to OC your FSB above 400mhz then you need 1066mhz RAM, otherwise 800mhz will have better results.

 

[wahjahka]

Yes, 4gb is more than plenty for gaming.

However you only need 1066mhz RAM for overclocked dual CPUs, if you are not going to overclock heavily or have a quad core CPU then you are not going to use the extra frequency from 1066mhz RAM and the result will actually be slower due to usually worse timings. Basically if you plan to OC your FSB above 400mhz then you need 1066mhz RAM, otherwise 800mhz will have better results.

well i want to o/c my q6600 to 3.6 (fsb:400 x9 = 3600) but i dont know if my GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard can handle that (waiting to be shipped to me) under the mobos specs it supports fsb of 1066 and 1333 so does that mean it can support my o/c q6600 to that or it only supports stock fsb of 1600/1333?
also you said that it will be slower, how much slower? would it be slower then 800 mhz or still faster than that?

 

[wahjahka]

also, if 8gb might be overkill, is that a bad thing?

 

[br3nd064]

4gb is plenty for gaming. 1066mhz ram is actually going to increase performance, but it's only noticeable in benchmarks. I'd just get some good ddr2 800 ram and run it at a 1:1 ratio with the cpu. At 3.6ghz, 800mhz ram will still be at stock speeds.

Here's an article showing vista x64 with 8gb of ram.

 

[wahjahka]

4gb is plenty for gaming. 1066mhz ram is actually going to increase performance, but it's only noticeable in benchmarks. I'd just get some good ddr2 800 ram and run it at a 1:1 ratio with the cpu. At 3.6ghz, 800mhz ram will still be at stock speeds.

Here's an article showing vista x64 with 8gb of ram.

alright thanks for the reply, will read that article now

 

[wahjahka]

Yes, 4gb is more than plenty for gaming.

However you only need 1066mhz RAM for overclocked dual CPUs, if you are not going to overclock heavily or have a quad core CPU then you are not going to use the extra frequency from 1066mhz RAM and the result will actually be slower due to usually worse timings. Basically if you plan to OC your FSB above 400mhz then you need 1066mhz RAM, otherwise 800mhz will have better results.

alright, well i want my q6600 to be o/c to at least 3. i am going to try to go for 3.2 (400x8=3200) so if my fsb is at 400 would 1066 ram be a better buy? or get 800 mhz ram with tighter timings with a 1:1 ratio?

 

[br3nd064]

Technically, 1066mhz ram would give you better performance, but you'll only notice the difference in benchmarks.

 

[wahjahka]

Technically, 1066mhz ram would give you better performance, but you'll only notice the difference in benchmarks.

alright, is 4-4-4-12 timings good?

 

[br3nd064]

Yes. What's the ram you're looking at?

 

[wahjahka]

Yes. What's the ram you're looking at?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209

im gonna be setting my fsb to at least 400 to reach an o/c of 3.2 - 3.6, so is this good ram for that? or should i go with 4gb of 1066 for that?

 

[br3nd064]

Yeah, that ram's nice. The timings and voltages on those are pretty good.

 

[wahjahka]

Yeah, that ram's nice. The timings and voltages on those are pretty good.

alright thanks for your help