There's absolutely noting wrong. DDR2 800 MHz corresponds to the fastest JEDEC specifications. I wouldn't overclock that Kingston RAM. Your system will become unstable unless you increase voltage and relax timings. If your system is stable, then just leave it as is (at least as far as memory is concerned).
While the CPU and memory buses could operate at the same frequency, they don't have to. See Wikipedia for good explanations of the difference between the two: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_side_bus#Memory
DDR2 533 MHz is 266 MHz x 2. DDR2 1066 is 533 Mhz x 2. DDR2 1066 memory often is overclocked 800 MHz memory that requires more voltage and lower timings.
I know that they dont have to be the same , But back in the time that the Rambus memory i had P4 System with .
CPU That works at 800Mhz FSB (200X4)
and dual channel Rdram 400MHz (each) X 2 together with dual channel creted 800MHz Syncronize FSB with memory bus ....
SO is this change ?
I mean i was thinking that for 1066FSB , A memory at 533MHz X 2 Chips In dual channel will create 1066MHz FSB , Isnt it ?
Or for the fsb and memory bus work the same the memory must be equal to the Fsb ?
A memory at 533MHz X 2 Chips In dual channel will create 1066MHz FSB , Isnt it ?
The answer is no. The FSB speed is set from your motherboard BIOS and not from you installing two memory modules. If that was the case, I could install two 1066 MHz modules and expect my system to run at 2132 FSB?
You installed DDR2 800 MHz memory so they will run at 400 MHz stock without OC'ing just like all DDR2 mudules are designed to do.
If that was the case, I could install two 1066 MHz modules and expect my system to run at 2132 FSB?
Thats not even close to what i meant .
My point is that the fsb determine by the cpu and bios , So if the cpu support 2132 fsb and the board so 2132 /2 chips should give the full fsb support .
But thats not true as much as i see now , cause back in the RDRAM that was the case .
I see now that for 1066 fsb i need mem that operate at the same as fsb to get full sync ..
I see now that for 1066 fsb i need mem that operate at the same as fsb to get full sync ..
But the performance improvement with 10600 MHz memory will be 0-1.5% at most. Is it really worth it? Spending money on a faster CPU or GPU usually is a better investment.
But the performance improvement with 10600 MHz memory will be 0-1.5% at most.
May i ask where did you get this info ? , I mean what will be the memory bandwidth with 1066 Fsb And 1066 Mem.
Compare to 1066Fsb and 800Mhz mem ?
Assuming the parts are the same .
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pending money on a faster CPU or GPU usually is a better investment.
I agree with that , And that is what i've done , It just that i had misunderstanding with the mem compare the fsb (that they not sync together) .
If it's the same memory (and it often is), then the timings might be 4-4-4-12 at 800 MHz and 5-5-5-15 at 1066 MHz. The higher timings offset part of the performance gains. Besides, you can overclock quality 800 MHz memory yourself. Just increase the voltage and timings and make sure that it's stable. It might not reach 1066 MHz, but it could run very close to it and it's free.
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