Ok, I did some homework and saw a post by JustaGeek where he explains about DRAM/FSB ratio. If I understand correctly, this allows the Memory Bus to appear to run at a higher speed then the FSB. So does this mean that the 800 memory will actually run at 800, not at 667?
Ok, the 800 is definately a better chip, but I would have thought the 667 would be faster for my application. Wouldn't both chips only be running at 667mhz since my FSB is 1333? If so, wouldn't the 667 take one less clock cycle to return it's data?
I haven't put a system together in about 5 years, so some things are new to me. Here is what I'm thinking so far:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P 1333/1066MHz DDR2 1066
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz
Vista 64
For now, I'm going to buy 4G of mem and if all goes well w/Vista 64 I'll buy...
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