Is there a huge difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800

[boneca1]

I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

 

[Roguestar]

No.

The answer is: not a single difference at all.

Why? Because if you've got a DS3 and you're not overclocking it, then all memory you put in there will run at DDR2-533 speeds. So unless you're getting a great deal on the DDR2-800, don't spend more than you need on something you won't be making use of .

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

 

[ebaycj]

I dunno, on gigabyte's web page for the DS3, I see support for ddr2-800 listed in the specs. This would lead me to believe that it does indeed support ddr2-800 at full speed by default (no overclocking necessary).

(unless by "overclocking" you mean going into the bios and setting it for ddr2-800.)

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: ebaycj
I dunno, on gigabyte's web page for the DS3, I see support for ddr2-800 listed in the specs. This would lead me to believe that it does indeed support ddr2-800 at full speed by default (no overclocking necessary).

(unless by "overclocking" you mean going into the bios and setting it for ddr2-800.)

It will certainly support DDR2-800. But without changing settings such as the memory:FSB ratio, or increasing the FSB speed and keeping the ratio normal, the memory will run at the same speed as the FSB.
Core 2 Duo FSB 266 (1066 quad pumped), DDR2 266 (rated as 533 because it's DDR2) is a one-to-one ratio of memory to FSB and is the factory and chipset default. If you change the memory ratio to 2:3 (an advanced setting via Ctrl+F1 iirc) you can run DDR2-800 synchronously with the FSB (but some argue that this ratio leads to unsatisfactory performance increase. I think n7 did a thread about it a while ago).

Bottom line: without changing advanced settings (specifically; overclocking the FSB to 333 and having the DDR2 run at 667, for example) your memory will run at DDR2-533 when you plug it in.
The gigabyte DS3 has the ability run memory at DDR2-800, that's what it means by that. And it'll only say up to DDR2-800 because if I recall correctly, DDR2-1066 and higher haven't been ratified by a JDEC specification.

 

[sjandrewbsme]

Roque is right - RAM speed is only a rating of the RAM's HIGHEST speed. At stock settings - DDR2-533 and DDR2-800 will be the same speed.

Here's an analogy: the DDR2-800 is a corvette and the DDR2-533 is a prius. The vette's top speed is moot on a highway with a speed limit of 55 mph. In his case, his stock speed and stock memory ratios will be a 55 mph speed limit. In this analogy the prius and vette are exactly as fast as one another - they can both go 55. Overclocking is analagous to speeding. This is when the vette's ability to go 100+ MPH comes into play.

Without speeding (overclocking) DDR2-800 (or 667) is kind of wasted.

Look for a good deal on the size you want, look for good latency timings, and get a good name. If you have no plans of ever overclocking (almost a crime for a C2D proc imho) then you'll be just fine w/ anything >= DDR2-533

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

I am sorry-- but everything being equal as in everything computer wise and the ability of the 2 people playing a given game such as quake4....the person with the DDR2 800will win everytime.....thats a fact!!

I agree that if you are using DDR2800 in place of DDR2667 without running the mobo at the 800 setting yes there will be no difference!!

But there is no way again my fsb being 800 and your being 667 your going to win gaming if everything else including the ability of both player is equal...

 

[boneca1]

I just wanted to clarify as couple of people mentioned games. This system will not be used for games. Most of the use is Video, Movie and Photo editing, Adobe suite, heavy multitasking, downloads etc.

I'm pretty sure right now that I won't need DDR2-800, explanations that I got from Roguestar and sjandrewbsme are more than I wanted to know just kidding. I really appreciate your knowledge guys.

I will try to sale this memory on eBay for quick turn around not to loose $40 on a deal, and if I can sale it I just buy DDR2-800 for the same price not to have any questions. If I can't sale it I'll just stay with DDR2-667 which I'm sure will be enough.

 

[yh125d]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

I am sorry-- but everything being equal as in everything computer wise and the ability of the 2 people playing a given game such as quake4....the person with the DDR2 800will win everytime.....thats a fact!!

I agree that if you are using DDR2800 in place of DDR2667 without running the mobo at the 800 setting yes there will be no difference!!

But there is no way again my fsb being 800 and your being 667 your going to win gaming if everything else including the ability of both player is equal...

There is no way he will have a 400fsb or even 333 because he is NOT overclocking!!!

If he gets 800, it WILL run at 533, as he is NOT overclocking.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

I am sorry-- but everything being equal as in everything computer wise and the ability of the 2 people playing a given game such as quake4....the person with the DDR2 800will win everytime.....thats a fact!!

I agree that if you are using DDR2800 in place of DDR2667 without running the mobo at the 800 setting yes there will be no difference!!

But there is no way again my fsb being 800 and your being 667 your going to win gaming if everything else including the ability of both player is equal...

Don't you get BETTER performance whent he RAM speed matches the FSB? I haven't seen ANY difference in 3dmark score with my RAM at 533, 667, or 800.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: yh125d

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

I am sorry-- but everything being equal as in everything computer wise and the ability of the 2 people playing a given game such as quake4....the person with the DDR2 800will win everytime.....thats a fact!!

I agree that if you are using DDR2800 in place of DDR2667 without running the mobo at the 800 setting yes there will be no difference!!

But there is no way again my fsb being 800 and your being 667 your going to win gaming if everything else including the ability of both player is equal...

There is no way he will have a 400fsb or even 333 because he is NOT overclocking!!!

If he gets 800, it WILL run at 533, as he is NOT overclocking.

you obviously know nothing about ram.......
everthing being equal including not over clocking if we both have mobo`s that support DDR2 667 and DDR2 800 and we have configured one to use 667 and the other to use 800 the 800 wins everytime sorry............

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: yh125d

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

I am sorry-- but everything being equal as in everything computer wise and the ability of the 2 people playing a given game such as quake4....the person with the DDR2 800will win everytime.....thats a fact!!

I agree that if you are using DDR2800 in place of DDR2667 without running the mobo at the 800 setting yes there will be no difference!!

But there is no way again my fsb being 800 and your being 667 your going to win gaming if everything else including the ability of both player is equal...

There is no way he will have a 400fsb or even 333 because he is NOT overclocking!!!

If he gets 800, it WILL run at 533, as he is NOT overclocking.

you obviously know nothing about ram.......
everthing being equal including not over clocking if we both have mobo`s that support DDR2 667 and DDR2 800 and we have configured one to use 667 and the other to use 800 the 800 wins everytime sorry............

That may be true with AMD systems, but not with Intel.

 

[mrfatboy]

at what speed does the fsb on his ds3 have to be to maximise his ddr2 800 mem?

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Even if he's not overclocking, wouldn't it be more feasible to run 800mhz/CL5 ram at 667mhz/CL4 than it is to run stock 667mhz/CL5 ram at 667mhz/CL4? I assume even on an Intel system 667mhz/CL4 will be noticeably faster than 667mhz/CL5...?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: yh125d

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

I am sorry-- but everything being equal as in everything computer wise and the ability of the 2 people playing a given game such as quake4....the person with the DDR2 800will win everytime.....thats a fact!!

I agree that if you are using DDR2800 in place of DDR2667 without running the mobo at the 800 setting yes there will be no difference!!

But there is no way again my fsb being 800 and your being 667 your going to win gaming if everything else including the ability of both player is equal...

There is no way he will have a 400fsb or even 333 because he is NOT overclocking!!!

If he gets 800, it WILL run at 533, as he is NOT overclocking.

you obviously know nothing about ram.......
everthing being equal including not over clocking if we both have mobo`s that support DDR2 667 and DDR2 800 and we have configured one to use 667 and the other to use 800 the 800 wins everytime sorry............

That may be true with AMD systems, but not with Intel.

sorry you are also wrong!!
Thats true all around...there is noway everything being totally equal that I configure the exact same intel stuff with DDR2 667 and then the exact same board to run with DDR 800 that the 667 board will be as fast to and including in a gaming situation...sorry......if that was true as you claim there would be no need to different speed Ram...there would be one generic fit all ram!!

 

[Roguestar]

:thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

I don't know what you are smoking, but I hereby demand you provide benchmarks, specifically in Quake 4 seeing as you picked that example, that one person using a Core 2 Duo unoverclocked with DDR2-533 will experience a noticeable difference in framerate that will make an actual difference in the game. I also require you to prove that the difference in memory bandwidth in DDR2-533 and DDR2-800 will cause a significant bottleneck in gaming performance (Quake 4 again, thanks), with all other factors including components and gaming skill being equal. In fact, the only time it would make a difference ever would be if it somehow reduced the playability of the lower speed RAM's PC to beneath a playable framerate whilst the higher speeded RAM maintained a playable game. If there is in fact such a large difference in DDR2-533 and DDR2-800 in a real world situation, limited only to differing RAM speeds then I will conceed that you are correct.

Until that time I and the previous sane posters will maintain that you are infact both wrong and insane, and unaware of what a "noticeable difference" is in such a small factor (compared to CPU/GPU difference), and consider everything that comes out of your mouth on the subject to be FUD.

:thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

 

[bobsmith1492]

Can't you just increase the memory multiplier... thus no overclocking but RAM runs at 667 or 800...

 

[bigsnyder]

You can, but the even the benches here at Anandtech show minimal gain. I agree with Roguestar, unless your increasing FSB speed,
DDR2-800 is of little use.

C Snyder

 

[Roguestar]

Indeed. Higher speed memory should only be bought for overclocking leeway, or if it's on offer. No point in buying a 500GB hard drive and formatting it with FAT16, is there?

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
Can't you just increase the memory multiplier... thus no overclocking but RAM runs at 667 or 800...

I mentioned that in my third post .

 

[yh125d]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: yh125d

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: boneca1
I'm trying to decide should I exchange my new RAM or not.
Is there a huge difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 Ram on system that will not be overclocked.

Last week I bought 4GB of G.Skill DDR2-667 memory for pretty good price I thought $109.99 for each 2GB kits plus I paid around $4.50 for shipping.
Last night I saw new deal for G.Skill DDR2-800 for the same price plus it comes with memory heatsinks and free shipping.

The problem is if I'm gonna return it I will loose $33.00 on restocking fees and around $7.50 for shipping. Yes at the end I will get a better memory but will it worse it for accumulated price and do I really need it for the system that won't be overclocked

Gigabyte DS3, E6600, 7600GT, WD250GB SATAII, Samsung 18x SATA, Seasonic S12-430W, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Lian-Li P-A05B etc...

You might not see that much of a difference, but there is a difference.
Ifm you gama alot --YES you will notice the difference!@!

Good Luck!!

WRONG
:thumbsdown::|
Not only do Core 2 Duo CPUs not experience big performance differences with more memory bandwidth, but the difference between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 will only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks. Oh, and we're forgetting that they're all going to run at the same speed anyway, because he isn't overclocking.

I am sorry-- but everything being equal as in everything computer wise and the ability of the 2 people playing a given game such as quake4....the person with the DDR2 800will win everytime.....thats a fact!!

I agree that if you are using DDR2800 in place of DDR2667 without running the mobo at the 800 setting yes there will be no difference!!

But there is no way again my fsb being 800 and your being 667 your going to win gaming if everything else including the ability of both player is equal...

There is no way he will have a 400fsb or even 333 because he is NOT overclocking!!!

If he gets 800, it WILL run at 533, as he is NOT overclocking.

you obviously know nothing about ram.......
everthing being equal including not over clocking if we both have mobo`s that support DDR2 667 and DDR2 800 and we have configured one to use 667 and the other to use 800 the 800 wins everytime sorry............

That may be true with AMD systems, but not with Intel.

sorry you are also wrong!!
Thats true all around...there is noway everything being totally equal that I configure the exact same intel stuff with DDR2 667 and then the exact same board to run with DDR 800 that the 667 board will be as fast to and including in a gaming situation...sorry......if that was true as you claim there would be no need to different speed Ram...there would be one generic fit all ram!!

Do you know what happens to 800 ram when you plug it into a c2d system? it runs at 533. all the time. you know what happens with 667? it runs at 533 too. with everything the same, as you so vehemently have said, they will be exactly the same. ALWAYS. In an amd system, you will see improvement by using 800 instead of 667, due to its mem controller. but not on intel's. intel's see NO improvement unless you change the fsb.

 

[newb54]

What are you smoking Jedi? There is no appreciable difference in performance between DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 when you run both at 533 speeds.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

<< Shakes head

There is a SMALL performance advantage running higher rated memory if it's properly configured but it is hardly noticeable in most apps.

And you can run memory at DDR2-667 or DDR2-800, even if you aren't overclocking the FSB by using the 4:5 or 2:3 memory ratio. Or if you choose to run the ram at less than it's rated speed you can usually tighten the timings below spec to like 3-3-3.

Why anyone would buy DDR2-667 or 800 memory and run it a DDR2-533 is beyond me, unless they are too lazy to read their motherboard manual or too dense to understand it.

 

[Dorkenstein]

I find the difference is barely noticeable.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
Can't you just increase the memory multiplier... thus no overclocking but RAM runs at 667 or 800...

It won't improve performance, which most people seem to be missing here.