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Conroe build: is there a point to faster than DDR2800 if the mobo doesn't support it?
I'm looking to get the Asus P5B Deluxe, and its specs list it supports DDR2-800/667/533.
Is there a point to buying faster than DDR2-800, i.e. DDR2-1000, if the motherboard doesn't support it?
Or...the default FSB speed for Conroe is 266 MHz. If you set the memory to 800 MHz in the BIOS, does that simply mean that it will run at 800 MHz when the FSB is at its default of 266, but if you overclock the FSB the memory speed will go even higher? Are the 800/667/533 settings just dividers?
I'm looking to get the Asus P5B Deluxe, and its specs list it supports DDR2-800/667/533.
Is there a point to buying faster than DDR2-800, i.e. DDR2-1000, if the motherboard doesn't support it?
Or...the default FSB speed for Conroe is 266 MHz. If you set the memory to 800 MHz in the BIOS, does that simply mean that it will run at 800 MHz when the FSB is at its default of 266, but if you overclock the FSB the memory speed will go even higher? Are the 800/667/533 settings just dividers?
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