8500 ram

Scalectrix · 16th March 2008, 12:27 PM

How does 1066mhz ram work on boards that only support up to 800mhz? I have 2 sticks of PC2 8500 ram..does my Abit IP35pro hold this ram back.. or what?

cheers

elmo06 · 16th March 2008, 6:40 PM

1066mhz RAM is backwards compatible with speeds lower than that, so if needed; it'll run at 800mhz no problems.

Judging by your sig, your running a q6600 at 3.6ghz...which at 1:1 would need 800mhz (400fsb x 9) - so in this case its fine.

But generally though, unless your overclocking; chances are you wouldn't even need the 800mhz your motherboard supports.

If you didn't have your Q6600 overclocked, it'd still be running at 2.4ghz (266fsb x 9 - assuming 1:1) so your ram would only be at 533mhz...regardless of the advertised 1066mhz speed. It's a different story if you decide to use different multipliers/ratios though, but 1:1 you'd be fine.

Scalectrix · 16th March 2008, 9:46 PM

ah sweet. thanks for the reply dude. appreciate it =)

16th March 2008, 12:27 PM	#1
Scalectrix Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 160	8500 ram How does 1066mhz ram work on boards that only support up to 800mhz? I have 2 sticks of PC2 8500 ram..does my Abit IP35pro hold this ram back.. or what? cheers __________________ I've come to bring you bad luck

16th March 2008, 6:40 PM	#2
elmo06 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 41	1066mhz RAM is backwards compatible with speeds lower than that, so if needed; it'll run at 800mhz no problems. Judging by your sig, your running a q6600 at 3.6ghz...which at 1:1 would need 800mhz (400fsb x 9) - so in this case its fine. But generally though, unless your overclocking; chances are you wouldn't even need the 800mhz your motherboard supports. If you didn't have your Q6600 overclocked, it'd still be running at 2.4ghz (266fsb x 9 - assuming 1:1) so your ram would only be at 533mhz...regardless of the advertised 1066mhz speed. It's a different story if you decide to use different multipliers/ratios though, but 1:1 you'd be fine. __________________ Successful Trades: wmmartin, Kedz-tafe, dancer89, Phreeky + heaps more Last edited by elmo06; 16th March 2008 at 6:47 PM.

16th March 2008, 9:46 PM	#3
Scalectrix Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 160	ah sweet. thanks for the reply dude. appreciate it =) __________________ I've come to bring you bad luck