1066 vs 800

[travistee]

Now that I solved my other problem with the 1066 in dual channel...




Is 1066 worth the extra expense.

I paid $74 for 2GB of 1066.

I could get 4gb 800 for $38

Using XP

Comments?

[acstech]

Re: 1066 vs 800

No.

The highest JEDEC speed in DDR-2 is 800. IMHO over that you just start running into problems. Notice that there's no chips rated to run 1066 at 1.8v. There's a reason for that. They're all overclocked.

Edit: I take that back. There's some 1066 modules on Newegg that run 1.8v. But notice the timings on those...

My way of doing this is, get the 800 stuff with tight timings, and maybe raised voltage. Then set it up in BIOS appropriately. IMHO with 1066 you just start running into problems.

I would get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231219

[travistee]

Re: 1066 vs 800

Does anyone know if the P5K-E will boot ok with
2 X 2GB of 800 with XP?

[acstech]

Re: 1066 vs 800

Yes, it'll boot just fine. XP 32-bit however, will only see between 3.2 and 3.5GB of it since there's a 4GB addressing limit on 32-bit operating systems. Other devices, like the video card, use some of that potential 4GB. But it'll run fine.

[Wizard]

Re: 1066 vs 800

Good! This is WHY I asked!

And I knew it. 1066 is not DDR2 standard btw.

Cheers, Wizard