Would DDR2-800 on a 667 board Downclock?

Ashton · 16-02-2008, 08:00 AM

My motherboard
ASRock Motherboard - Product - 4COREDUAL-SATA2 - Overview

I want to get this ram
2GB 800 Corsair Dual Channel 2*1 GB DDR PC 6400 CL4 RAM - eBay DDR2, Memory, RAM, Components, Upgrades, Computers. (end time 16-Mar-08 18:09:32 AEDST)

Would it just downclock it if I used it, and work fine?

I want it to help overclock my cpu.

Big B · 18-02-2008, 04:17 AM

Maybe. They may default to DD2-800 speeds, but you can manually set the RAM speed in BIOS if it does that.

Ashton · 18-02-2008, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big B

Maybe. They may default to DD2-800 speeds, but you can manually set the RAM speed in BIOS if it does that.

Ok, but will it definetly boot up with it?

My bios says my max cpu bus is 375mhz, so in theory that's 750mhz it could run at if I changed the settings

Don't see why it'w 375mhz (1500mhz) if it says it can only take 266mhz (1066) fsb

Big B · 18-02-2008, 06:07 PM

Yeah, it should boot up no problem. The motherboard will just run with whatever the SPD settings are from the RAM sticks by default.

Ashton · 18-02-2008, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big B

Yeah, it should boot up no problem. The motherboard will just run with whatever the SPD settings are from the RAM sticks by default.

Ok, thanks for the help

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Ashton Geek Join Date: Feb 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 88 Times Helpful: 4 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	Would DDR2-800 on a 667 board Downclock? My motherboard ASRock Motherboard - Product - 4COREDUAL-SATA2 - Overview I want to get this ram 2GB 800 Corsair Dual Channel 2*1 GB DDR PC 6400 CL4 RAM - eBay DDR2, Memory, RAM, Components, Upgrades, Computers. (end time 16-Mar-08 18:09:32 AEDST) Would it just downclock it if I used it, and work fine? I want it to help overclock my cpu. __________________

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Yeah, it should boot up no problem. The motherboard will just run with whatever the SPD settings are from the RAM sticks by default. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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