Help with CPU question

[Foyman]

Hi, I'm still am a little confused on this, could anyone tell me if I were to buy an AMD athalon 64 3500+ do I have to get PC 3500 ram to make it run properly or could I get something like PC 3200? and if it doesn't matter do the CPU and RAM speed relate to each other in any way?

Thanks in advance.

 

[damasta55r]

No you don't. Just get PC3200. The CPU and RAM relate in the speed of the memory controller that is integrated on the amd processor.

 

[Counter-Strike]

Your motherboard controls what type of RAM you use, not what processor you get. Most use 3200, some 4000, but those are the new, new ones.

 

[Foyman]

ok, thank you guys, now I know.