ddr2 1066, fsb:ram ratios, what do i need?

[chopficaro]

so im getting 1066 ram because i am anal and i need suff FAST. im also getting a p35 board because ive heard that all other boards have all sorts of issues. i see most of the p35 board's fsbs run at some of these speeds: 1066, 1333, 1600. the faster my fsb the faster i see them thumbnails pop up right? so it doesnt make any sense to slow my fsb down to 1066 right? i also heard that nvidia boards are better at using awkward fsb:memory speed ratios than p35s, is this true? i also heard that OCing a p35 fsb all the way up to 2133 is unheard of and not even possible, is this true? any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[veedubfreak]

What chip. And i doubt you will get anything past around 1800 FSB on a p35 board. FYI, the ddr ram is only running 533x2, not 1066x2.

After rereading your post, i think you might have a slight misunderstanding of the way the frontside bus works. A cpu is quad pumped, so if its say a q6600 it runs at 233mhz x 4 = 1066.
Memory runs at double data rate, so if it is spec'd for 1066 it runs at 533 x 2. The amount of performance vs the extra cost of 1066 memory is almost unjustified unless you plan to run one of the cpu's that has a low multi and plan to overclock.

Example, i run a q6600 at 400FSB quad pumped to 1600FSB with my memory set at synchronous 1:1 with the FSB so that the memory is also running 400FSB x2 = 800FSB.

 

[chopficaro]

my processor is an e8400

i found kingston ddr2 1066 for $120
Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Quad Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

and kingston ddr2 800 for $100
Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

say it it takes 800 one second to make a thumbnail pop up, then it should take 1066 (800)/(1066)=.75 secs to view that thumbnail right? seems worth it to me. or do i misunderstand? plz explain

 

[slopy2nds]

nvm plz delete

 

[stalin90]

it doesnt work like that...

i have a 1:1 ration on my q6600 w/ 712 mhz on my memory clock... i downclocked mine.

if you e8400 is at 3.0 ghz you really only need to run your ram at 667 mhz:

1333/4 = 333.3 * 2 = 666.67 ~ 667

to get full 800 mhz oc your e8400 to 3.6 ghz, it should be really easy to do w/ a e8400

so unless you want to oc over 3.6 id say no you dont need 1066 mhz ram

also kingston isnt really that good of ram.

 

[thirdshiftdj]

there are P35 boards that hit 2000mhz FSB