Best Memory Speed for Athlon64 X2 5000+

[zdude255]

I know it needs DDR2 RAM because it's an AM2 processor, but what is the best RAM speed to buy?

Looking to get 2 GB of it. Would it be better to have a 1GB x 2 or a 512MB x 4 setup?

If anyone wants to give links i'd prefer them from TigerDirect.com, but can consider newegg as well.


And yes I know conroe is coming out though I'm gonna get a decent system for a budget.

 

[PP Mguire]

If your gonna get a decent system under a budget then get a Conroe

 

[zdude255]

Not exactly what I asked for....

 

[aliasaid]

best ram speed would be the fastest i would think...

ddr2 800 is probably best.. (i don't think 1066 is compatible with AM2)...

2 X 1gig would be best!

 

[PP Mguire]

Not exactly what I asked for....

Lol i know, it was a joke. But what he said up there. DDR800 and 2gig of it dual channel. Cant go wrong w/ that i suppose.

 

[Nitestick]

agreed. 2x1gb DDR2-800

 

[Graham]

So what does support DDR2 1066? Are high speeds like that only available for server applications or do desktop platforms support it if the mobo is good?

I noticed there are speeds higher than PC3200 for DDR, but I don't know anyone that uses faster models than that... What is the deal?

 

[Nitestick]

they are basically for overclocking

 

[PP Mguire]

Yea like i should be getting DDR500 (is that right?) to OC my processor and ram but im not going to invest anymore in this S939 system.

 

[Nitestick]

well you don't have to as most memory IC's will have at least some headroom for frequency adjustment (over/underclocking). it's just that having memory that isn't even running at stock speed until you have overclocked your processor from between 450-700mhz (going on the lowest and highest stock AMD multipliers) does really help