ram compatability

[mike1447]

i have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145033 i want to buy two 2bg sticks for a total of 6gb. I want to know if get 4gb of 800 ram and oc it to 1066 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184 will it work with the ram i have now, or do i have to buy all the same chips?

 

[Mondoman]

I certainly wouldn't count on the 2GB modules being able to overclock to 1066, otherwise they would most likely be sold as DDR2-1066 modules. Assuming your MB, OS, and BIOS can handle more than 4GB of RAM installed, then your 6GB combination should work fine at DDR2-800 speeds, which is plenty fast enough for even major CPU overclocks (up to 1600MHz FSB data rate).

 

[mike1447]

ok thx, ive heard that some people have gotten some quality ram chips and been able to oc them but if i can run my current 2gb at a lower clock speed ill just do that. I just didnt want to buy 4gb more and not be able to use the 2gb i allready have. Im going to be upgrading to vista 64 this winter when they release the service pack fixing most of the glitches, so i will be able to use all 6gb.