What will happen if I mix these together? (timing q)

[pgifford]

Hi,

I've got 2 sticks of Crucial Ballistix 1 GB, DDR2 800 (PC2 6400), 4-4-4-12, 2.2V.

Can I also throw in these?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220227

2x2GB, DDR2 800, 5-5-5-12, 2.0V

I'm looking at running them in an ASUS P5K-E mobo.

I'm not looking for ultimate performance so if the Crucial isn't performing at its peak that's ok, but I do want them all running at 800MHz. Can I do that?

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Mondoman]

You may void the Patriot memory warranty by running them at 2.2V (which is quite high for DDR2). Check with Patriot.
Remember, too, that unless you are running a Core2Duo/quad chip from the future with a 1600MHz data rate FSB, all you really need to fully saturate a 1333MHz FSB is DDR2-667 RAM running in dual channel mode.

 

[pgifford]

Can the Crucial memory be run at 2.0V? If all that's needed is 667 MHz to saturate the FSB then what's the point of 800MHz memory? Looking at the board specs (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=534&l4=0&model=1655&modelmenu=1) they say, "Dual-channel DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz". Is that just to appeal to those who like bigger numbers?

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Mondoman]

... Is that just to appeal to those who like bigger numbers? .

Pretty much...