Ram too slow for Motherboard?

[Needle]

Let's say I buy 667 MHZ DDR2 ram. My motherboard, however, has a DDR2 800 standard. Does that mean my ram is too slow for my motherboard, does it work anyway, does it affect ram performance in any way, etc?

 

[kitty500cat]

I don't believe so. DDR2 667 will work on a DDR2 800 mobo. It just won't run as fast as DDR2 800, but timings might be tighter.

Regards

 

[agi_shi]

Let's say I buy 667 MHZ DDR2 ram. My motherboard, however, has a DDR2 800 standard. Does that mean my ram is too slow for my motherboard, does it work anyway, does it affect ram performance in any way, etc?

Nope. Your ram will run just the way it's meant to at 667MHz. The 800MHz "standard" is what the motherboard's maximum is without over clocking.

 

[Needle]

Thanks, this clears things up.