Confused about RAM compatibility?

Buchanan0204 · 8 Jan 2011 at 00:38

Hi there, I am in the process of speccing a budget build. I was originally between an i3 and the athlon x2 quad.

The two boards I had in mind were both Gigabyte.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-233-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1124
(INTEL)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-278-GI
(AMD)

I was going to pair both these boards up with this ram.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS

However after looking into the boards RAM compatibility a little more, according to Crucial's website the Intel board isn't compatible with 1600Mhz RAM. I find this hard to beleive as the AMD is?

I am new to the DDR3 scene, DDR2 was a lot easier to understand.

Would this indeed be compatible?

Dave0w · 8 Jan 2011 at 00:42

Buchanan0204 · 8 Jan 2011 at 00:49

Dave0w said:
intel board need's this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-257-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

I did see that, and I know this definitely be compatible. However is that ram not a lot slower than the alternative which runs at 1600Mhz?