Memory vs motherboard Question

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Hello the Forum

I have been gettign advice regarding a new system, and have basically decided on the system im getting. I am almost ready to order but a friend has put a potential spanner in the works and i would like some advice. I am building a fairly cheap gaming rig, and the components in question are:

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
&
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

It has been metioned that the memory has FSB of 800 where as the motherboard supports 1066.

Will this memory work well in this set up for gaming, or have i created a bottleneck? should i really be looking at 1066 memory (which will significantly increase my costs)

Many thanks

NB the processor is Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB)
 
1066 means CPU of 4x266 which is the default FSB.

So in actual fact, you'd have to run 1600 or 4x400 (400x2 for DDR) to make the memory run at its rated speed.

Buy it I say :)
 
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