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Can I use this Memory?

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Clearshot101

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Can I use this Memory CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel with this cpu Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor?
 
yes, that RAM is fine to use with that CPU. I would explain more, but that's not what you asked for.
 
Only if you plan on overclocking or not using 1:1 ratio between FSB & ram.
You should also be able to overclock those to higher speeds, at the price of laxed latencies.
 
Clearshot101 said:
Can I use this Memory CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel with this cpu Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor?
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Sure, you can. Since you're most likely going to run this memory in dual-channel mode on your motherboard with the Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor, the actual SPD-detected clock speed of this memory would be 67 MHz higher than the actual clock speed of your processor's FSB (Front-Side Bus). Thus, in order for the clocks to be synchronous (1:1 or 2:1), you'd actually need DDR2-533 (PC2-4200) memory. However, the P35 chipset does not officially support 1:1 memory operation with an FSB1066 processor such as the Core 2 Quad Q6600 (since the slowest-clocked memory that's supported for the P35 is DDR2-667); the memory will always be asynchronous from your processor's FSB with that particular chipset (according to Intel's official specs for that chipset). You'll have better luck with a P965 chipset or an NVIDIA chipset when running memory 1:1 with an FSB1066 processor.
 
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