amd athlonx4 compatiblity with PC 10666?

[iceVamp]

Is a DDR 1333 Mhz (PC 10666)4gb dual kit ram going to be compatible with an AMD athlonx4 630 propus??
The reason i`m asking this is because AMDs offcial page for athlon x2 says that DDR3 1333Mhz(it only says PC 10600) is compatible with those processors.Here is the link:

*www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/pr...ocessor-model-numbers-feature-comparison.aspx

the ram i was lookin to buy is the m mushkin silverline series one:

*www.primeabgb.com/index.php?page=s...tegory_id=181&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

also one more thing...what exactly is dual channel...if i buy 2GB now and 2Gb ram later...can i configure them for dual channel operation?

 

[azaad_shri75]

yep its compatible, why don't you go for corsair xms 4gb kit.........

dual channel means ram kits in 2 slots........ yes you can add another 2 gb kit after wards and it automatically becomes dual channel........

 

[iceVamp]

yeah i`d like to go with the xms one too...but its too costly...any idea if i can get it online for less than 6.5k?

 

[azaad_shri75]

just another 6-7 hundred bucks more than the one you selected, other wise you could go with your selection.......only thing not famous here and might be very few users , so hard to comment..........

 

[Cilus]

For having a dual channel configuration, both rams have to be of same size and same speed. If you buy a 1333 MHz 2 GB ram now, u have to buy a 1333 MHz, 2 GB ram to use them in dual channel configuration.

Right now I'm using two ram of 1333 Mhz, one from Transcend and other from Kingston.

 

[azaad_shri75]

not necessary, even if the rams are of different clock speeds it would run dual channel, however at the lowest of both........