Memory 533 MHz or 667 MHz

[johnnyg]

Hi,

I'm buying a dell laptop and getting Intel core 2 duo processor T5500 (1.66 GHz, 2MML2 cache, 667 MHz FSB), should i get matching memory for 10 euro more (1024 MB 667 Mhz dual channel DDR2 SDRAM) or take 533 Mhz as on offer...does this matter

Thanks for any info,
j

 

[DrMoriarty]

I'd suggest putting the model no. into Crucial's Memory Advisor tooland seeing what's recommended.

 

[ClubMan]

I agree - don't by memory other than if you are certain that it is compatible with your machine. And don't buy slower memory than your machine can take if you can avoid it.

 

[rmelly]

this is for a new machine with RAM from dell, so compatability isn't an issue. don't bother with Crucial - for my machine it recomments 1 Gb @ 533 or 2 Gb @ 667