Greetings,

I recently acquired (from TigerDirect) and assembled:

  Intel Desktop Board D865GVHZ
  Celeron D 345 cpu (max 533 mhz fsb)
  Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz CL3 Memory (#30215)

With 1 stick of memory, the Intel AMI bios etc reported:

  System Bus Speed      533
  System Memory Speed   333
  Single Channel

After adding a 2nd stick of (#30215) memory, the bios etc reported:

  System Bus Speed      533
  System Memory Speed   333
  Dual Channel

The "System Bus Speed" is obviously the max speed
supported by the installed cpu. My Celeron D 345 cpu
supports a max 533 mhz fsb (Dual Channel).

It is my impression that my "System Memory Speed" should be
at 533 mhz with Dual Channel, if my memory is downward
compatable (and capable of running at 266 mhz in each of 2
channels)?

Intel Active Monitor also indicates memory speed is DDR333.

Can anybody make sense of the DDR333 memory speed in this
context?

  Thanks,
  Peetie

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