So I bought a new 4GB kit of Corsair's XMS2 1066mhz ddr2 ram

Installed no problem. Upon initial boot I got a DRAM timing error, and it said it would set the ram at 667mhz to solve the problem.

No problem, CPU-Z said I was somewhere in the 330mhz range. So I booted to BIOS and set the DRAM timing config to manual and set the speed to 533mhz (533x2=1066) but now I'm only getting about 435mhz (see attached pic), can this be expected or do I have faulty ram (I'm told these XMS2 sticks are of good quality)

Also, since I never looked at CPU-Z for a while (mind you, I never pay much attention to the results) I notice the cpu bus is like 200mhz. I attached a pic of the CPU results as well. Is there anything out of whack here?

Update:

Also, when I got into the SPD settings, it lists my ram as PC2-6400 but it's PC2-8500

UPDATE:

Duhh, and I knew this all along too, Athlon 64 X2 processors do not support 1066mhz memory.

lol

well you should be able to down clock it and get wicked timings. lol

the AM2+ and AM3 ones do. but yeah, yours doesn't

Trade you my 4GB of G.SKILL PC2-6400 for your 8500


/jk

Meh, maybe I'll upgrade my CPU next. Keep an eye out for cheap AM2+'s