Memory/Mobo compatibility

Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128012 ($135)



Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G5300LLK

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220095 ($219)



"Notice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets."



Memory is DDR2 667 and 4-4-4 timing, volts are the same. Will this boot up the first time and will I need to change any BIOS settings?

Scrap that "rule". Just because they "aren't approved" doesn't mean they won't work. Your DDR2 667 memory is fine, and should overclock pretty good.

and the timing is fine as well I'm assuming?

Perfectly fine. That RAM will do great.