1.3ghz ram instead of 1066mhz?

[Foghorn]

I'm looking to upgrade my Mid 2010 Macbook Pro 13" to 8gb of RAM.

I have a couple of BB gift certificates burning a hole in my pocket, and BB has 1.3GHz DDR3 SoDIMM Laptop Memory Kit on sale at about a hundred bucks. (Corsair CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9)

The laptop is only rated to 1066mhz DDR3 ram. Anyone have experience doing this? I assume the faster RAM will just run at 1066mhz right?

Thanks for any input!

 

[Eug]

It may not work. Even though the RAM is overspec'd, if it doesn't list the right timings for slower operation, it may fail on a Mac.

This is esp. common on RAM popular with gamers.

 

[Emulex]

yes it will work just make sure you don't buy any cheap ram that is factory overvolted.