Server CPU Base and RAM - Compatibility issues?

[Wilby]

3 days ago i purchased a server and the dell website is ticking me off.

The day i purchased the server with a:

Quad Core Intel® Xeon® X3360, 2.83GHz, 2x6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB.

The websites mini popup told me that i couldn’t purchase a:

(4GB) 4 x 1GB Memory, DDR2, @ "800MHz" even though it was highlighted in green as "Recommended".

I was forced to go for (4GB) 2 x 2GB Memory, DDR2 @ "667MHz".

Initially, i wanted the ram to be @ 800mhz, today i tried the same Base with the ram on the Dell website with no issues. So why was i forced to go with a lower performing RAM when in fact 4gb @ 800mhz was actually fine with the same base.

When it highlighted that the RAM's being @ 800mhz wasn’t compatible with the chosen BASE i thought it was rather strange... maybe i was missing something.. but today it happens to accept 800mhz.

Ideally i wanted it to be 4 x 1GB but i was again forced to go with two sticks instead of four.

My server arrived a day ago. Is there anything i can do about this?

[Grover]

Try adding a redundant RPS-600 PSU to any of their switches that support them and you get told you need an additional power cable that you can't add anywhere.
Quite often the RAID card, chassis bays (2.5"/3.5") and disk configuration with throw a fit and not let you chose what you want.

I would suggest you to use the Dell web site to get a rough idea of what you want.