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Thread ID: 44466 2004-04-20 01:35:00 DDR Ram, What do the numbers mean? craig_b (2740) Press F1
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230645 2004-04-20 01:35:00 I recently purchased a new motherboard (mobo), the Asus A7N8X-E deluxe. It has Dual Channel DDR400 capability. Also, I got the AthlonXP 3200+ with the 400MHz FSB. I bought a retail pack of 2x TwinMOS Dual Channel 512Mb DDR400 Sticks.

Here is the stuff I bought for reference:
RAM: www.stylespc.com

CPU: www.stylespc.com

Mobo:
www.asus.com

First, what is the PC3200 number that gets quoted mean?

Second: When my PC boots it says:
1Gb of DDR Detected, running in Dual Channel Mode at 200MHz

Why is it not 400 if I have an FSBof 400, and DDR400 RAM?

I have checked all the frequncies and related settings in the bios, and they are all listed as Auto.

Cheers,
Craig.
craig_b (2740)
230646 2004-04-20 01:36:00 Damn, Sorry about all the urls there, something pasted wrong... craig_b (2740)
230647 2004-04-20 01:51:00 Yup running at 200Mhz sounds right.

200Mhz x 2 (ddr) = 400Mhz.
PoWa (203)
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