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| 703768 | 2008-09-09 02:04:00 | How can I tell if RAM is compatible with other speeds of RAM? I have an old AMD Athlon XP 2000+ PC I'm fixing up that has 1 x 256 DDR333 module. I'm looking at buying a second module that's 512Mb, but this one is DDR400. Will they play nicely? :) |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 703769 | 2008-09-09 02:16:00 | Depends if the mobo suports DDR 400. Whats the brand/model of the mobo? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 703770 | 2008-09-09 02:22:00 | I've done that hundreds of times, no issues at all. :) | wratterus (105) | ||
| 703771 | 2008-09-09 02:37:00 | Depends if the mobo suports DDR 400 . Whats the brand/model of the mobo? It's a Biostar MoBo - not too sure of the model . . . As it supports the Athlon 2000+ I'm thinking it may be an M-series? If it only supported up to DDR333, would DDR400 just run at a slower speed? |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 703772 | 2008-09-09 02:41:00 | If it only supported up to DDR333, would DDR400 just run at a slower speed? Umm no if it only supports up to 333 it may not run, if you put the DDR 400 in. But if it supports 400 it may go down to 333 speed |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 703773 | 2008-09-09 03:13:00 | Umm no if it only supports up to 333 it may not run, if you put the DDR 400 in. But if it supports 400 it may go down to 333 speed A 400 paired with a 333 will run at 333. To be on the safe side does the bios allow manual control of memory speeds? Hopefully the days of motherboards not accepting later speeds and downshifting them ended with SD Ram. I had a PC66 board that wouldn't recognise PC100 and just run at 66 until a bios update years late. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 703774 | 2008-09-09 03:16:00 | I know both will work. But as I said that depends if the mobo supports up to 400, if it doesnt then it may not work |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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