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Will PC3200 RAM work OK with a 266Mhz FSB?

blorg · 2003-11-10 16:52:21

I'm looking at upgrading a few systems: 2xP4 2.4Ghz - 400Mhz FSB 3xAMD Athlon XP1600 - 266Mhz FSB My question is - can I use PC3200 DDR RAM in the Athlon systems (I realise it will run at the lower speed - but otherwise, will it work - is it possible for a motherboard to support PC2100 but not PC3200?).

10-11-2003 5:52pm

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blorg

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I'm looking at upgrading a few systems:

2xP4 2.4Ghz - 400Mhz FSB
3xAMD Athlon XP1600 - 266Mhz FSB

My question is - can I use PC3200 DDR RAM in the Athlon systems (I realise it will run at the lower speed - but otherwise, will it work - is it possible for a motherboard to support PC2100 but not PC3200?).

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#2 11-11-2003 11:30am

Gerry

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It will run fine.

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#3 11-11-2003 12:11pm

blorg

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Thanks!

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#4 11-11-2003 12:19pm

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Yes you can, they are downward compatibile.

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