RAM question

Post by **kdub22** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:18 am

I have 512mbs of 266mhz pc2100 DDR memory. I want to change to 1024mbs of 333mhz pc2700 DDR. I know my motherboard is capable of that. My question do I need to change anything in the bios or will it detect the new RAM correctly, and change the clock by itself?

Post by **Kills On Site** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:24 am

Well it should work if change the old for the new, you will most likely want to check your BIOS afterwards to see if the CPU:RAM is at a 1:1 ratio or other due to faster RAM

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:25 am

it should detect it correctly.. the motherbord will run it at the slowest of the speeds between the ram sticks.. so if you upgrade witha DDR333 stick, it will only run at 266... But you still get the 512megs.

Post by **kdub22** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:22 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:it should detect it correctly.. the motherbord will run it at the slowest of the speeds between the ram sticks.. so if you upgrade witha DDR333 stick, it will only run at 266... But you still get the 512megs.

i'm going to take the 266 sticks out and replace them with the 333

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:29 am

allright, do you know what motherboard you have?

Post by **zolborg** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:31 am

You realize, of course, that you are throwing your money away on the sdram. You have an older system, as evidenced by the Ram and if your system dies the SDRam that you just bought is useless.

All the new boards run ONLY DDR, so the SDRam is of no use. Used to be able to buy boards that would run both, but as far as I know, that is not the case now. Unless you can find a used board.

I don't know where you are, but around here a stick of 128 SDRam is around the $100 Cdn range.

Looking to put a GB of SDRam in there and you are halfway to a new system.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:47 am

wiat a tic, what are you talking about zolburg? hes going from DDR

DDR.. just a faster speed..

and btw, 128 SD ram is more like 29.99CDN.

Post by **zolborg** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:01 am

Opps. My mistake. I misread the first post, sorry.

$29??? It's over a $100 where I am at places like Future Shop, London Drugs, etc.

I can get a 512 DDR pc3200 for around $60

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:27 am

zolborg wrote:Opps. My mistake. I misread the first post, sorry.

$29??? It's over a $100 where I am at places like Future Shop, London Drugs, etc.

I can get a 512 DDR pc3200 for around $60

2X512 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145440

512 singles
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820141164

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820146917

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820146998

"budget" or shall we say "Value" ram is cheap as dirt..

can get a gig for under 100 bones

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:07 pm

zolborg wrote:Opps. My mistake. I misread the first post, sorry.

$29??? It's over a $100 where I am at places like Future Shop, London Drugs, etc.

I can get a 512 DDR pc3200 for around $60

theres your problem, futureshop.. they have 512 sticks on "sale" for $129.99 of kingston value... wile any local computer shop Sells them for $69.99