General RAM compatibility question

[Guest]

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Hi,

I have a P-4 with hyperthreading and an MSI motherboard that supports
800Mhz FSB

I have two Nanya 256Mb RAM sticks that are PC3200 with cas 3-3-3-8
according to CPU-Z and the BIOS
The FSB is at 200Mhz (effective 800Mhz) according to CPUZ and the BIOS

Unfortunately I can’t get the Nanya RAM anymore and I am wondering if I
add the following:
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_5233.html

Crucial PC3200 DIMM 256mb
Crucial PC3200 CAS3 RAM, for use in DDR Based systems at up to 200Mhz FSB.

Whether this will be compatible (with 3-3-3-8) timing and also allow me
to keep my 800Mhz front side bus?

 

[Dino]

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I had 2 matching sticks of OCZPC3200EL-256 on an Asus A7N8X-DLX...added a
3rd stick of supposedly same...nothing but grief. In the long run bought
Corsair Twinx PC3200-1024 C2PT. What a diff...stability and the capabilty to
OC ...and this is base set of ram..so may not help but my 2 cents
worth....just buy new ram and go 1 gig.

 

[Guest]

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"ofn01" <netusr@internet.not> wrote in message
news:JqSdnUAA8s9dirffRVnyuQ@pipex.net...

" Unfortunately I can’t get the Nanya RAM anymore and I am wondering if I
add the following: http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_5233.html "


Why not buy 2x 512MB? Either auction your Nanya RAM at www.ebay.co.uk , or
put them up for offer in 'uk.adverts.computers'.

 

[Guest]

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Cuzman wrote:
> "ofn01" <netusr@internet.not> wrote in message
> news:JqSdnUAA8s9dirffRVnyuQ@pipex.net...
>
> " Unfortunately I can’t get the Nanya RAM anymore and I am wondering if I
> add the following: http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_5233.html "
>
>
> Why not buy 2x 512MB? Either auction your Nanya RAM at www.ebay.co.uk , or
> put them up for offer in 'uk.adverts.computers'.
>

Cheers for the heads up on the newsgroup!
IM still in two minds about what to do - it would be much easier if
motherboards just supported four dimms at the speed they're rated for!
(mine says it does - then at the end of the manual says that you're best
off going for two sticks at ddr400 fsb800!)

 

[Guest]

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It's always good to read the fine print in the MoBo manual. Mine said
it supported 3Gb of PC2700( ) RAM and when I got it and checked
it out; it turned out ot be 2Gb of PC2700 and 1Gb of PC2100.