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Herby   08-21-2002 at 01:42:24 PM

Hey,
I'm going to expand my internal memory and i have a an AMD XP 1800+ processor with an FSB of 266Mhz, I was wondering if it would be of any use to buy PC2700 or if that would just be a waste of money keeping in mind that PC2700 works on 333Mhz.

Greetz from Belgium.

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camieabz   08-21-2002 at 05:24:04 PM
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Unless you plan to overclock the memory to 333, then I'd stick with quality 266 memory.

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camieabz   08-21-2002 at 05:24:18 PM
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Unless you plan to overclock the memory to 333, then I'd stick with quality 266 memory.

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camieabz   08-21-2002 at 05:26:22 PM
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Unless you plan to overclock the memory to 333, then I'd stick with quality 266 memory.

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marneus   08-21-2002 at 06:17:18 PM
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only if by some miricale you see PC2700 DIMMs going cheaper than PC2100 get the faster stuff, otherwise PC2100, U wont notice anything anyway with a Kt266A type board

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Crashman   08-22-2002 at 02:42:34 AM
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If you ever, ever plan on overclocking your CPU by increasing the bus speed, the PC2700 will come in handy.

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C0rn_Flex   08-23-2002 at 12:51:13 PM
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So if i'm getting a KT400 board and PC3200 DDR (400MHz), it's a waste?

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Scotty35   08-23-2002 at 02:11:35 PM
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It is for now, but when AMD brings out the 333 support for their CPU core the hardware you have will be brilliant.

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C0rn_Flex   08-23-2002 at 04:07:06 PM
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When do u think that will happen?

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bum_jcrules   08-23-2002 at 05:23:47 PM
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yep.

Hammer clock generators support DDR200, DDR266, and DDR333. Rumor is that it might support DDR400. We will se when it arrives.



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Crashman   08-23-2002 at 09:45:35 PM
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Nothing you use will be noticeably faster with PC3200 on a "DDR266" processor. If you think you may be interested in overclocking, Cas2 PC2700 is a great choice.

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C0rn_Flex   08-24-2002 at 01:27:52 AM
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Exactly what I decided!
Now, which brand? and should I go for 2 * 256MB or 1 * 512MB?

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nja469   08-24-2002 at 01:57:08 AM
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1 512MB.

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Crashman   08-24-2002 at 06:22:19 AM
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1 512MB will give you more stability near the edge (if you overclock).

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