Dual ddr pc 2700 RAM question

[madcat1]

Hi all

Does dual ddr just take advantage when used at pc 3300 and fsb 800? If that true, why do some mainboards support dual ddr pc 2700 at fsb 533 ?

thanks

Chris Lowe
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[Guest]

What processor are you planning to use? P4 with 800FSB will take full advantage of PC 3200. With a Athlon you wont need so much bandwith. So it basically depends on what platform/processor you use.

 

[pIII_Man]

true the athlon does not need the bandwith...but the lower memory bus latency added by having a second controllor does help the AXP's perform a bit better...

If i put my k6 in a Ferrari it would be faster than your your pentium 4 or Athlon XP :tongue:

 

[Crashman]

Dual PC2100 would offer perfect bandwidth for the 533 bus P4. Dual PC2700 might offer lower latency for improved performance, but since the memory controller would be interpreting the non-sychronous bus, you might not see the improvement you're expecting.

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