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jenovax4   08-22-2004 at 11:15:14 AM

What happen if you mix ddr400 with ddr333 memory?

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jammydodger   08-22-2004 at 01:13:56 PM
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If you put the DDR333 memory in the first slot then both types of memory should default down to DDR333 speeds.
However if you put the DD400 in the first memory slot then the motherboard could try and run the DDR333 and DDR400 speeds.

This could lead to system instability or it might not even boot.

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jenovax4   08-22-2004 at 01:20:45 PM
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Hum do i risk breaking something by trying it? Or can i just remove the 333 if the system become instable?
Thanks

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jammydodger   08-22-2004 at 01:39:35 PM
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As long as you put the DDR333 in DIMM1, or you set the memory speed to DDR333 (possibly 166Mhz) then it should be fine.

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jenovax4   08-22-2004 at 01:50:01 PM
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Yea I guess it would be better to have 768megs at 333 then 512 at 400 hehe

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Anonymous   08-23-2004 at 08:33:28 PM
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Depends on what you do.and what cpu you got
If you dont use any memory intensive program you wont need more than 512.
And running the ram at 333 might slowdown your system by a fair margin depending on your cpu...

Asus P4P800DX, P4C 2.6ghz@3.25ghz, 2X512 OCZ PC4000 3-4-4-8, Leadtek FX5900 w/ FX5950U bios@500/1000, 2X30gig Raid0

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jenovax4   08-24-2004 at 05:27:35 AM
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Well i plan to use a amd 64 3000+ cpu. And i'll mostly play games and download stuff with overnet

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Anonymous   08-24-2004 at 07:14:29 PM
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Id rather have 512 @ DDR400 then.

Asus P4P800DX, P4C 2.6ghz@3.25ghz, 2X512 OCZ PC4000 3-4-4-8, Leadtek FX5900 w/ FX5950U bios@500/1000, 2X30gig Raid0

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jammydodger   08-24-2004 at 08:28:22 PM
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Ditto (in the case of that CPU)

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