Buying the right ram?

[TMC]

Ok I am planing to upgrade from 512 ram to a gig of ram but I have a questions. I know my comp can only handle only 1 gig but I looked at my comp specs and it says supported speed is PC2700. So do I have to buy ram at that speed or can I buy ram that is PC3200?

Thanx for replies.

[SquiZ]

It should support PC3200. To be on the safe side, find out your motherboard model number/tag and try post it here.

(Easy way out, download Everest)

[TMC]

Hmm not sure on what to post so i'll post this for now.

--------[ Motherboard ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID Exp$103.012$07/11/2003-17:19:14$nFORCE
Motherboard Name Asus A7N8X-LA

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 163 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 325 MHz
Bandwidth 2602 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type Dual DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
Real Clock 163 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 325 MHz
Bandwidth 5204 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type HyperTransport v1.0
Bus Width 8-bit

Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 2 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor Micro ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset nForce2-IGP
Extra Features CPU Overheating Protection

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product Information http://www.asus.com/products1.aspx?l1=3
BIOS Download http://www.asus.com/support/download/download.aspx

[Vivi]

Hmm not sure on what to post so i'll post this for now.

--------[ Motherboard ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID Exp$103.012$07/11/2003-17:19:14$nFORCE
Motherboard Name Asus A7N8X-LA

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 163 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 325 MHz
Bandwidth 2602 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type Dual DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
Real Clock 163 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 325 MHz
Bandwidth 5204 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type HyperTransport v1.0
Bus Width 8-bit

Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 2 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor Micro ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset nForce2-IGP
Extra Features CPU Overheating Protection

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product Information http://www.asus.com/products1.aspx?l1=3
BIOS Download http://www.asus.com/support/download/download.aspx

Go with 2700 anyways, buying the 3200 and mixing it with your 2700 will just underclock the 3200.

So get PC2700.
Or 2 sticks of 512 3200.

[SquiZ]

It supports PC3200.

[Winged 2.0]

Least you dont have RDRAM. Dell decided to be nazi's and installed a RDRAM mobo in my computer. That stuff costs 100 dollars a 256mb stick. They also must be installed two at a time.

[D]

Should've built it yourself then, you know what you're getting...

[((KvN))]

Least you dont have RDRAM. Dell decided to be nazi's and installed a RDRAM mobo in my computer. That stuff costs 100 dollars a 256mb stick. They also must be installed two at a time.

Heck yeah... and that's just with rebates and stuff. Some places don't have rebates, it's it's nearly $200. Crazy bastards.

[sniperrfl1011]

Heck yeah... and that's just with rebates and stuff. Some places don't have rebates, it's it's nearly $200. Crazy bastards.

$200 gets you a new computer! My brother was looking to build a cheap semi-gaming computer, and we ended up not building it, but buying it. CompUSA had a compaq sempron 3100+, 512mb ram, 160gb HDD, dvd-rom for sale for 200 dollars after rebates. THen we figure we spend another $100 for a 9800Pro or something and he's set