RAM question, PC2100 with other speeds?

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Matt Lobegeiger

Hi all,
I've got a Gigabyte GA-7VA motherboard, with currently a single stick of
512mb PC2100 DDR ram in it. I know I can use different capacity RAM modules
together (ie. 512mb in one dimm and 1gb in another) but can I use different
speeds (ie. my PC2100 with PC3200)?

The motherbaord suports PC1600, 2100, 2700 and 3200 and up to 3GB total.

I've read everything I can find to no avail.

thanks

matt
 
Matt Lobegeiger said:
... can I use different speeds (ie. my PC2100 with PC3200)?
The motherbaord suports PC1600, 2100, 2700 and 3200 and up to
3GB total.
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I think so, assuming normal circumstances otherwise, and they run at
the lowest speed.

Good luck.
 
John Doe said:
I think so, assuming normal circumstances otherwise, and they run at
the lowest speed.
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So you're saying both would run at PC2100 speed?

matt
 
Matt Lobegeiger said:
So you're saying both would run at PC2100 speed?
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Yes. Because they have to run synchronously.

I have PC 3200 RAM running at 133MHz instead of 200MHz because my
CPU is 266MHz, not 400MHz. In this case, sync is not required but
provides slightly better performance. I bought the 400MHz RAM
because it can be used fully later after a CPU upgrade (whenever
that will be, considering the outrageous price increases).

You might want to wait for someone else to affirm my advice.
 
John said:
I think so, assuming normal circumstances otherwise, and they run at
the lowest speed.

Good luck.
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yes they run at the lowest common speed so they can run together. but you
knew this right john?
 
John said:
Yes. Because they have to run synchronously.

I have PC 3200 RAM running at 133MHz instead of 200MHz because my
CPU is 266MHz, not 400MHz. In this case, sync is not required but
provides slightly better performance. I bought the 400MHz RAM
because it can be used fully later after a CPU upgrade (whenever
that will be, considering the outrageous price increases).

You might want to wait for someone else to affirm my advice.
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for the most part you can run the cpu and ram out of synch, but it does
offer a bit of overclocking room for the cpu. if you have a 266 cpu and 400
mhz ram, then the ram is not holding back you overclock. But you know this
right? you seem to know everything john.
 
That's quite alright, I though John was a man
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John definitely is a man, does that mean Shannon is female? I have
an instant messaging contact named Shannon who is all female.
 
John said:
John definitely is a man, does that mean Shannon is female? I have
an instant messaging contact named Shannon who is all female.
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then why were you offering gay sex?

I would not im you in fear my computer would catch AIDS from you.
 
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