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PC2700 vs PC2100
Name: Valr Date: September 28, 2003 at 16:18:48 Pacific OS: Win2K Pro CPU/Ram: Athlon XP2400+ 768MB PC13
Comment:
Just wondering if PC2700 DDR RAM will work in a motherboard which only supports up to PC2100 DDR RAM
Name: JMano808 Date: September 28, 2003 at 17:05:15 Pacific
Reply:
Sure your 2700 stick will work in your MOBO. But your board will only recognize it at 2100 speeds. Also your memory is only as fast as your slowest stick.
J^
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Response Number 2
Name: Hooha Date: September 28, 2003 at 18:38:07 Pacific
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Bummer, I just ordered a new EPoX mb and 512 of PC2700. I was hoping I could use my old 512 of PC2100 in this MB too...
Would I be better going 512 of PC2700, or putting it all in for 1gig total (that would degrade to 2100?)
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Response Number 3
Name: wes Date: September 28, 2003 at 20:14:40 Pacific
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Do you really need 1gb of RAM? Few people do.
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Response Number 4
Name: Hooha Date: September 28, 2003 at 21:57:34 Pacific
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I don't know, do I? That's what I was asking.. I'm guessing id be better off with the 512 of 2700
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Response Number 5
Name: JonPhoenix Date: October 1, 2003 at 18:12:27 Pacific
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performance wise, the 2700 would be a much better deal. If you need a lot of memory though, its better to have massive amounts of slower memory than speedy memory thats not enough. The only reason you would need a gig though is if you do a lot of video editing, photoshop stuff, or 3d applications. Otherwise, the 2700 sounds like a much better deal.
Summary: I'm sorry that you were defrauded. However, the PC2100 has a maximum bandwidth of 2.1 Gig/second while the PC2700 has a maximum bandwidth of 2.7 Gig/second. Therefore, I can't imagine there'd really...
Summary: OK i am looking to add more ram to my comp, but my motherboard only supports pc1600/pc2100 ddr modules. I need to know if i can use pc2700 ddr ram on it because everytime i see a rebate in an ad it is...
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out of curiousity
