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Question about Memory (RAM)
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Posted by: Micheals
My motherboard is an EPOX P4MKI and it says it only supports 2GB of 266mhz DDR at the maximum but when i bought my computer retail it came with 333mhz DDR and i havn't had any problems yet and i plan on upgrading my memory so i was wondering if i should just get 400mhz DDR since its basically the same price and i'll be able to run faster when i get a better motheboard.. it says in my manual you should never put a higher mhz ram in a board that doesn't support it but the vender i got my computer from already did so i figure why not this wont hurt my computer will it? i dont see how it would if its already a higher mhz then my board supports
Posted by: Ocean
400mhz ram will work fine in it.
Posted by: oderus1671
400 will work, but your motherboard will only be able to reach the 266 speed. im sure you can find 266mhz ram at substantially lower prices than 400. check newegg they have pretty good prices. sounds like your vendor got hold of a good quantity deal and just put the next higher speed ram in your pc. to my knowledge, it wont make your computer any faster aside from just having more ram in it.
Posted by: redwench
as long as the dimm is of the same design, any speed will work. you do have to get identical dimms for an assurance of trouble-free performance though. some brands dont mix with others, some motherboards dont like some brands, and mixing latencies, and occasionally even sizes can cause problems that are a pain in the ass to track down.
you might not want to get 3200, as the ddr2 ram is now out, and will probably be what youll want to get when you eventually replace the motherboard.
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