Re: Re: RAM speeds/specs

["Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brian, Dom,

Many thanks for your suggestions/info. My specific mobo model number
isn't listed on the Crucial site but I have followed up with an email
enquiry. Kingston were less than helpful - they wanted me to send them
the specs so they could tell me which ram would be suitable. If I knew
that... d'uh...

Having slept on this some more, it may be that my current desktop has
compatible memory, so that could be in-line for an upgrade to free-up
RAM for this other mobo :-D

Cheers,

Tim.

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 12:03 AM, domdevitto <dom@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Great advice - the crucial site also tells you how many slots a mb
> has, the compatible sizes and type of ram for each slot, and if it
> needs to be 'banked' (kept in pairs, or quads - both are now rare for
> consumer PCs).
>
> DDR1 spec says that speed backwards compatibility (step-down) is
> mandatory, IIRC.  All RAM since 100Mhz has been that way...though mbs
> can always be 'picky' about speed, as well as it's timings.
>
> I suggest you give it a go - you're *very* unlikely to damage
> anything, and if it boots into MS Windows, that's a pretty good test
> (windows 'works' RAM pretty had on startup - Linux/BSDs can often
> start and run for days with dodgy ram!)
>
> Dom
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Brian Smith" <briview@...>
wrote:
> >
> > I'm 99% sure it'll step down to what ever the motherboard will
support.
> > Have you looked at Crucial's website?  You can put the
motherboard
> details
> > in and it'll tell you what memory is supported.  You don't
> necessarily need
> > to buy their memory but I find it useful to double check the
specs
> of what
> > you need to buy.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of
> > Tim Hawes
> > Sent: 13 April 2008 19:08
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] RAM speeds/specs
> >
> > I'm hoping this isn't OT as it's for a music server.
> >
> > I've got a mobo which says 266 or 333 MHz DDR RAM is suitable.
Can I
> > put 400 MHz in it but just accept it won't run at 400 MHz, or do
I
> > have to find the right speed?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Tim.

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