Can I run Samsung PC2700 on a P4B266 mobo?

[Krazysane]

Hello everyone,

Can I run a Samsung 512K PC2700 on my ASUS P4B266? Is PC2700 memory backward compatible to pc2100 standard which is the stock ram speed of the mobo? If so, would I have better results doing this than getting a 512 Crucial PC2100 stick and then overclocking or am I just wasting money by doing this.

Also, is samsung memory's quality comparable to crucial's stick?

Thanks for any help you guys can give me.

 

[Bingo13]

<< Can I run a Samsung 512K PC2700 on my ASUS P4B266? Is PC2700 memory backward compatible to pc2100 standard which is the stock ram speed of the mobo? >>


Yes.



<< If so, would I have better results doing this than getting a 512 Crucial PC2100 stick and then overclocking or am I just wasting money by doing this. >>


No unless you run the board at the 132FSB. However if the prices are almost equal buy the PC2700 for future upgrades.



<< Also, is samsung memory's quality comparable to crucial's stick? >>


Yes if it is the original Samsung PCB.

 

[herbage11]

I was curious about this also. Would the P4S333 take better advantage of the PC2700? Id like to get a 512mb stick of Corsair but like the P4B266 board better. What do you all think?