DDR 3200 running @ ddr 2100

[imported_K]

If I buy ddr 3200 or ddr 2700 memory, what will happen if I put it on a motherboard for ddr 2100 memory, assuming no overclock. Will the memory just run at the lower speeds, or does it not just not work? I think they use the same slot, etc.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: K
If I buy ddr 3200 or ddr 2700 memory, what will happen if I put it on a motherboard for ddr 2100 memory, assuming no overclock. Will the memory just run at the lower speeds, or does it not just not work? I think they use the same slot, etc.

in theory it should work fine and just run at the 266(pc2100) speeds with really fast timings like 2-2-2-5. i have some pc3200 in a nf2 ultra board with a xp2000 (266/pc2100) and that is what it is doing.

 

[imported_Kensai]

It'll downclock.

 

[Yanagi]

two words. Backwards Compatible

 

[Chode Messiah]

Originally posted by: Kensai
It'll downclock.

exactly

 

[imported_K]

thanks guys