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DDR500 (PC4000) on a LANPARTY nF4 Ultra-D?

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Tomash

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I was told this motherboard can only use RAM that's PC3200 and slower.
So, if I buy those DDR500 sticks, will they perform as DDR400 memory?
 
Originally posted by: vanvock
Welcome. At stock settings yes. The extra speed won't help unless you overclock.
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I fully intent to overclock.
But will the PC4000 RAM act as PC3200 or not?
 
it will down itself all the way down to pc2100 if you tell it too. most if not all ram is backwards compatible.

edit: make that "similar types are backwards compatible" ie pc4000 can be used as pc2100 if you want to waste money but obviously it won't fit into a pc100/133 slot or rambus etc.
 
Originally posted by: fqdn
it will down itself all the way down to pc2100 if you tell it too. most if not all ram is backwards compatible.

edit: make that "similar types are backwards compatible" ie pc4000 can be used as pc2100 if you want to waste money but obviously it won't fit into a pc100/133 slot or rambus etc.
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Yeah, but would DDR500 work as DDR500 on a board that, according to specifications, has DDR400 slots?
 
yes. The standard is pc3200 but it will work all the way up to pc4800 and all the way down the pc2100. You just have to adjust it. Just DDR2 won't work.
 
Originally posted by: Tomash
Originally posted by: fqdn
it will down itself all the way down to pc2100 if you tell it too. most if not all ram is backwards compatible.

edit: make that "similar types are backwards compatible" ie pc4000 can be used as pc2100 if you want to waste money but obviously it won't fit into a pc100/133 slot or rambus etc.
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Yeah, but would DDR500 work as DDR500 on a board that, according to specifications, has DDR400 slots?
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yes it will, slots are slots it's what you clock it at (fsb) that makes the speed. like praxis said it won't run at ddr 500 unless you clock it at ddr500.

i have an ic-7 with a 3.0 prescott at 3.8 with (ocz gold pc4000 1:1) at 254fsb or ddr508.

 
yup...

ddr500=250mhz=pc4000, ddr400=200mhz=pc3200...

if u set defaults in bios the memory will (should) come up at 200mhz...

i've used a single stick of hyperxpc4000 in an ultra-d... it booted fine at 200... then i pushed it up to 278 at spd timings... then i pushed up the voltage and went to 2.5 3 3 10...

what mobo?
 
Originally posted by: cubeless
yup...

ddr500=250mhz=pc4000, ddr400=200mhz=pc3200...

if u set defaults in bios the memory will (should) come up at 200mhz...

i've used a single stick of hyperxpc4000 in an ultra-d... it booted fine at 200... then i pushed it up to 278 at spd timings... then i pushed up the voltage and went to 2.5 3 3 10...

what mobo?
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DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D.
 
Yup, I have the DFI Lanparty Ultra-D and Mushkin XP4000 (DDR500.) Works great. Love it for overclocking.
 
Originally posted by: atybimf
Yup, I have the DFI Lanparty Ultra-D and Mushkin XP4000 (DDR500.) Works great. Love it for overclocking.
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OCing is why I picked it.
I love the amount of control my current NF7-S gives me.
 
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