Do You Have To Have PC133 Ram For A 133MHz BUS CPU.

[LasombraB]

I'm Looking At Buying An ASUS CUSL2 Motherboard And A P-3 800MHz EB CPU 133MHz Bus. Do I Need To Buy PC133 Ram Or Can I Still Use My PC100 SDRAM CAS2?

 

[Stallion]

I'm not sure if you need to but it might be a good idea to look into getting some one day. I got my 700E cranked up to 133fsb with my Corsair PC100 but I had to go down to CAS3. So you might just need to back down your ram to CAS3. But at least try it first before you buy some PC133.

 

[they call mr big]

with the clu2 motherboard you can run your memory at 100 mhz and run your chip at 133

 

[Sesopedalian]

Most memory will run well beyond specs. The only way to find out is to try it. Of course, try it first at CAS3 like Stallion said.

 

[Shudder]

Does that board have independent markings for RAM, or is it just 66/100/133? If you can do the ram separately, you can probably get 100 to at least 125. Definitely try 133 cas3 then try cas2. I have 133 cas3 ram I believe, but it's been running at Cas2 for a few days without a single problem.