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Does PC3200 work in a DIM4550 - anyone know?

cobo

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I want to buy some PC3200 to use in a Dell Dimension 4550 now and be able to use it in an upgrade later. Has anyone done this or know of a brand of module that will work.
I'm wondering if the voltage required by the PC3200 would be more than the Dell MB could supply even when running it at 333MHz.

Failing that - can anyone recommend a brand of PC2700 that works well in a DIM4550?


Info for DIM4550 as supplied by AIDA32, PCWizard & CPU-Z :

CHIPSET INFO:
Chipset: Intel Brookdale i845PE
Frequency: 133 MHz
FSB/RAM Multiplier: 1/1x
In-Order Queue Depth: 12
CAS Latency: 2.5T
RAS To CAS Delay: 3T
RAS Precharge: 3T
RAS Active Time: 6T
DRAM Idle Timer: 16clocks

SPD EEPROM(Dell original memory):
Infineon 64D16301GU6B , 128MB (1row, 4banks), unbuffered, NonECC, PC2700(166Mhz), 64bit
Module Voltage: SSTL 2.5v
Refresh Rate: Reduced (.5x) 7.8µs, Self-Refresh
Supported Frequencies: 133MHz, 166MHz
CAS Latency (tCL): 2 clocks@133MHz, 2.5 clocks@166MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD): 3 clocks@133MHz, 3 clocks@166MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP): 3 clocks@133MHz, 3 clocks@166MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS): 6 clocks@133MHz, 7 clocks@166MHz
Memory Module Features: Differential Clock Input - Supported
 
The only post I could find with anyone trying PC3200 in a DIM4550 says that it didn't work.
That was in 2002 with an early version of PC3200 - with all the DIM4550 Hot Deals here in the past I was hoping someone had actually tried it recently with a current module.

At the Corsair forum I've been discouraged to try the Value Select , especially PC3200, in a Dell and steered toward System Select at double the price.
 
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