Is my IT guy wrong?

[newbiepcuser]

In some cases he would be correct, some boards/chipsets are picky about RAM & won't work properly with some newer RAM.

Viper GTS

Yup, IT guy is trying to avoid headaches for himself than trying it out. I've seen cases where PC133 and PC100 didn't work nicely together.

 

[HalfCrazy]

I'm using ddr ram in my main system right now. I do have a old AK73pro(a) Aopen mobo that uses pc133 ram. At least that mobo can use a XP processor's to 2000+ if I recall right. I'm going to buy my self a 2400+ or 2600+ processor for my main system. Then going to put the 1700+ on the Aopen mobo and build it back up.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: bob332

Originally posted by: Radiohead

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152

Originally posted by: lnguyen
or, he wants to pocket the pc133 for himself and have the company buy pc100 for the machines 🙂

Who buys that POS pc100 anymore? I'm even embarassed to still run pc133 on my main machine...

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I still use pc133 also

🙁 pc133 here still, my 2nd computer is using pc100 🙁 🙁

Heh, my main rig uses PC/133, and my secondary one uses PC/100, as well. I keep telling myself to save my money and wait until I can get DDR RAM plus a motherboard, but at this point DDR is so freakin' expensive that I might just break down and get more PC/133 anyway.

BTW, PC/133 will work fine in most boards which say that they require PC/100 (mine does anyway).

 

[AluminumStudios]

Forgive me for not reading every word of this post, but I didn't see this one item mentioned ....

Memory has what I like to call "the forgotten spec." I dont' know much about it, but there is 2 and 4 clock cycle SDRAM. Most motherboards don't care and will work with either. I have no idea how to tell which one you have/are buying. however, some picky name brand systems <cough Dell, cough> will ONLY accept 4 clock cycle RAM (as printed in their specifications.) I've bought generic SDRAM and NOT had it work in Dell's because of this.

The IT guy may not be aware of this and may be attributing the fact that the PC133 doesn't work in PC100 machines to the speed ... however, I'll bet dollars to donuts that if the RAM doesn't work it's this 2 or 4 clock cycled thing that I've encountered.