pc3200 on 333fsb?

[Rayden]

I just bought a new computer, athlon xp 2700+ 333fsb, a7n8x mobo, and pc2700 ram.

will that setup work with pc3200 (400mhz) ram? or is the cpu's 333fsb limiting the ram speed to 333mhz?

 

[Corporate Thug]

if you run it in sync which is recommended then the ram will run @ 333 but since you have an unlocked chip you can also set the chip to 200*11, the increased FSB means increased performance

 

[Rayden]

i don't feel like doing any oc'ing to it.

i just wanted to know that the chips fsb limited the ram speed. thanks.

 

[Corporate Thug]

thats not really OCing per se as you end up with almost identical clock speeds. to answer your question, yes it does if you run the fsb:mem @ 1:1, or you can run the ram "at speed" and have it run @ 200mhz