PC3200..Will it Run in a PC2700 board?

[LordOverLord]

Does anyone know if PC3200 RAM will work in my Soyo Dragon KT-333 Ultra Platinum? I know some memory is backwards compatible...Seems PC3200 is easier to find here..i know it will run PC2100 and PC2700 nonECC,unbuffered stick.But what about running sticks of PC3200?

Thanks in advance!

Mike

 

[Crescent13]

I think it'll run, but it won't be running at 3200 speeds.

 

[Valkerie]

3200 cost nearly the same as a 2700 stick, *nearly (very)

here's my scenario:

I put a Corsair 256mb DDR400 stick into my Dell Dimension 2400 mobo, which suggests it takes only 2700 - didn't start up

I put a Rosewill 512mb DDR400 stick into my Dell Dimension 2400 mobo - started up

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-My system memory runs at DDR200 on my VIA Southbridge when I place both sticks into the mobo.
-I switch the sticks around, now it's detecting DDR333

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My former mobo with an SIS Southbridge took both sticks at DDR400

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It's not guaranteed, to hell with these memory controllers, you just can't trust them.

Edit: I think JEDEC is too dam* slow to understand that the PC market is advancing quickly, and their implementations can't even get two things right, memory controllers and DDR3.

 

[imported_Irish]

Edit: NVM