RAM question

[twitchee2]

Well todaty i ordered 1gb of(2*512) patriot RAM. i have a sis651 mobo...i think. i will be filling all of the 3 slots and will have a total of 1.5gb. will the ram down clock at all with all slots full? oh btw old 512 is nanya pc-2100 will the new pc3200 downclock at all?

 

[ts3433]

PC3200 will downclock to match the PC2100. It probably would have gone to PC2700 had they all been PC3200 modules.

 

[twitchee2]

if i take out the existin 2100 1gb will run at 3200 right? will i see any difference?

 

[ribbon13]

Intel platform, dunno

Unless you actually use more than a gig I would stick with 2x512mb and sell the pc2100

 

[twitchee2]

im planing tp get a a64rig soon so i got that ram fornow becuase this comp is running really slow. im moving everything to a new case then all back to the old on once i get all my new parts. i might make it a server or somthing

 

[ts3433]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Intel platform, dunno

Unless you actually use more than a gig I would stick with 2x512mb and sell the pc2100

I wasn't sure what platform the SiS651 was--if it's indeed a P4 dual channel chipset, you'll probably want to run in dual channel with the 2x512 PC3200 sticks (especially if your P4 is an 800FSB).

 

[twitchee2]

sry more specs...p4 2.4 norhtwood(533) 512 ram sis651 and usual stuff