Rookie needs help

[gryall]

This is a really rookie question and was hoping someone could help me with it. I just bought a Celeron 733 Mhz CPU that has a 66Mhz bus speed. What happens when I use PC100 or PC133 memory (Given the fact that the motherboard supports these speeds). DOes the memory slow down to the speed of the CPU ?? Are they even related ??? Like I said, would like to get a better understanding of the relationship between CPU memory, and the motherboard as it relates to bus speeds.

 

[Hender]

You shouldn't have any trouble using PC100 or PC133 SDRAM on a PC66 system. The RAM will only be running at 66 Mhz (the CPU bus speed), but it will just fine. The RAM needs to be at least as fast as the bus speed, and while you could buy PC66 and do just fine, CP100 or PC133 will allow you to move to something with a 100 or 133 Mhz bus speed in the future if you want to.