sorry if this is a dumb question...

[Ph33zy]

if i were to get an intel 815 chipset that supports 133 fsb, can i still use pc-100 ram or must i use pc-133 if i decide to put a pIII 933eb inside?

 

[PCAddict]

You can use PC100 RAM with it. The i815E chipset separates the speed of the RAM from the bus speed of the CPU.

 

[obenton]

A few good quality pc100 chips can run ok at 133fsb - only way to find out is to try it (with nothing important on your hard drive, in case it's good enough to start up the OS, but makes produces errors that corrupt files).

 

[Wingznut]

Like PCaddict said, you can run the RAM at 100mhz while the fsb is at 133mhz with an 815 mobo.