Tbred and Memory Speed Question

[Jadow]

Hi Folks, I am thinking about getting a Tbred 1700 or 2100 with a new Nfroce 2 ultra 400 mobo (the ultra 400 just for future upgradability)

Anyways, I currently have like 5 sticks of PC2100 DDR ram (crucial brand) will I be able to do any overclocking with this ram, or would I need like PC3200 or PC3500 to overclock? I guess what i'm really asking, is can I change the multiplier to a higher number, but leave the fsb the same? I don't want to shell out extra money on ram right now.

 

[Shimmishim]

depending on your board, you should be able to access the higher multipliers and use your pc2100 ram for now..

but... if i were you... i'd save money by getting the 1700+ and with the left over money + a little extra, invest in a decent stick of pc3200

 

[shelaby]

i agree with shimmishim, get the 1700+ as it can do 2-2.3 pretty easily, then invest some $ in pc 3200 /pc3500 ram, thats what i did and im at 1950 right now, just need to get my w/c set up

 

[Jadow]

yeah, but I don't want to invest $ in ram right now!

 

[Jadow]

thanks for the help though guys, maybe I'll try to Ebay some of my extra PC2100