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DDR Memery

by twillie05 Dec 25, 2004 3:42PM PST

I know most of my family thinks im the big tech guy, so I feel extremely dumb asking this question.
I have this 2 or 3 year old dell that has 256mb of DDR 2100.I want to upgrade to 512mb . DDR 2100 is hard to find and in some cases the new DDR 3200 is cheaper. Would 512mb of DDR 3200 work fine in my PC? Or is DDR 2100 the only solution I have? I know for a fact some one told me i wont experience any better bandwidth but he was not totally sure if it would work that?s why im asking before i buy.

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is DDR 2700 ok
by twillie05 Dec 25, 2004 3:57PM PST

so i was looking and ther is a good deal for a stick of 512mb of DDR 2700. is it OK?

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Most likely the....
by Michael Geist Dec 25, 2004 8:42PM PST

PC3200 would be backwards compatible. A check on Dells site might give a clue.

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DDR Memery
by Bob__B Dec 25, 2004 8:47PM PST

Take a trip here and plug your machine type into their memory finder.

It will tell you what type/speed memory your machine needs and what it is going to cost.

In theory you can mix an match speeds but if the cost is only a few bucks then I would just get the proper one.

www.crucial.com

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Why not get the faster if it is
by Ray Harinec Dec 26, 2004 9:17AM PST

lower priced?? Then when he upgrades to the next computer he can use it in that one.

He seems to know that it won't run at the higher speed, so buy the lower price. Buy from a vendor that provides return and life warranty. Most do.

Obvioulsy don't get ECC or Registerd if the present isn't.

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That's my solution, Ray.
by chuckieu Dec 27, 2004 3:59AM PST

If the board will only take 2100, so be it. If the board will accept 2700 or 3200 but only run at 2100, that means
he has faster memory for a future board. I was upgrading my hardware slowly and went this route. New board runs
faster memory the old MOBO was running at 266. chuck

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DDR 3200 - 2100
by tsranch Dec 27, 2004 11:19PM PST

Most of todays memory is backwards compatible, so the 3200 would read the 2100 bus speed. save a little more and use the 2700. you'll never notice the difference.

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I got it
by twillie05 Dec 28, 2004 3:51PM PST

Thanks i ordered the 512 at 3200. my friend has the smae mobo and sid it works but at 2100. im plaing to upgrade later so its a good deal.

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