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PC 3200 w/PC2700 RAM?

May 27, 2005 4:51AM PDT

I have a motherboard (ASUS P4PE-x) that supports PC3200, which gives the machine a faster front side bus (fsb). I originally began with a single PC2700 - 512 RAM. I bought two 256 RAM sticks of PC3200, and removed the PC2700. My question now is, I have three slots for memory, can I run PC3200 w/PC2700?

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i think yes but...
May 27, 2005 6:20AM PDT

it will operate at the 333mhz rate. this if course given it's the same kind of ram just different speeds.

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PC 3200 w/PC2700 RAM?
May 31, 2005 7:43AM PDT

What does the book that came with your ASUS P4PE-x say?
You can put different speeds in, but they will all run at the slower speed. John

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Ram
Jun 3, 2005 10:38AM PDT

Never miss match ram! It defeats the purpose! Sell the pc2700 on ebay and buy pc3200 to match what you have. Better yet I would look for three sticks of 512 at 3200 that match. More bang for your bucks!