I know that if memory that is faster then the board spec is placed in the motherboard would throttle it down to the mobo spec. I'm currently doing that now since I RMA'ed..I had p4200 and they gave me four 1 gig instead of the 512 sticks of 5400 memory..And my mobo throttled it down.
The problem lies in this..My friend really needs new memory and since the slower memories are becoming more rare and expensive it's just not worth it. Pc 3200 ram in a 2x 1gb dual channel kit is around 130..(via newegg)..When pc 5400 2x1 gb is 60 dollars. Would the mobo throttle the memory down to the mobo spec?..Reason I'm asking this is it's a big difference in memory speed compared to my throttle down. But yea...If it does work it'd save him some cash. Looking forward to your replies..
Asus P4P800 SE is his motherboard.
The problem lies in this..My friend really needs new memory and since the slower memories are becoming more rare and expensive it's just not worth it. Pc 3200 ram in a 2x 1gb dual channel kit is around 130..(via newegg)..When pc 5400 2x1 gb is 60 dollars. Would the mobo throttle the memory down to the mobo spec?..Reason I'm asking this is it's a big difference in memory speed compared to my throttle down. But yea...If it does work it'd save him some cash. Looking forward to your replies..
Asus P4P800 SE is his motherboard.