Mixing CPU and memory speeds

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My Abit KT7A mobo has just blown up, and in looking for a replacement
I'm interested in the Gigabyte 7VT600P-RZ (which uses a KT600
chipset). This will be my first mobo with DDR RAM, and I'm confused
about how it co-resides with the CPU.

I have an Athlon XP2400+ CPU, which has a FSB of 266MHz. The question
is, can I use faster memory alongside this CPU? For example, if I just
plug in the XP2400 and some PC3200 RAM, will the mobo auto-detect
things and set up the correct speeds? Or should I stick to PC2100?

Thanks.

 

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"Clive B" <google@delback.co.uk> wrote in message
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> My Abit KT7A mobo has just blown up, and in looking for a replacement
> I'm interested in the Gigabyte 7VT600P-RZ (which uses a KT600
> chipset). This will be my first mobo with DDR RAM, and I'm confused
> about how it co-resides with the CPU.
>
> I have an Athlon XP2400+ CPU, which has a FSB of 266MHz. The question
> is, can I use faster memory alongside this CPU? For example, if I just
> plug in the XP2400 and some PC3200 RAM, will the mobo auto-detect
> things and set up the correct speeds? Or should I stick to PC2100?
>
> Thanks.

Just set the DRAM clock to 133MHz. Consider the 2400 and 3200 as 'capable
of'.
SW1 has to set correctly
JPS

 

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"jpsga" <jpsga@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<o9SdncxRS4ASZb3fRVn-2A@comcast.com>...
> Just set the DRAM clock to 133MHz. Consider the 2400 and 3200 as 'capable
> of'.
> SW1 has to set correctly

Thanks very much. I take it that doing this would just run the PC3200
memory at PC2100 speed, right?

 

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"Clive B" <google@delback.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "jpsga" <jpsga@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:<o9SdncxRS4ASZb3fRVn-2A@comcast.com>...
>> Just set the DRAM clock to 133MHz. Consider the 2400 and 3200 as
>> 'capable
>> of'.
>> SW1 has to set correctly
>
> Thanks very much. I take it that doing this would just run the PC3200
> memory at PC2100 speed, right?

Right !!