[benny670]

hi guys i am wanting to know i have pc2700 my motherboard sopports dual channel and i am wanting to know if i could put pc3200 and would it work

 

[benny670]

hi guys i am wanting to know i have pc2700 my motherboard sopports dual channel and i am wanting to know if i could put pc3200 and would it work

here are system specs

 

[hexogenn]

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Originally Posted by benny670 hi guys i am wanting to know i have pc2700 my motherboard sopports dual channel and i am wanting to know if i could put pc3200 and would it work here are system specs

?Where are your specs?

 

[archer_456]

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Originally Posted by benny670 hi guys i am wanting to know i have pc2700 my motherboard sopports dual channel and i am wanting to know if i could put pc3200 and would it work here are system specs

You shouldn't have any problems with it. What mobo and CPU do you have?

 

[benny670]

here are my specs

petium4 3.0GHZ,xpsp2,17 inch Dell ,GA-8IPE1000,lan card
D-Link 56k Model DFM-562IS Modem
400w psu
ram 512 DDR pc2700
radeon 9600 PRO 256 mb

40 gig samung

80 gig WD
120 sata maxtor
cd r/w 52x liteon
dvd burner liteon

 

[hexogenn]

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Originally Posted by benny670 here are my specs petium4 3.0GHZ,xpsp2,17 inch Dell ,GA-8IPE1000,lan card D-Link 56k Model DFM-562IS Modem 400w psu ram 512 DDR pc2700 radeon 9600 PRO 256 mb 40 gig samung 80 gig WD 120 sata maxtor cd r/w 52x liteon dvd burner liteon

Well i think 3200 sticks are going to work in your rig..BTW what socket is your cpu?

 

[zother]

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Originally Posted by benny670 here are my specs petium4 3.0GHZ,xpsp2,17 inch Dell ,GA-8IPE1000,lan card D-Link 56k Model DFM-562IS Modem 400w psu ram 512 DDR pc2700 radeon 9600 PRO 256 mb 40 gig samung 80 gig WD 120 sata maxtor cd r/w 52x liteon dvd burner liteon

PC3200 will work fine. Even if you can't run it at 200mhz it will self downclock to 166mhz. But it should be able to run 200mhz without a problem just make sure the ram ratio in the bios is 1:1.

 

[benny670]

socket 478

 

[hexogenn]

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Originally Posted by benny670 socket 478

Then insert 2 x pc3200 sticks and here you go!

Everything's OK.

 

[benny670]

but would it work if i only had 1x 512 pc3200

and on the channel i have 2x256 pc2700

wqwould that work my motherboard supports dual channel memory

 

[zother]

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Originally Posted by benny670 but would it work if i only had 1x 512 pc3200 and on the channel i have 2x256 pc2700 wqwould that work my motherboard supports dual channel memory

No the memory must be of the same capacity and usually they have to be form the same maker. Dual channel can be tricky. I have heard of people that could not get it to work unless they got same make and batch.

You could run 512x2 and 256x2 just make sure that you install the dimms in the right slots the order does matter.

 

[hexogenn]

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Originally Posted by benny670 but would it work if i only had 1x 512 pc3200 and on the channel i have 2x256 pc2700 wqwould that work my motherboard supports dual channel memory

Then 2x256 will work on dual channel and 1x 512 will work "alone", but all sticks(if inserted in the same mobo) will operate in 2700 speed...

 

[benny670]

ok how would you explain when i got the computer it only had 1 256mb stck

 

[benny670]

how would you explan when i gotr it it only had 1 tsick 256mb and it worked

 

[zother]

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Originally Posted by benny670 how would you explan when i gotr it it only had 1 tsick 256mb and it worked

The manufactors of the system went as cheap as possible. 1 256 cost less then 2 128. Plus 128 are almost non-existent now a days.