RAM hustle

[shovik]

I have a P4 machine, 865GBF motherboard and 256 MB of RAM. I have four memory slots or RAM slots (Dimm slots) on my motherboard.I am planning to buy a RAM and I want to know that if i could install a higher frequency RAM (i.e.,333 Mhz or400 Mhz) along with my current RAM module which has a frequency of 266 Mhz. Moreoever is there any priority of installing which Module in which slots out of the four on my motherboard. pls advise me.

 

[zombie]

AFAIK mix and match of RAM wont do you any good since you'll have to use your faster RAM modules at 266MHz.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Always install RAM modules with same frequencies and make as that will make ur system run smoothly and without any glitches....

If u hv SDRAM then i would advise u to go in for 2x256 MB DDR RAM(400Mhz) as ur mobo supports RAM frequencies of 266,300 and 400 Mhz.

and buy the RAM sticks (modules) from a trusted shop....

cheers n e-peace...

 

[rohanbee]

You can and i dont think there will be any problems. Only thing is that it will work at the lower speed. So it ould be a waste of money at the end of the day as the faster dimm would be under utilised.
Better to sell your old ram and get new faster dimms.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Always install RAM modules with same frequencies and make as that will make ur system run smoothly and without any glitches....

If u hv SDRAM then i would advise u to go in for 2x256 MB DDR RAM(400Mhz) as ur mobo supports RAM frequencies of 266,300 and 400 Mhz.

and buy the RAM sticks (modules) from a trusted shop....
And there is no particular way of installin ur RAM into ur Slots...only make sure that ur RAM modules (if u hv 2 modules) that they r operational in Dual channel mode...from ur BIOS setting....

cheers n e-peace...