The part of mixed ram running at the slower speed is not all together true.
With windows @k and possibly xp if there is a variant in the speed the os
may not accept all of the ram and possibly shut down so i would not
recommend mixing ram.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dias" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] DDR Ram upgrade


> Yes, you have the right idea. Assuming your motherboard supports DDR the
ram
> will work at a lower speed per your motherboard. For instance if your
> motherboard uses DDR266 you can put in DDR400 and it will run fine at 266.
> Then later if you upgrade the motherboard you'll still have the DDR400 ram
> to use. If you think you might be using dual-channel DDR in the future,
buy
> 2 identical sticks so you'll have a matched pair.
> Just keep in mind if you mix ram of different speeds on the motherboard,
it
> will all run at the lower speed.
>
> steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Hi there, I'm looking to upgrade the memory on my motherboard but I'm
also
> > looking (in the slightly more distant future) to upgrade my motherboard
as
> > well. If I buy a ram chip with a faster speed than my motherboard can
> handle
> > will I damage either? Or will the ram just be operate at the lower clock
> speed
> > with no problems?
>
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