will this work ?

pham · Nov 13, 2005, 10:24 PM

hi guys, just a quick question,well i just found a athlon 2800+ barnton( not a sempron) chip, cant seem to find any pc2700 ram or ddr333 so can i use a pc3200 or a ddr400 instead ?
mind that the chip runs at 333mhz

thx if u could help and dave me some money : )

***craig5320*** · Nov 13, 2005, 10:30 PM

If the ram will physically fit the board than it should clock down and run, but becareful it has the same number of pins and can accept the ram.

niceguyrichy · Nov 13, 2005, 10:38 PM

plug your mobo into google and check if it's backward compatible.
like craig said, most are, so you should be fine.

pham · Nov 14, 2005, 09:50 AM

thx guys : )

Matth · Nov 14, 2005, 04:32 PM

Probably better to run the DDR400 memory at 333 (and maybe sharpen the timings, so if specified as CL3 at 400, it should be able to run CL2.5 at 333), rather than operating asynchronously - aspecially if the board uses an Nvidia chipset, as their performance is not good with asynchronous memory operation.

Take a good look around the overclocking sites, if the spec of that Barton makes it a good overclocker, you may be able to push it to 400 from 333

Nov 13, 2005, 10:24 PM	#1
pham DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	will this work ? hi guys, just a quick question,well i just found a athlon 2800+ barnton( not a sempron) chip, cant seem to find any pc2700 ram or ddr333 so can i use a pc3200 or a ddr400 instead ? mind that the chip runs at 333mhz thx if u could help and dave me some money : )

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Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Probably better to run the DDR400 memory at 333 (and maybe sharpen the timings, so if specified as CL3 at 400, it should be able to run CL2.5 at 333), rather than operating asynchronously - aspecially if the board uses an Nvidia chipset, as their performance is not good with asynchronous memory operation. Take a good look around the overclocking sites, if the spec of that Barton makes it a good overclocker, you may be able to push it to 400 from 333