Some_Guy_ Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 And more importantly, what is compatible with my board? I know that most if not all PC2700 is backwards-compatible with PC2100 - so I'd have more overclocking room, as I seem to have hit a wall at 151. With some 2700, obviously I'd have room to go to 166 and beyond if the overclocking gods are on my side. Is PC3200 backwards-compatible with PC2100 as well? The reason I'm asking is that I found some PC2700 and comparable PC3200 locally (but at different stores) for about the same price. I can be 99.9% confident that the 2700 will work, but if I can get 3200 for the same price, why not? Unless it won't work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 There is no reason why it shouldn't work. I ran PC3200 in a board that only supported PC2100, it just turned back the speed. Get the PC3200 if it is near the same price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvaderTrax Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 PC2700 would save you $15 and, from my experiences, OC's quite well. If your board wasn't designed to go to 400, or even 333, you should go for PC2700 and hope for the best Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some_Guy_ Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 Okay, so one vote 2700, one vote 3200. The price difference is minimal, like under $10. 3200 would last me longer, as I'd be more likely be able to recycle it when I build my next rig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanATIc205 Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 3200 or better even if you dont need the extra speed in the future you will. its worth the extra 15 bucks so in 6 months or so if you get a cheap highly overclockable cpu like the 2500+ you wont have to buy new ram all over again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some_Guy_ Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 3200 or better even if you dont need the extra speed in the future you will. its worth the extra 15 bucks so in 6 months or so if you get a cheap highly overclockable cpu like the 2500+ you wont have to buy new ram all over again That's what I was thinking too. So if the 3200 will underclock itself just fine, then that's the direction I'll go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 3200 is now the standard since the 2700 is really starting to phase out more and more. But I was lucky to have some older samsung TCB3's that overclocked well to 3200 levels also. So if they are close in price just get the 3200's so you can upgrade later to a better cpu and have no worries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agallion Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 ya get teh 3200 plus..youll be glad you did Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 What ever ram you get just be sure it comes with heat spreaders on it. My experiance is ram with the HS on it preform better than without. $.02 Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special_K Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 I say get the 3200 and perform a lil better, btw robbie hs dont really help out ram, its more for looks than anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanATIc205 Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 What ever ram you get just be sure it comes with heat spreaders on it. My experiance is ram with the HS on it preform better than without.$.02 Rob with or with out it really doesnt make a diff, and in some cases with out can run faster depending on the quality of the thermal tape and how it was applied. im running my hyperx 3500 with out the heat spreaders and am having no problems. there just there mainly for looks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asus Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 get a good brand of PC3200.... as ron popieal says "youll realy be glad you did" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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