I have a motherboard which supports 266Mhz DDR Ram. I want to buy a new one. Problem is that I cannot find 266 Mhz RAM anywhere, only 333MHZ or 400Mhz. Will a 333Mhz RAM work on a motherboard which supports 266MHZ RAM?
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Well .. u can plugin any ddr ram modules ... only that they'll be detected as ddr266 modules ... thats good on the fact that it leaves quite some room for oc'ing ...
There will be no problems? This means that the Ram will work at 266Mhz instead of 333Mhz? So it is perfectly compatible right?
Coz when I went to the vendor he said that nahi chalegi, and I wud have to change the frquency or something in the BIOS...............?
Coz when I went to the vendor he said that nahi chalegi, and I wud have to change the frquency or something in the BIOS...............?
Yes u can plug a 333 Mhz on a mobo that supports 266 Mhz but it will work at only 266 Mhz......not 333 Mhz....So go for a 333 Mhz memory module..
the new 400/333 modules will automatically scale themselves down to the supported frequency.
thats it.
thats it.
Get the 333 MHz one. U can later sell ur old 266 one a buy another RAM and then both will work at 333 MHz. U will not face any problems at all.
but not all modules support this feature.
i suggest u to just try once using your freind's modules to be double sure
i suggest u to just try once using your freind's modules to be double sure
do u mean to say gary, that if I buy a RAM it may not work? so plz suggest some good companies......