Help with slow PC

BexTech

Donnie wrote: »

You statement may have been relevant, if we were not speaking of placing a PC3200 module in a Motherboard designed for PC2700 or even possibly PC2100. But we are, so you are wrong. Unless you can show me otherwise. Benchmark test featuring such a scenario?

The motherboard is designed to take PC2100, PC2700 and PC3200, or are you saying this board isn't designed to run the RAM at it's given speed?

Jesthar

Bex is right, ASRock has the full spec online here, which I've been reading:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=K7S41

It takes PC2100 (DDR 266), PC2700 (DDR 333) and PC3200 (DDR 400) according to that.

HUFCsteve

Hi there

I still haven't got round to sorting this out. Can I just check before I order the new RAM. Should I go for 1MB and take the old one out?

Donnie

You can purchase up to 2 x 1GB. You can purchase a 1GB module and leave the other module where it is.

HUFCsteve

Thanks all.

Am going to go with the PC2700 DDR from play.com - £9 cheaper than Crucial now! I'll let you know how I get on!

HUFCsteve

Thanks all for your help on this. 1GB of RAM from Play arrived today - now installed and working!!!

Donnie

Thanks for letting us know. Hope you are experiencing a significant improvement.

HUFCsteve

Definately speedier! Just wish I'd done it sooner now. I ran the Crucial tool on our other PC - will the same memory work in this too? http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1207945

Donnie

HUFCsteve wrote: »

Definately speedier! Just wish I'd done it sooner now. I ran the Crucial tool on our other PC - will the same memory work in this too? http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1207945

Yes, you can buy either 512 MB or 1 GB. Up to you.