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  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    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?
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
  • Jesthar
    Jesthar Posts: 1,450 Forumite
    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.
    Never underestimate the power of the techno-geek... ;)
  • HUFCsteve
    HUFCsteve Posts: 513 Forumite
    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
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    You can purchase up to 2 x 1GB. You can purchase a 1GB module and leave the other module where it is.
  • HUFCsteve
    HUFCsteve Posts: 513 Forumite
    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
    HUFCsteve Posts: 513 Forumite
    Thanks all for your help on this. 1GB of RAM from Play arrived today - now installed and working!!!
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Thanks for letting us know. Hope you are experiencing a significant improvement.
  • HUFCsteve
    HUFCsteve Posts: 513 Forumite
    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
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    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.
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