Sdram Pc100 Vs Pc133 at DVinfo.net

Charles King · July 10th, 2004, 11:33 AM

Oakay guys. Hope someone knows the answer to this one.
I have an motherboard that supports processors up to P3 and uses sdrams memory. Now, the manual doesn't say if it can use pc133 memory. I've been using pc100 the whole time. Now I'm asking you all, if it matters if I put in a pc133 memory?

My personal thought is, it will probably not work within it's parameters as it was made for and thus only work as a normal pc100 instead of pc133. Do I make sense?

Charles King · July 11th, 2004, 05:56 AM

Please, anybody I need an answer, please. This guy is selling 2 sticks(256) at an auction and I need to place a bid, like now. The auction is over in about 6 hours.

Boyd Ostroff · July 11th, 2004, 06:03 AM

All I can tell you is that when I bought my new Powerbook last fall the store sold me pc100 SDRAM and it fit the socket fine. But the computer wouldn't recognize it. After looking on Apple's website I found that it had to be 133 to match the computer's refresh rate. I'm not sure if the opposite would hold true or not...

Charles King · July 11th, 2004, 06:20 AM

Well, I guess it's a lost case then. Thanks.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · July 11th, 2004, 10:22 AM

You can go for it Charles. If your motherboard has only 100 mhz memory bus, the PC133 ram will be underclocked at 100 mhz without any problem. I am running myself some old PCs with only 66 mhz memory bus with PC133 SDRAM sticks

July 10th, 2004, 11:33 AM	#1
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Sdram Pc100 Vs Pc133 Oakay guys. Hope someone knows the answer to this one. I have an motherboard that supports processors up to P3 and uses sdrams memory. Now, the manual doesn't say if it can use pc133 memory. I've been using pc100 the whole time. Now I'm asking you all, if it matters if I put in a pc133 memory? My personal thought is, it will probably not work within it's parameters as it was made for and thus only work as a normal pc100 instead of pc133. Do I make sense? __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

July 11th, 2004, 05:56 AM	#2
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Please, anybody I need an answer, please. This guy is selling 2 sticks(256) at an auction and I need to place a bid, like now. The auction is over in about 6 hours. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

July 11th, 2004, 06:20 AM	#4
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Well, I guess it's a lost case then. Thanks. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

July 11th, 2004, 10:22 AM	#5
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	You can go for it Charles. If your motherboard has only 100 mhz memory bus, the PC133 ram will be underclocked at 100 mhz without any problem. I am running myself some old PCs with only 66 mhz memory bus with PC133 SDRAM sticks __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

July 11th, 2004, 06:03 AM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,798	All I can tell you is that when I bought my new Powerbook last fall the store sold me pc100 SDRAM and it fit the socket fine. But the computer wouldn't recognize it. After looking on Apple's website I found that it had to be 133 to match the computer's refresh rate. I'm not sure if the opposite would hold true or not...