dankie420
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hey guys im going to upgrade my motherboard and i want to know if a DDR 400 will work with DDR 333 memory
chittydog
less busy
+586|7299|Kubra, Damn it!

You'll get your best performance by having all your RAM of the same type. Putting 400 in there will just slow it down to perform like the 333. You might as well save your money and just buy more 333.
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|7031|NYC / Hamburg

the classic answer: maybe. it really depends on the mem controller you are using, the timings you run, if CPC is enabled, if you run dual channel, .....
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Cookie.VXT
Bringer Of Cookies.
+178|6900|UK
it will but there will be very little performance gain

you havnt started the size though you just said DDR

are you having 2Gb or 1?

like chittysaid

it will be slowed because of the slower memory, you best bet will be to upgrade the 333 to 400 and run it dual channel if the mobo supports it.
Ender2309
has joined the GOP
+470|7035|USA
guys...i think you misunderstood (or else i did)

he's getting a new motherboard, and has ddr333 ram. the new mobo supports ddr400. he wants to know if he needs to get new ram as well.

my suggestion: just get a new system. yours seems pretty old, and i'm personally amazed that it runs bf2.
dankie420
Member
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yea my system started at a stock dell 4600 and i added 1 gig of balllistix DDR333 and im haveing trouble finding a MB that supports it.

im very low on cash so for right now i want to keep my system and plus i just bought an AGP NViDIA geforce 7600s. and i have a socket 478 pentuim 4 processor would anybody know of a good motherboard that would hold me? until i getmoney later to upgrademy system.
dankie420
Member
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no ender your correct.

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