wyz1
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66mhz or100mhz??
currently have AMD k-6/96 megs sdram(10ns)running at 66mhz on fic va-503+ mobo..am soon upgrading to AMD k-6 2 w\3D ..my question is :will sdram run at 100mhz??Do I need to buy PC 100 ram??is this a simple upgrade??? how about a little feedback??
If the new processor requires PC100 memory, and if you mainboard supports the processor, then yes you will have to change out the memory.
It may be unlikely, but you might check you existing memory to see if it is PC 100 compliant.
Swaping out the memory should be no problem, buy reputable memory (Kingston or Micron/Crucial). They both have excellent tech support and products with the best warranty.
bill
It may be unlikely, but you might check you existing memory to see if it is PC 100 compliant.
Swaping out the memory should be no problem, buy reputable memory (Kingston or Micron/Crucial). They both have excellent tech support and products with the best warranty.
bill
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TO: oldgreyguy,,I think I want to hang onto my Ram(wasnt cheaplast year when I bought it) TO: Tcook Ilike your solution best..I'll run the k6-2 at 66 till a really good buy comes along on some pc100,,you get the points thanks
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tcook please submit an answer so I can accept and close
obviously I misunderstood your question, good luck
Actually,10NS memory comes pretty close to being able to run at 100MHZ.While there's more to the PC100 spec than just speed,the rest is mostly options.I would suggest you try running your current memory at 100MHZ;maybe back off on the memory timing settings in BIOS.
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to:mattcei thanks for the comment,,the docs for my mobo does state that its chips set will run sdram at 100mhz..the AMD350 is already on its way to me so maybe if oldgreyguy is right I'll just have to spring for pc100 ram,but I just hate to lose my butt on the 96megs of 10ns..any other suggestions
I have to agree with MATTCEI:
10ns SDRAM may, in fact, work at 100MHz. But, much like overclocking your CPU, it wasn't intended to work at that speed, so it may or may not work.
Fool around with memory timings and stuff, if it doesn't work outright. You could save some bucks that way. :)
Bill
10ns SDRAM may, in fact, work at 100MHz. But, much like overclocking your CPU, it wasn't intended to work at that speed, so it may or may not work.
Fool around with memory timings and stuff, if it doesn't work outright. You could save some bucks that way. :)
Bill
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colinccm - please try to reign-in your itchy answer-trigger finger.
wyz1 - why on earth did you accept that answer?
If you can sell your existing RAM, then 100MHz RAM is readily available and not too expensive (probably equal or less than what you payed for your existing memory). Save a DIMM slot by buying a single 128Mb chip.
Upgrading memory is pretty easy, these days. Mostly you just plug and go.