this is weird...

[Fuxy_Muxy]

so as i was looking at motherboards for fun... and i just saw that every mobo i saw, it said that its DDR Standard was DDR 400 (3200)...does that mean i cant use a higher stick of memory? such as a DDR 433? 550? 675 or 800?...

[LoD]

Re: this is weird...

DDR400/PC3200 is a certified standard for the industry. Anything higher is unofficially supported. You can run faster memory but it will require special bios settings and typically will require some form of overclocking.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: this is weird...

Yes you can. I use DDR500. However make sure you do not get DDR2, DDR 2 is not compatible with a MOBO that supports DDR.

[Fuxy_Muxy]

Re: this is weird...

so will DDR(2) 500 run faster than 400?

[sackynut]

Re: this is weird...

yesm that means its the standard. but if your ram can ru at faster speeds, then you can pretty much OC the ram and it will run faster.

though I do have a question, this is pretty noob but I dont know it.

so lets say you buy some ram that runs at 2-3-3-6 DDR400.

so when you put it in the mobo, does it automatically go to 2-3-3-6, or do you have to manually set it to that?
because my ram i purchased is 2-3-3-6 DDR400, and runs stable at that speed. but when i put them in the mobo the default is 2.5-3-3-7. @_@

[imported_Wreck]

Re: this is weird...

yesm that means its the standard. but if your ram can ru at faster speeds, then you can pretty much OC the ram and it will run faster.

though I do have a question, this is pretty noob but I dont know it.

so lets say you buy some ram that runs at 2-3-3-6 DDR400.

so when you put it in the mobo, does it automatically go to 2-3-3-6, or do you have to manually set it to that?
because my ram i purchased is 2-3-3-6 DDR400, and runs stable at that speed. but when i put them in the mobo the default is 2.5-3-3-7. @_@

Normally you have to manually set your ram if the manufacturer tests and certifies your ram to run at tighter timings than the chips are made for.