RAM/FSB question
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:02 pm
I'm looking to upgrade my RAM and right now I'm running an XP2600+ with a 333Mhz FSB. My mobo (ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe) supports up to a 400Mhz FSB and I may want to upgrade my CPU in the near future as well.
I know the RAM should be synched with the FSB so PC2700 would be the way to go now but I don't want to upgrade the RAM again if/when I upgrade the CPU. I noticed that my bios has a setting for memory frequency that will allow me to scale it to a percentage of the FSB frequency. Could I use this to slow the memory down and keep things synched if I went ahead and upgraded to PC3200 memory now?
I know the RAM should be synched with the FSB so PC2700 would be the way to go now but I don't want to upgrade the RAM again if/when I upgrade the CPU. I noticed that my bios has a setting for memory frequency that will allow me to scale it to a percentage of the FSB frequency. Could I use this to slow the memory down and keep things synched if I went ahead and upgraded to PC3200 memory now?