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Originally posted by mb26
am i right in thinking that you are saying if i put in PC3200 ram then i could run it at PC2700 speed with no problem...
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Yes, PC3200 run on the 166MHz motherboard FSB speed will run like PC2700 DDR RAM.
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Originally posted by mb26
would a computer run with no video at all?
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No. When you boot up, you'll get BIOS beeps indicating something is wrong with the video card and the system will halt.
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Originally posted by mb26
also 'would a 2500 overclocked to 3200, yet running with ram at PC2700 speeds be any faster than a regular 2500? what kind of difference are we talking between the 2500, the '3200 w/ PC2700 ram' and the full 3200?'
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There'll be a performance increase no matter if you're using PC2700 or PC3200 DDR...
but, you'll be overclocking the PC2700 and you might have stability issues. Going with PC3200 makes more sense if you're going to overclock.
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