Memory noob question

[Mark M]

I currently have 4 x PC2-4300 (266 MHz) 512 MB DDR2 in my machine and want to increase it.

There isnt that much choice of 266Mhz anymore, is it ok to put a higher "spec" of ram in? Will it just ran as fast as the board will allow it to or will it cause problems?

Thanks, Mark

 

[Mark M]

Thanks for the help and the further info

Am I correct in thinking that the lower the latency timings the faster it will be?

Ie CL5 ( 5-5-5-15 ) is quicker than CL7 ( 7-7-7-20 ) ?