To upgrade or not to upgrade?

Ross1234 · 30 Apr 2007 at 21:06

I have a motherboard that only supports up to pc5300 (667mhz) is this really bad? I want to upgrade to 2gig from one but am i better buying a motherboard for later versions first?

Ross1234 · 30 Apr 2007 at 21:11

please help because i know nothing

Cob · 30 Apr 2007 at 22:29

You can buy pc6400 now and it will run fine at pc5300 speeds in your current board.

Ross1234 · 1 May 2007 at 16:31

So if i buy 2gb how will it compare to newer ram?

Ross1234 · 1 May 2007 at 20:30

Richdog · 1 May 2007 at 20:33

Ross1234 said:
So if i buy 2gb how will it compare to newer ram?

The RAM will be new... so I dont get your question. Just buy 2GB of PC6400 RAM such as Geil etc and you will be fine.

Would help if you told us what your motherboard actually was too...

Ross1234 · 1 May 2007 at 20:37

ASUS A8M2N-LA, i mean can i run ram that is too fast for my motherboard??

Richdog · 1 May 2007 at 20:44

Ahh it's AM2. Well, even if the board won't take advantage of the RAm without overclocking, it will still work fine at the lower rated speed. But if you overclock it will give you more headroom to raise the FSB.

Doesn't seem like a great motherboard for overclocking though...

Ross1234 · 1 May 2007 at 20:46

i suppose it will still be better than what i have now

Ross1234 · 1 May 2007 at 20:47

Also, i have 2x512 are my better buying 2 more or buying 2x1gb sticks instead?

Richdog · 1 May 2007 at 20:47

Ross1234 said:
i suppose it will still be better than what i have now

What do you have now? If you want to start threads asking for help its better to lsit all your components in the opening post. Makes it easier for us to make decisions without having to waste time fishing for more info.

Ross1234 · 1 May 2007 at 20:53

amd athlon 64 3500+
1gb ram (no idea what make but my computer takes up to 667mhz)
17inch monitor 1280x1024
bfg 8800gts oc2
500w power supply
ASUS A8M2N-LA motherboard (am2 pci-expressx16 three pci)