compatibility question

[devo5676]

wondering if Geil Dual Channel 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3500 is compatible with GIGABYTE 875P Chipset, Model "GA-8IK1100" gotta know before i make my purchase

 

[djnes]

It's DDR memory, and it's fast enough to keep up with the bus speed of all P4s on that board, so why wouldn't it be?

 

[devo5676]

well the board says it is compatible with ddr400 the memory is ddr 433... would it clock down to 400 or would it be stable at 433?

 

[djnes]

Originally posted by devo5676
well the board says it is compatible with ddr400 the memory is ddr 433... would it clock down to 400 or would it be stable at 433?

If I had a dollar for everytime this was asked.

Boards only "officially" support up to 400 Mhz memory (DDR400 or PC3200) because there aren't any processors out there that have stock bus speeds higher than that. The memory will run at whatever speed you set it at. That memory will run all the way down to DDR266 speeds if you put it in an AMD system.

 

[devo5676]

so i should be ok with this running at 433, i thought it would be cool...

#include<iostream.h>
#include<apstring.h>
#include<randgen.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<CMUgraphics.h>
#include<math.h>


int main()
{
window w(1024, 768);
w.SetBuffering(true);
int x=0;
while(x<1025)
{
w.SetBrush(WHITE);
w.SetPen(BLUE);
w.SetFont(26,PLAIN,SWISS);
w.DrawString(x,500,"HELLO, MY NAME IS STEVE");
w.SetBrush(WHITE);
w.UpdateBuffer();
_sleep(10);
w.SetPen(WHITE);
w.DrawString(x,500,"HELLO, MY NAME IS STEVE");
x++;
if(x==1024)x=0;
}


return 0;
}

 

[devo5676]

damnit it didn't work... balls