Would 2x PC4200 sticks work fine in my dell system that has 2x PC3200 already?

[jhokie]

I've got 2x PC3200 DDR2 512 sticks in my Dell 4700, and I want to move up to 2 gigs of total ram. I can get 2x sticks of 4200 10 bucks cheaper than 3200. Should I just go with the 4200 to save the 10 bucks, or would I be better assured of compatibility (dual channel and stuff) by going with the 3200 sticks?

Also, is it true that there are no memory controller issues with intel chipsets with 4x512 as opposed to 2x1024 as there are with amd?

Thanks for any responses.

 

[(cf)Eclipse]

it should work, but not a given
what are the timings of each?

 

[E4g1e]

I've got 2x PC3200 DDR2 512 sticks in my Dell 4700, and I want to move up to 2 gigs of total ram. I can get 2x sticks of 4200 10 bucks cheaper than 3200. Should I just go with the 4200 to save the 10 bucks, or would I be better assured of compatibility (dual channel and stuff) by going with the 3200 sticks?

Also, is it true that there are no memory controller issues with intel chipsets with 4x512 as opposed to 2x1024 as there are with amd?

Thanks for any responses.

You can use PC2-4200 (DDR2-533) memory in your Dell Dimension 4700. However, since you'll be adding to your existing memory, PC2-4200 memory will get downclocked to PC2-3200 (DDR2-400) speed anyway (if your system will even boot up at all with mixed modules).

And yes, all modern memory controllers have issues with 4 sticks of memory. But that problem will more likely crop up at higher memory clockspeeds, such as PC2-5300 (DDR2-667).