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    Is RAM pc2700 backward compatible to 2100?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nmaynan, Nov 7, 2007.

  1. nmaynan

    nmaynan Notebook Guru

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    I need a stick of pc2100 RAM but can't find it anywhere. I thought I read somewhere the pc2700 will work. Can anyone help me out?

    thx
     
    nmaynan, Nov 7, 2007
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  2. omni

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    it should work.
    the 2700 frequency will be downclocked to a speed that your PC can run.
    Just make sure that the pins and format of ram and everything is compatible.
     
    omni, Nov 7, 2007
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  3. nmaynan

    nmaynan Notebook Guru

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    would this work:

    I have Samsung 256MB DDR PC2100 CL 2.5 (not sure what all this means)

    This one looks like a match. Could I buy this one from Amazon to get 512MB RAM? Does this look fine to you?
    http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-256M...9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1194442301&sr=8-2

    Thanks so much for you help :)
     
    nmaynan, Nov 7, 2007
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  4. Evolution

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    The ram in that amazon link appears to be desktop ram, and I am assuming you want this ram for a notebook. Well desktop ram is not compatible with notebook ram so if you want this ram for a notebook then it will not work (however it will work fine in a desktop).

    If you are looking for good deal on ram check out the ram deals thread; go down to the section with DDR1 ram(DDR2 is not compatible with DDR1 specs) and then chose any of the pc2700(DDR-333) sticks. If you have a slower PC2100 stick already installed then both will run at the PC2100 speed.
     
    Evolution, Nov 7, 2007
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    Yes it should work. If you have some 2100 and some 2700 the 2700 will clock down to 2100 speeds.
     
    moon angel, Nov 7, 2007
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    Thanks guys. Yes, this RAM is for a desktop. My relatives computer.
     
    nmaynan, Nov 7, 2007
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    I haven't done too much desktop upgrading lately...are all the desktop RAMs the same? I don't think they are, so you may have to make sure of the pins, and stuff.
    Maybe telling us the computer's make and model will help us.
     
    omni, Nov 7, 2007
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    Yes, you can even throw in a Pc3200 module and it will downclock to Pc 2100 speeds. I noticed that on Newegg, like a year ago, the Pc 2100 sodimms were much, more expensive than PC3200 sodimms. After doing some research, I found that they are backwards compatible. I have 2 1GB Pc3200 corsair modules in my Dell Inspiron 8500 for like a year now, and it has never had a single problem.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 7, 2007
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    Yes, it will work. I've added a PC-2700 512 MB stick to my old desktop in addition to its original PC-2100 512 MB stick. It works brilliantly.
     
    Apollo13, Nov 7, 2007
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