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    PC 133 RAM compatible with PC 100?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Apollo13, Jan 7, 2008.

  1. Apollo13

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    I recently updated my old Windows 98 desktop with an ethernet card and put antivirus on it and noticed a bit of a slowdown. Loaded up a XP-esque Task Manager, and it's only got 11 MB RAM free! With Opera/WMP/similar running it gets down to 8 KB. It still runs surprisingly well with that little free RAM, but it's not lightening quick like it was without antivirus. Fortunately it has a free RAM slot.

    But newegg is out of PC-100 SDRAM, and the PC-133 is a bit cheaper. It has PC-100 right now, would PC-133 be compatible?

    Currently using Avast! antivirus; could switch to Anti-Vir or AVG if those use less memory. Don't really feel like reinstalling Windows.
     
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah it should work without a problem. It will just run at pc-100 speeds, which im sure you already know.
     
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  3. Apollo13

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    OK thanks. I knew it'd run at the PC-100 speed, just wanted to make sure it was like DDR in backwards compatibility before going ahead and getting it.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    If you live in the states, I can ship you a pc 100 or pc133 memory card for pretty cheap. Just PM me if youre interested.

    K-TRON
     
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  5. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Some old motherboards have compatibility issues with high density RAM chips, just letting you know.... (I dont think it would be a big problem, but if you had to choose between a RAM stick that has memory chips on both sides vs one side, get the one that has chips on both sides =low density).
     
    PhoenixFx, Jan 7, 2008
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