AMD 64 3200+ and memory

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OK, i know that there is memory up to like pc4000+ out there, but people have told me that for the asus k8v se deluxe i can only use up to pc3200? wtf isn't this outdated and crappy? I want to use the best and fastest mem available, what should i do?

 

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If you plan to overclock it, buy the fastest ram you can afford. But if you don't, PC3200 will be fine.

 

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Isn't there a flash for the bios?
If not, then your best be would be to get anoher mobo

 

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kenkun said:

Isn't there a flash for the bios?
If not, then your best be would be to get anoher mobo

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I'm lost where does that fit in? Did I miss something?

 

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Well what Athlon 64 mobos support higher bandwith memory? Do any? I looked at the alienware website and with their high-end athlon 64 system (the aurora) they only shipped pc3200 ram.

 

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With the AMD64 the memory controller is on chip and it only supports PC3200. But if you plan on overclocking then buy some really good ram.

 

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lol they probably in the specs the motherboard only supports up to pc3200. all motherboards say that but you can still ran the ram higher than that speed

 

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Would there be any benifits in running the memory faster if the memory controller on the chip is only 400MHz? I wouldn't think so, but I could be wrong. Wouldn't you have to overclock to see any difference?

 

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The fastest DDR-I RAM you can EVER get is DDR400 (PC3200) all the other PC3500/3700/4000/etc are just overclocked PC3200...i do not think that you will find a MB that says it supports PC3500+....

The only advantage of these sorts of RAM is for overclocking....until resently if you wanted to overclock you'd have to overclock you CPU/MB/RAM....with this RAM you only have to overclock you CPU/MB, which elimiates some problems with overclocking...

The only way that you are going to find RAM that is rated higher then PC3200 is DDR-II RAM...