ok so i bought pc 2100 ram by mistake...

[roostermint]

not really by mistake i just didnt look into it enough first (i did with the rest of my computer im building). so anways i got an ahtlon xp barton 2500 thats 333mhz fsb and my motherboard also supports the 333mhz. ok now since i got the pc 2100 ram (266mhz) will i need to underclock the barton to 266mhz fsb?

thanks

[Cactus]

Not at all.
It'll take care of itself.

Cactus

[roostermint]

someone told me if i run the barton and motherboard or whatever at 333mhz fsb that it will overclock the ram to thats speed, is this not true?

[Cactus]

Not that I'm aware of...someone might be able to correct me but I'm sure it will only run as fast as the Ram is capable of.

Cactus

[liljim]

[Cactus]

Most new Motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect)

The mobo will according to CMOS settings use the respective ratio. I suggest setting your RAM frequency in the CMOS settings to SPD (Serial Presence Detect) most DDR Chips support SPD which tells the BIOS the optimum frequency.

Cactus

[roostermint]