like Craig said, you shouldn't have any problems, but you won't get any of the benefits of faster RAM either. if its the same price, or cheaper though, you might as well get/use it. it'll benefit you later if you decide to get a mobo that allows a faster FSB. Jon <>< On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:58:42 -0700, Craig White wrote: > On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 09:59, George Wayne Gambill wrote: > > Has anyone tried using PC2700 (or 3100) memory in a MOBO designed for > > PC2100. > ---- > yes > ---- > > > > 1) Do they physically fit. > ---- > yes > ---- > > > > 2) Is there a timing problem using he faster memory in the slower board? > > > ---- > shouldn't be - might depend upon the cpu/bios > ---- > > This comes under the "test all things and hold fast to that which is > > true" thing. > ---- > won't cause any harm - post should report fsb speed - i.e. 266-333-4000 > > of course you can run memtest to see if it will stand up to usage. > > Craig > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Jon <>< --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss