DDR Ram compatibility

[junot111]

Hi there. I have a Dell Dimension Windows XP machine. It supports dual DDR memory and is currently running 2x256MB. I would like to upgrade to 1GB. I did a scan on crucial.com and it says I'm running PC3200 and all the compatible upgrades it shows are PC3200. I see a PC2700 DDR 1GB memory unit on Ebay that I want to get, would it work on my computer? What would be the problems?


Thanks.

[Silver Bullet]

Check your current sticks and see what they are rated at. Then buy the same speed at a higher capacity.

PC2700 vs PC3200 isn't a huge difference, but your ram will run at the speed of the slowest stick.

[junot111]

what do you mean? I plan to remove my current two sticks and then install the new 1GB in a single slot for the time being. It would work right? I'm not gonna run a PC3200 and PC2700 together at once, I just don't know if PC2700 memory is gonna work on a computer that currently runs PC3200

[goofball]

Why not just put in the 1GB alongside the 2x256MB modules?

[junot111]

How will I do that? Doesn't my computer only support 2? And there's already 2 in there that are 256MB each. So I have to take one out to put the 1GB in, and IDK if the 1GB would go well with a 256MB.. that would be kinda pointless so I don't mind just having a 1GB by itself.


I just want to know if my computer can run the PC2700. Maybe it's such a stupid question you guys are thinking there is more to it than what I'm asking