(Newbie) experience with a quicker internal RAM memory in combination with a slower mainboard?

[Steve Flynn]

On Dec 24, 2007 2:07 PM, Bas Roufs <basroufs at gmail.com> wrote:

> For Kubuntu, I need at least 350 MB internal memory. That's why I have
> been looking for models of 512 or 1024 MB, but with the same other
> specifications: DDR2-SDRAM, DIMM  240 pins, 533  MHz.  So far, I have
> found several DDR2-DIMM memory trays of 667 and 800Mhz with seemingly
> good quality at reasonable prices. However, the 533Mhz. ones are
> seemingly obsolete: they are either expensive or not available at all.
> Now I come with the main question of this message:

Put the faster memory into the machine. It'll underclock itself to
operate at 533 Mhz. So long as it's DDR2 memory it'll be ok.

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Steve
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