Memory Question

[gwilks98]

I've the need for more RAM: I'm at 512 and am suffering. I currently use PC3200 (on a 3 ghz machine.)

I want to toss 2 gig in, but memory at my speed is still pretty expensive. (Newegg has CAS 2 memory for 169.)

I'm noticing faster speeds are well under $100 for 2 gig. Can I buy a faster speed and stick on my slower bus?
I heard somewhere that the latency improves too, when faster memory is stuck in a slower system: is that true?

[Devhux]

Make sure the "faster" memory you are seeing isn't DDR2 (oftentimes labeled as "PC2 6400" for instance).

DDR memory is quite expensive now since it's becoming obsolete, so paying $169 for 2GB of PC3200 CAS2 memory doesn't seem too surprising.

If you DO happen to find something faster than PC3200 DDR (184-pin), then yes it would function in your system at the reduced speed -- though you probably won't see any CAS latency lower than 2.

[DarkFury]

Pretty much the price of DDR isn't gonna come down much.

I remember paying $250+ for a pair of 1 GB sticks of PC3200 DDR, so honestly, $169 is not really all that much considering.