Is pc2100 THAT much better?

[jmebonner]

Yo,

I'm building a computer for a guy at work. I told him I'd put ddr in it (k7s5a), but I have a stick of 512 pc133 here. Is the difference that noticable? I've never compared them side by side. He's not a power user and doesn't know ram from a processor Of course I'll tell him if I use the pc133, I;m not trying to rip him off, I just want to give him the best deal.

Thanks,
jme

[ArcticFox]

You can't even stick PC133 in a mobo that supports DDR. And yes, it does make a difference.

[jmebonner]

DP

[jmebonner]

Yes you can. Do a little research before telling me that, plz. Note the board is a K7S5A.

[geobot]

yes you can with a k7s5a. because your not overclocking and he's not a power user i dont think you will see much difference. i just built a computer to use some parts using the k7s5a with 512 pc133 and use it to crunch ecc. it crunches fairly close to the pc2100 ram computer.

[gentry_joey]

Originally posted by ArcticFox
You can't even stick PC133 in a mobo that supports DDR. And yes, it does make a difference.

Wrong Artic

I have a shuttle ak32 and it supports ddr 2100 and pc100/pc133. I just took out pc133 and put in pc2700.

[ArcticFox]

Sorry about the confusion. I guess I didn't look at the specs carefully enough.

[jmebonner]

No prob! I know they usually won't take both, but that's what I like about this board, you can still utilize your old stuff until you can upgrade to the pc2100

[Telexen]

I played with an old K7S5A with a Duron at school...it ran MUCH better with DDR over SDR

[ArcticFox]

With that mobo your dealing with memory translators, which don't always go right and they won't be as good as just a pure DDR mobo.