Just bought HP 512MB DDR PC3200 Memory will it work?

4wheelingaaron · 02-21-2008, 10:14 PM

Just bought HP 512MB DDR PC3200 Memory P5300U for my hp pavilion a375c. Will it work??

Aaron

PC eye · 02-21-2008, 11:22 PM

Speed supportedPC2700 MB/sec http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...name=c00043812

The board in that model has a 333mhz front side bus. If the new memory works it will run at the PC2700 333mhz speed not 400mhz. When going to buy memory for any system the first thing to look at is what is supported. Try it alone and if it works at the 333 speed you can then buy a second for seeing a 1gb total. or if unopened return it for a 512 of PC2700 memory.

4wheelingaaron · 02-21-2008, 11:40 PM

I bought it off ebay. So your saying the ram i bought(pc3200) wont work on my computer becuause my computer only supports pc2700 and lower??

Aaron

2048Megabytes · 02-22-2008, 03:53 AM

What PC Eye is saying is the PC 3200 memory will work in your computer but it will run at slower PC 2700 speeds.

PC eye · 02-22-2008, 06:22 AM

It also depends on whether the old system mandates single sided dimms while you may have bought a 512 with IC chips on both sides namely dual sided. For many older boards dual sided memory simply won't work at all. Otherwise like 2048Megabytes pointed out it will run slower to match the memory standard of DDR333 for that model board. DDR333=333mhz(166mhz fsb setting seen in bios x 2 =333mhz)

4wheelingaaron · 02-22-2008, 02:36 PM

It says in the manual it supports duel channel.

4wheelingaaron · 02-22-2008, 02:55 PM

When I install the new memory, how do I tell what speed it is running at? The specs I have looked at on the HP web site for my motherboard say it has a processor front side bus of 800/533/400mhz. Is this not the same thing?

PC eye · 02-22-2008, 04:35 PM

The memory standard is separate from the actual cpu bus speed. PC2700 DDR333 memory is the fastest speed of memory while the actual fsb is 800mhz = 400 x2 when in dual channel mode. Intel was about cpu clock speeds at that time with AMD gaining the edge seeing more work done per cpu clock cycle rather the clock speed.

That's why you would see 200mhz per channel in the bios x 2 = 400mhz fsb there on the old Socket A boards. When a dimm is installed on the dimm slot for each channel with two dimms involved rather then two on the second slot of the same channel that then enabled the dual channel mode.

But on many older boards filling all slots forced the single channel mode instead. You simply have to go by the manufacturer's instructions for installing memory on any make or model board.

nyhk · 02-22-2008, 10:03 PM

200 mhz per channel?

and is the fsb not quad pumped?

PC eye · 02-23-2008, 04:59 AM

On the older Intel boards the memory standard saw a multiplier added for a higher total speed for the cpu bus speed. Prior to the Core 2s Intel had focused on clock speeds over work per clock cycle giving AMD the gaming edge.

02-21-2008, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
4wheelingaaron New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somwhere in, TX Posts: 14	Just bought HP 512MB DDR PC3200 Memory will it work? Just bought HP 512MB DDR PC3200 Memory P5300U for my hp pavilion a375c. Will it work?? Aaron

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2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 2,291	What PC Eye is saying is the PC 3200 memory will work in your computer but it will run at slower PC 2700 speeds. __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Operating Systems: Linux Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows Vista Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS Video Card: MSI R3650-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 3650 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: Super Talent PC2-6400 2 gigabytes Processor: Phenom 9550 Quad-Core (2.2 gigahertz)

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02-21-2008, 11:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	Speed supportedPC2700 MB/sec http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...name=c00043812 The board in that model has a 333mhz front side bus. If the new memory works it will run at the PC2700 333mhz speed not 400mhz. When going to buy memory for any system the first thing to look at is what is supported. Try it alone and if it works at the 333 speed you can then buy a second for seeing a 1gb total. or if unopened return it for a 512 of PC2700 memory.

02-21-2008, 11:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
4wheelingaaron New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somwhere in, TX Posts: 14	I bought it off ebay. So your saying the ram i bought(pc3200) wont work on my computer becuause my computer only supports pc2700 and lower?? Aaron

02-22-2008, 06:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	It also depends on whether the old system mandates single sided dimms while you may have bought a 512 with IC chips on both sides namely dual sided. For many older boards dual sided memory simply won't work at all. Otherwise like 2048Megabytes pointed out it will run slower to match the memory standard of DDR333 for that model board. DDR333=333mhz(166mhz fsb setting seen in bios x 2 =333mhz)

02-22-2008, 02:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
4wheelingaaron New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somwhere in, TX Posts: 14	It says in the manual it supports duel channel.

02-22-2008, 02:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
4wheelingaaron New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somwhere in, TX Posts: 14	When I install the new memory, how do I tell what speed it is running at? The specs I have looked at on the HP web site for my motherboard say it has a processor front side bus of 800/533/400mhz. Is this not the same thing?

02-22-2008, 04:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	The memory standard is separate from the actual cpu bus speed. PC2700 DDR333 memory is the fastest speed of memory while the actual fsb is 800mhz = 400 x2 when in dual channel mode. Intel was about cpu clock speeds at that time with AMD gaining the edge seeing more work done per cpu clock cycle rather the clock speed. That's why you would see 200mhz per channel in the bios x 2 = 400mhz fsb there on the old Socket A boards. When a dimm is installed on the dimm slot for each channel with two dimms involved rather then two on the second slot of the same channel that then enabled the dual channel mode. But on many older boards filling all slots forced the single channel mode instead. You simply have to go by the manufacturer's instructions for installing memory on any make or model board.

02-22-2008, 10:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
nyhk Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 152	200 mhz per channel? and is the fsb not quad pumped?

02-23-2008, 04:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	On the older Intel boards the memory standard saw a multiplier added for a higher total speed for the cpu bus speed. Prior to the Core 2s Intel had focused on clock speeds over work per clock cycle giving AMD the gaming edge.