Embarassing question for me of 2004: PC ram...

[Santilli]

OK: My Asus A7m266 will accept PC2100 ram, and, I can use that same ram in a SM XDAE8, IIRC, with a 400/533 mhz FSB.

Could I buy faster PC 2700, or 3200, which is cheaper, and use it in both motherboards?

This entire new ram thing is confusing...

I would like to buy ram I could reuse in a SM mobo in the future.

Thinking 1 gig sticks...

 

[Mercutio]

PC2700 and PC3200 have worked in addition to PC2100 whenever I've tried it. I'm 99% postive you'd be fine, even with a cheapo board, which that Asus isn't (the other 1% is the Vomit Box cheese factor).

 

[Tannin]

But it might not take 1GB sticks .... 512MB ones should be OK, but 1GB sticks were a long way away when the board was designed. Suck it and see. (Make sure you have a return policy agreed with your retailer before you buy, in case they don't work.)