DDR400 in a DDR333 board?

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

can i use ddr400 instead of ddr333 in a mobo that was made for 333? I am thinking I can, but i forget. I know it wont run at 400, but I figure I could just buy ddr400 in case i upgrade this mobo to one that does use it.

[fkdup74]

check the mobo manufacturer's docs or web site
I have an MSI mobo that dates back to 2001, and it can
so if it's fairly new, I'd say it probably can

[Virtualbody1234]

In most cases it will work. I say "most cases" because I have seen 1 that didn't post.

What board and what memory module are we talking about anyway?

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

an asus p4pe mobo, and thinking of the corsair xms 2gb cuz its only about 160 bucks. This is actually my brothers pc

[Virtualbody1234]

I'm quite confident that they will work together.

Check out this similar board using the same chipset. http://www.motherboard.cz/mb/asus/P4PE-X.htm

They refer to it as supporting DDR400 (Overclocking). So in fact they manage to run it at 400 so I see no reason why it won't run at 333.

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

thanks VB. I remeber something about OCing that board to get the fsb to 800, but cant find the info on how thats done anymore. ASUS website is where the info used to be, but its gone now. Ill have to google around a bit I spose. Thanks again