I have been reading up on the differences between CL2 and CL3 memory but still am not sure if it is a good idea to mix the two types. I have a stick of each and they are identical except one is cl2 the other cl3 and I would like to use them in the same machine. Any thoughts on this?
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CL2 and CL3 memory
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It will work, but the CL2 module will operate at CL3 latencies. That's my take anyway from what I've read.
I've never run tests personally, however, so I can't verify that. I would still avoid doing so if you can help it.
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I've never run tests personally, however, so I can't verify that. I would still avoid doing so if you can help it.
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stevieblunder
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It never hurts to run DRAM a bit slower, ie use CL2 at CL3. Also note that the bus frequency is part of the equation, ie speed= frequency/latency, so PC2100-CL2 is the same speed as PC3200-CL3, but PC2100 chips may not work with a 200MHz(x2) clock. It's almost certain safe to run PC3200-CL3 chips as PC2100-CL2, but your bios may bitch that the recomended cas latency is "3".
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