Can I use DDR2 533 MHz (PC2 4200) RAM? This is for a Dell XPS400

yes

 

XPS 410
Pentium C2D E6700 2.66
2 GB @ 667mzh (2 dimms)
Dual 80GB Raptors @ 10,000 RPM in RAID 0 (silenced)
320GB hdd
160GB hdd
NVIDIA 7900GS
ATI TV Wonder 650 HD
Diamond 24-bit 7.1 surround, w/ dolby digital live
2407 & 2001 monitors
logitech G7 mouse, G15 keyboard

----------------------------------"GAME ON"-------------------------------

One last dumb question, will Value RAM work (Kingston) or do I have to use the Branded RAM?

Thanks

most members on the dell forum will tell you to use crucial brand memory since it is pretty much guaranteed to work.    Or the other option of course,  is dell memory, which is expensive, but it WILL work. 

 

You can check reviews on newegg.com of different ram brands which are the same speed as yours and see if they mention using a dell.

 

 

good luck.

 

XPS 410
Pentium C2D E6700 2.66
2 GB @ 667mzh (2 dimms)
Dual 80GB Raptors @ 10,000 RPM in RAID 0 (silenced)
320GB hdd
160GB hdd
NVIDIA 7900GS
ATI TV Wonder 650 HD
Diamond 24-bit 7.1 surround, w/ dolby digital live
2407 & 2001 monitors
logitech G7 mouse, G15 keyboard

----------------------------------"GAME ON"-------------------------------

XPS400 2.8Gig 820 D Dual Core -VIIV
O/S WinXP Media Center Edition 2005
2G.B. DDR2 RAM 533MHZ-4x512M.B.
Hard Drive 250G.B. 7200RPM
ATI 128M.B.HYPER Mem PCI-E X16 X300SE.DIM
ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI
19" FP
Sigma-Tel Intergrated Audio 7.1 channel
Logitech G15 Keyboard
DVD-/+RW & DVD-ROM
Pertelian X2040 ForeSight Systems LCD information Display
Dell 944 AIO Printer

 

      When I upgraded my RAM from 1 Gig to 2 Gig , I added another pair of RAM sticks I was sent PC4200 and it worked well with no problems ,this was 533MHz PC4200 2 x 512M.B. DDR2 !

                                                                                                    Take Care Nick

who sent you the ram?

 

 

 

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?referrerid=121629&t=989784 

 

I have put into Dell PCs with LGA 775 Socket, (Pent.4 and Pent. D CPUs) PC2 3200,4200,4300,5300 and 5400 ram and all has worked fine.

 

You just couldn't use PC2 3200 with a Core2Duo, it isn't fast enough for the 266MHz FSB speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermaltake Tsunami Dream, Black
with Side Window Case.
Pentium. D 945 @ 3.87 GHz CPU.
with Zalman CNPS 9500 AT Cooler
Asus P5NSLI Nvidia 570 MB.
2 Gigs Corsair XMS PC5400 675MHz Memory.
2 X eVGA 7900GT CO SC, 1.4 Volt Modded.
with Zalman VF900-CU Coolers.
OCZ Powerstream 600 Watt SLI. PSU.

Other PCs.
Dells. XPS400. -- Dim. E510.
Gateway E6500D.

XPS400 2.8Gig 820 D Dual Core -VIIV
O/S WinXP Media Center Edition 2005
2G.B. DDR2 RAM 533MHZ-4x512M.B.
Hard Drive 250G.B. 7200RPM
ATI 128M.B.HYPER Mem PCI-E X16 X300SE.DIM
ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI
19" FP
Sigma-Tel Intergrated Audio 7.1 channel
Logitech G15 Keyboard
DVD-/+RW & DVD-ROM
Pertelian X2040 ForeSight Systems LCD information Display
Dell 944 AIO Printer

 

 

 

     Hi ,

        I purchased the RAM sticks from Crucial at a cost of $140.00- 2 x $70 ! I have installed RAM sticks B/4 so that part was a piece of cake ,it was reconized soon as I booted up. It lowered my RAM load from aprx 70% to 30% ! Odd thing was when I ordered the RAM it said I needed PC5300 ,however I looked at the manual on my system and it said eitther would work PC4200 or PC5300, it already had PC4200  DDR2 from Dell installed originially 1 Gig ,the additionial Gig is the best thing for a quick upgrade to improve the performance of your system !

                                                                                Take Care Gumba Nick

you can run two different speed so ram but the system will run at the speed of the slower ram. 

 

 

 

 

XPS 410
Pentium C2D E6700 2.66
2 GB @ 667mzh (2 dimms)
Dual 80GB Raptors @ 10,000 RPM in RAID 0 (silenced)
320GB hdd
160GB hdd
NVIDIA 7900GS Zalman VF-900cu
ATI TV Wonder 650 HD
Diamond 24-bit 7.1 surround, w/ dolby digital live
2407 & 2001 monitors
logitech G7 mouse, G15 keyboard

----------------------------------"GAME ON"-------------------------------