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@zxp wrote:
Hi,

I just bought a new Dell Dimension 3000 computer.
Dimension 3000 - Celeron Intel® Celeron® D Processor 320 (2.40 GHz, 533 FSB) with 256MB DDR SDRAM at 400MHz memory.

But when I enter the bios setup screen, and check the memory information, it showed that the memory speed is 333Mhz. Since the computer is directly shipped from the dell, I think the memory speed is supposed to be 400Mhz.

Is this normal or the bios is wrong? or something is wrong with my pc/memory?

Thanks
zxp

Using the Advanced Forum Search on the bottom of this page, you can quite easily find the answer to this often asked question.  Your 533mhz fsb system will always run the memory at 333mhz.

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@zxp wrote:
thanks for the information.

So does it mean I only need to buy PC2700(333Mhz) memory to upgrade in future. PC3200(400Mhz) is useless to my computer.

Dell should not give me the default option to buy pc3200 memory with this configuration.

Since it's all the same price, it really doesn't matter.

thanks for the information.

So does it mean I only need to buy PC2700(333Mhz) memory to upgrade in future. PC3200(400Mhz) is useless to my computer.

Dell should not give me the default option to buy pc3200 memory with this configuration.

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@rickmktg wrote:

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@zxp wrote:
thanks for the information.

So does it mean I only need to buy PC2700(333Mhz) memory to upgrade in future. PC3200(400Mhz) is useless to my computer.

Dell should not give me the default option to buy pc3200 memory with this configuration.

Since it's all the same price, it really doesn't matter.

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thanks a lot.
so I can buy either pc2700 or pc3200 memory depend on the price and quality. pc2700 doesn't slow down my pc, and pc3200 does't make it faster.