Really quick question about 256MB PC133 RAM and the i815e ch

[INFERNO2000 0]

Hey...I was just on Pricewatch looking at 256MB PC 133 RAM...and it kept on saying "Athlon compatible only", or "Not compatible with Intel chipsets"

 

What is going on? My Asus CUSL2 motherboard says it will support PC 133....at a maximum of 256MB per slot...Why does this RAM say it won't work? Granted I saw this in the generic section..but still...the question stands.

 

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OBSIDIAN2 (Win2k System)								INFERNO (Win9x)---Custom Built---									---Compaq Presario 5600i---PIII Coppermine(FCPGA 370) 800eb w/133FSB (with ThermalTake Golden Orb heatsink) 			PIII 500(498 listed) (Pre CuMine)Asus CUSL2 mobo(no onboard sound) BIOS rev 1002.007 Beta					Compaq 440BX based motherboard384(393 listed)MB PC100 SDRAM (2x128 PNY& 1x128 Mistsubishi(Compaq)) 				Compaq 32(32 listed)MB PNY PC100 RAM A-Top 901 Case & 300W Athlon Approved Power Supply30GB MAXTOR Diamand Max UDMA/66 7200 RPM hdd and IBM15-7 15GB UDMA/100 7200RPM hdd			IBM DJNA 371350 UDMA/33 7200RPM Hdd3 Internal 80mm fans, & 1 52mm exhaust fan (along with Power Supply, CPU, and GeForce fans)CL SB Live! X-Gamer on Liveware 3							Diamond Sonic Impact S90CL GB Annhilator Pro GeForce DDR on Detonator 6.18						ATI Xpert XL video cardWindows 2000 Advanced Server (SP1)							Windows 98SELogitech Itouch Pro Keyboard								PC Concepts AT-to-Ps2 Keyboard Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer(Gen 1)							Logitech First/Pilot Wheel USB MouseEverglide (HL Giganta)								Everglide LAP(promo)Logitech Soundman G1 & Compaq JBL Pro Speakers						Sony Walkman SpeakersD-Link DFE-530TX+ Ethernet Adapter							Intel Onboard and ATI AT-2000 ISA Ethernet cardsCompaq V720 17" Monitor								Packard Bell 14" monitorMemorex 4x2x24 CD-RW									BTC 20x CD-ROMCompaq(Pioneer) 6x DVD								Logitech Quickcam Home(listed as WEB)										Hauppauge! WinTV GOSelling! Perfect condition--replaced with intel systemAMD Athlon 750(model 2) retail (Slot A)Asus K7V Mobo BIOS revision 1007 for $250. 3 weeks old

[SHS 0]

the memory timing may be diff

[INFERNO2000 0]

oh. Damn.

 

And that was about 2/3 the price of the rest of it.

[etexter 0]

Cheap memory is usually just that. I'd recommend going for the "better" quality stuff like the Mushkin. It runs a little faster in memory tests and it's tons more stable.