Basically what is going on is I am going by a new motherboard because the old one went bad and I am moving the ram and other components to the new motherboard. The Main questions I have is about the Standards that are mentioned, my ram is 333mhz\256mb sticks, and the motherboard standards that I am encountering are 400mhz, basically I know that sometimes the board will actually slow down for the Ram and run at that speed by adjusting itself, however, I am not sure about this please give input.
As far as I understand it, and I wouldn't mind being corrected, the board does not slow down for the RAM. The RAM rate of data exchange will just not rise above that which it is cabale of. The rest of the board will run at the bus speed it is intended to run. Thus your processor for example will not run at a lesser FSB. Am I still hungover? maybe... I think that is what you are asking(?). So the answer I think is - check that the board you are buying can run the memory. I will be amazed if it cannot. Most modern boards are backward compatable and you can also set the Mhz anyway. I think you will have a problem if your CPU does not run at 400Mhz, but then again, in most board you can set the FSB for the cpu as well. Bottom line - check that the board is flexible enough to accomodate your older components. How about posting the mobo make and model? Hope this helps
Memory is like a tire. Tires are rated for a certain speed, say 150mph, but they work fine at slower speeds. Same thing with RAM: you can get faster RAM, but if you're not overclocking or have a processor that can take advantage of the speeds, then the money may be wasted. On the flip side, you're likely to find that DDR333 is a little pricier than DDR400, and the extra headroom isn't a bad thing.
