Is pc3200 ddr400 a waste on a 533 FSB celeron 2.4?

Question

I have 4 computers networked. 2 are custom, 2 are dells. The one dell 3000 has a celeron 2.4 with a 533 FSB. The manual states that the celeron using a default frequency of 266 (which would make sense 266x2=533). Dell recommends ddr400 or ddr333. If I am using a Celeron, does it matter if I use ddr266 -> seems like it is going to downclock it anyway. I think the ddr333 or ddr400 is really only necessary if it had a P4 533FSB or HT 800FSB.

The reason I ask is that I have a 1GB of PC3200 kit and a 1GB kit of pc2100 installed on a custom build AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (overclocked to 4300). I think I am better off swapping the slower memory out of one of my faster custom build PCs (AMD athlon 64 3700+) and installing the pc3200 on that.

The little dell does do well with it 512 MB now - has a Nvidia 5500 PCI 256 MB video card. I am just looking to tweak for some of the newer games like Civ 4 and BFME 2

Answer 1

Here is the sites for you to look up your info.

Check the download section at these sites for some free downloads. Also bookmark them and you can learn about computers.
http://www.cnet.com/
http://www.pcworld.com/
http://www.computerworld.com/index.jsp.....
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
http://www.ehow.com/center_5.html

Then Belarc and cpuid tell you what you have. Same thing, but two different formats.

Cruicial.com can scan your system for you and explains your questions too.

INFORMATION SITES
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html -- info on computer inside
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
http://www.crucial.com/index.asp -- info and price on memory