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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DRAM speed
Message-ID: <1640109@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 30 May 90 00:29:57 GMT
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>I heard that it is not a good idea to use DRAM that is rated much faster
>than required, e.g., 70 ns in place of 120 ns.  Ignoring the price
>difference, is this true?  If so, why?

I use faster DRAMs all the time and have had no problems. If there is
any problems, the speed difference must be rather larger than the 20-50 ns
difference in the DRAMs I use.

			   Danny Low
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