How long before PC2100 ram is no longer the the "current" ram?

[ByteMe]

What I'm trying to say is I still have that extra stick of ram I was supposed to rma when I thought it was defective but if PC2100 is going to be the "standard" for a year or more then I may as well keep it.

I'm worried about PC4200 ram coming out next year and becoming the "new standard" ram.

I hate wasting money.

 

[Thor86]

If you aren't using it, sell it or get a credit from where you got it, and buy something else.

 

[gdawson6]

until AMD officially supports it i wouldnt think it would catch on in the mainstream. But if there new processors have an upped bus then i bet it would catch on faster.

 

[MasterHoss]

PC2100 will be the standard for AT LEAST 1 year longer... look how long PC133 was considered "the standard"

 

[Mavrick007]

If you look at it this way, if you want to get the "max" out of your ram, you have to have a board that will support it. Going above the PC2100 ram with a board that only does PC2100 is only for the enthusiast who will overclock(and even then you're not guaranteed that the new ram will go to the speed you want). Get what you can use now and then get something better in the future. Don't worry about what you would like to do cause you can't keep up with the tech unless you're really rich.

If you want to be up on it all, get the fastest ram that your board can take, but realize as well that if you have some PC2100 ram and other ram like PC2700 ram, it's going to default to the lowest speed on your board anyway.