will this ram and mobo work together?

velvta · Post by **velvta** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:41 am

I wanted to buy this ram:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820144807

to go with this motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6813123236

and I already have 1GB Corsair dual channel XMS memory rated 2-2-2-6-T1 in my system now that I was wondering if I'd be able to mix in with that ram?

wee96 · Post by **wee96** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:46 am

No, DDR2 is currently not available for AMD systems. You need DDR.

velvta · Post by **velvta** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:09 pm

wee96 wrote:No, DDR2 is currently not available for AMD systems. You need DDR.

ack thanks for the heads up.

one thing im wondering tho, if say I buy pc 4000 ram, is it even worth it, as i think i remember a couple years ago when i kept mroe up to date on this stuff that the system will just recognize the higher speed ram at the lower cards speed anyway.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:13 pm

velvta wrote:ack thanks for the heads up.

one thing im wondering tho, if say I buy pc 4000 ram, is it even worth it, as i think i remember a couple years ago when i kept mroe up to date on this stuff that the system will just recognize the higher speed ram at the lower cards speed anyway.

Card? what card?

PC4000 is DDR500

So if you plan to run at 225 - 250mhz FSB then PC4000 is a good choice.

If you plan to run stcok, cpus are now at 200mhz FSB, thats DDR 400 or PC3200, which is all you would need.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:56 pm

I have two 512 OCZ Gold 4000 sticks here. When I recently built a new A64 system I went with Corsair 3200 this time. I will of course run both to determine which I like better, but with the room dividers provide I couldn't see buying the 4000 sticks again. I actually anticipate the 3200 to run better from everything I've seen. The OCZ was used for my Intel system.
If you want to look into RAM using TCCD chips that would probably be your best bet. Here's a listing:
http://www.techpowerup.com/memdb/

In all reality I would try to use your current RAM to see what it can do before you invest in new DDR. I've got a feeling it should fit the bill fine. Than you could take the savings on this new build or use that money on another component that will provide a greater benefit.

velvta · Post by **velvta** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:29 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Card? what card?

PC4000 is DDR500

So if you plan to run at 225 - 250mhz FSB then PC4000 is a good choice.

If you plan to run stcok, cpus are now at 200mhz FSB, thats DDR 400 or PC3200, which is all you would need.

Sorry i meant that if Im running dual channel corsair xms pc 3200 and then slap in another memory stick of pc 4000 (thats what i meant by card, i meant stick of ram) that the higher speed ram would just be recognized by the PC to run at same speed as the lower card, or something to that effect, it's been a while, so im not certain even what the heck im talking about to tell you the truth lol.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:35 pm

velvta wrote:Sorry i meant that if Im running dual channel corsair xms pc 3200 and then slap in another memory stick of pc 4000 (thats what i meant by card, i meant stick of ram) that the higher speed ram would just be recognized by the PC to run at same speed as the lower card, or something to that effect, it's been a while, so im not certain even what the heck im talking about to tell you the truth lol.

Yeah teh PC4000 would run at the PC3200 speeds, you might be able to ease up on the timings to get more out of it, but unless you plan to overclock the CPU you dont need more than PC3200.

And hell even then you can overclock the CPU and use a ram divider in the BIOS to run the ram at PC3200.