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04-08-2007, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikee Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,606	N00B question , ram if you have a system that uses ddr2 ram can you put normal ddr ram in also? __________________ My Rig Intel core 2 duo E4300 2GB ram 120 gb HDD, 1.5TB HDD LG DVD burner BFG 8600 GTS OC'd

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if you have a system that uses ddr2 ram can you put normal ddr ram in also?

No. DDR2 is a different specification than DDR. If I remember correctly, DDR won't even fit into a DDR2 slot.

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no ddr2 and ddr uses different slots

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ya the reason behind that is... DDR 2 typically has more pins than DDR.

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yeah ddr2 won't fit in a ddr slot and vice versa.

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mikee Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,606	Re: N00B question , ram hmmm.. I thought i saw a a thing on tigerdirect.ca, it was a barebone system and it said under mobo and ram type ddr,ddr2 __________________ My Rig Intel core 2 duo E4300 2GB ram 120 gb HDD, 1.5TB HDD LG DVD burner BFG 8600 GTS OC'd

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I dont know anything about that but maby the board had 2 DDR sockets and 2 DDR2 sockets... you'll have to look into it.

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