[olug] RAM compatibility

Marc Mapes marcmdm2005 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 25 23:30:04 UTC 2010


Any way around it it should be compatible just slower. You might have to
mess with the BIOS in the ram latency settings.

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> My mobo takes DDR2-800 (PC-6400) RAM, which is the only type that my
> mobo's spec specifically lists.  A friend has offered to sell me a pair
> of 2GB sticks of DDR2-1000 (PC-8000).  Will the faster RAM work, just
> at the slower speed, or is not not at all compatible?
>
> Mobo is an Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013
>
> This is the RAM being offered:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145
>
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