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DDR II Memory compatibility
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I have a laptop with memory specs : DDR II PC3200 400 Mhz Can I put other DDR II type with upper frequency (eg PC 53000 or other) ? will it work ? Thks |
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mrique wrote:
Hi there I have a laptop with memory specs : DDR II PC3200 400 Mhz Can I put other DDR II type with upper frequency (eg PC 53000 or other) ? will it work ? Thks Faster memory is compatible with slower applications. If the laptop uses DDR2-400, you could use DDR2-533 or DDR2-667 in it. You can confirm the options for your laptop, by visiting crucial.com or kingston.com and searching for your laptop there. They will normally show a whole range of memory modules that would work, with some of them being much faster than they need to be. Because the speed is backward compatible, the faster ones can be used in place of a slower one. To get the "PC2" number, you multiply the DDR2 number by 8. So DDR2-667 becomes PC2-5300. The marketing people like numbers with zeros on the end, as they're easier to remember. Paul |
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On Dec 5, 11:24 pm, Paul wrote:
mrique wrote: Hi there I have a laptop with memory specs : DDR II PC3200 400 Mhz Can I put other DDR II type with upper frequency (eg PC 53000 or other) ? will it work ? Thks Faster memory is compatible with slower applications. If the laptop uses DDR2-400, you could use DDR2-533 or DDR2-667 in it. You can confirm the options for your laptop, by visiting crucial.com or kingston.com and searching for your laptop there. They will normally show a whole range of memory modules that would work, with some of them being much faster than they need to be. Because the speed is backward compatible, the faster ones can be used in place of a slower one. To get the "PC2" number, you multiply the DDR2 number by 8. So DDR2-667 becomes PC2-5300. The marketing people like numbers with zeros on the end, as they're easier to remember. Paul Hello, What if I have the motherboard that takes DDR400 PC3200 only can I put 533 Mhz memory in it? Thanks dG |
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