Need help with RAM

**Puhn** · October 02, 2006, 04:58 AM

I wonder if anyone can help me with this: I am buying new RAM for my comp and after running CPU-Z i can see that my current ram is:

Type : DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400]

Now my question is this. I want to buy DDR2. How can I find out if my motherboard supports it?

Here is my system:

<<< System Summary >>>

> Mainboard : FUJITSU SIEMENS D1826-G

> Chipset : Intel i915P

> Processor : Intel Pentium 4 550 @ 3400 MHz

> Physical Memory : 512 MB

> Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X800 XT

> Hard Disk : WDC (250 GB)

> DVD-Rom Drive : IDE-DVD ROM 6116

> DVD-Rom Drive : _NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG

> Monitor Type : S19-1 - 19 inchs

> Network Card : ADMtek AN983 FastNIC PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter

> Network Card : Intersil Americas Inc (Was: Harris Semiconductor) Intersil Americas Inc (Was: Harris Semiconductor)

> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2

> DirectX : Version 9.0c

**Erik** · October 02, 2006, 05:05 AM

Originally Posted by Puhn

II want to buy DDR2. How can I find out if my motherboard supports it?

Simple: it doesn't.

Why do you want DDR2 ?

**JAY THE CONQUEROR** · October 02, 2006, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by Erik

Why do you want DDR2 ?

Agreed, DDR2 is just a bunch of hype, no outstanding benefit IMHO.

**Erik** · October 02, 2006, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by JAY THE CONQUEROR

Agreed, DDR2 is just a bunch of hype, no outstanding benefit IMHO.

Current DDR2 is hardly any faster, or sometimes even slower, than DDR.
The transfer rate is a bit higher, but the access times are a lot slower.

The benefits are:
-lower production costs.
-more room for improvements, so future DDR2 wil be faster (DDR has basically hit it's technological roof)

The only valid reason to want DDR2 for your old system that I can think off is if you plan to buy a new computer within a year and you want to transfer your old RAM into it.

**Puhn** · October 02, 2006, 06:01 AM

@Erik. The reason I want to buy it is that i am going to build a new system in jan after I get my X-mas money that combined with my savings will buy me a really good system.

"The only valid reason to want DDR2 for your old system that I can think off is if you plan to buy a new computer within a year and you want to transfer your old RAM into it."

Exactly my plan. So just to clarify there is no chance of my mobo suporting it?

Thanks for the help.

**Erik** · October 02, 2006, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by Puhn

So just to clarify there is no chance of my mobo suporting it?

No, DDR2 is simply not compatible with DDR.
It's a totally different standard than needs a totally different architecture.

I think you wil just have to do with what you have for 3 more months.