new guy needs some help. ram related

Violence. · 12-08-2007, 02:54 AM

so im in the process of building my first comp. have a friends whos gonna help me build it i just need to pick out my specs. now im looking at this mobo, but what ram can i use with this board? do i need ddr2 1200 or can i run different ram?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131219

was looking to run this memory but not sure it will work with this board?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184

also id be runnign a intel e6850 processor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115028

any help you guys can give me would be great.im still really new to this stuff. my brother has been into gaming for yearsi just never built a computer to game and such. now i want one just not 100% sure on a few things. thanx in advance

2048Megabytes · 12-08-2007, 03:13 AM

You picked a good Central Processing Unit to purchase. I know little regarding the reliability of the motherboard you chose, but I do know ASUS makes some quality motherboards. I looked up the specifications on the the motherboard you picked and the CORSAIR XMS PC2 6400 memory you selected should work with it.

The following 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 memory works with the ASUS P5E:

DDR2 1200 / DDR2 1066 / DDR2 800 / DDR2 667 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory.

Violence. · 12-08-2007, 03:16 AM

thats what confused me. the newegg.com specs page says ddr1200 ram only. said nothing about other ram. i wasnt sure if this ram would work or if the board supported other rams other then ddr1200.

where did you find those specs?

2048Megabytes · 12-08-2007, 01:27 PM

I found the specifications at the ASUS website:

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...73&modelmenu=2

12-08-2007, 02:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Violence. New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: jersey Posts: 20	new guy needs some help. ram related so im in the process of building my first comp. have a friends whos gonna help me build it i just need to pick out my specs. now im looking at this mobo, but what ram can i use with this board? do i need ddr2 1200 or can i run different ram? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131219 was looking to run this memory but not sure it will work with this board? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 also id be runnign a intel e6850 processor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115028 any help you guys can give me would be great.im still really new to this stuff. my brother has been into gaming for yearsi just never built a computer to game and such. now i want one just not 100% sure on a few things. thanx in advance

12-08-2007, 03:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 1,015	You picked a good Central Processing Unit to purchase. I know little regarding the reliability of the motherboard you chose, but I do know ASUS makes some quality motherboards. I looked up the specifications on the the motherboard you picked and the CORSAIR XMS PC2 6400 memory you selected should work with it. The following 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 memory works with the ASUS P5E: DDR2 1200 / DDR2 1066 / DDR2 800 / DDR2 667 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory. __________________ "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." -- George Washington Processor: AMD Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core (2.4 gigahertz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: 2 gigabytes of Super Talent PC2-6400 Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 3650 Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Operating System: 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Favorite Video Games: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Luxor 2

12-08-2007, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 1,015	I found the specifications at the ASUS website: http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...73&modelmenu=2 __________________ "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." -- George Washington Processor: AMD Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core (2.4 gigahertz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: 2 gigabytes of Super Talent PC2-6400 Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 3650 Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Operating System: 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Favorite Video Games: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Luxor 2

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12-08-2007, 03:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
Violence. New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: jersey Posts: 20	thats what confused me. the newegg.com specs page says ddr1200 ram only. said nothing about other ram. i wasnt sure if this ram would work or if the board supported other rams other then ddr1200. where did you find those specs?