C2D Mobo with DDR ram slots?

Nevakonaza · 12-26-2006, 11:00 PM

Hello people,

This may be a stupid question but is there any motherboards out there for the Core 2 duo E6400 that supports just normal DDR Pc3200 ram? And not DDR2 ram?

Ive seen a C2d E6400 for realy a good price here...
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112708

Well i dont have much money to splash around but could i buy that C2D and get a Mobo that supports DDR Pc3200 memory so i can use my 1Gig stick of memory i already have?

Or is this just not possible?
Would normal DDR Pc3200 ram lower the cpus performance?

I would like also to re-use my hard drive if possible.

Thanks

lovely? · 12-27-2006, 02:48 AM

your hd would be fine, no use changing that. i do believe that using ddr400 ram would lower your performance a little, but not by too much. (also, i cant find any mobos that support it)
EDIT: ok i found a few, on newegg, but they are very low quality, (~40$)

Jet · 12-27-2006, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevakonaza

Hello people,

This may be a stupid question but is there any motherboards out there for the Core 2 duo E6400 that supports just normal DDR Pc3200 ram? And not DDR2 ram?

Ive seen a C2d E6400 for realy a good price here...
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112708

Well i dont have much money to splash around but could i buy that C2D and get a Mobo that supports DDR Pc3200 memory so i can use my 1Gig stick of memory i already have?

Or is this just not possible?
Would normal DDR Pc3200 ram lower the cpus performance?

I would like also to re-use my hard drive if possible.

Thanks

It is possible, but you will have to go with a lower quality motherboard, and your options are going to be limited.

Nevakonaza · 12-27-2006, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet

It is possible, but you will have to go with a lower quality motherboard, and your options are going to be limited.

okay can you specify a mobo that supports it?
I cant seem to find one

I just want to be able to re-use my hard drive and ram...I can buy a better Gfx card at a later date and onboard sound would be fine.

Also i can get a new psu too.

Jet · 12-27-2006, 02:57 AM

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

Just about the only motherboard that supports DDR and Core 2 Duo. However, it doesn't have any PCI-e X16 slot, just an AGP....

lovely? · 12-27-2006, 02:59 AM

ooh that's really bad dont get it. dont even consider it

Nevakonaza · 12-27-2006, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

Just about the only motherboard that supports DDR and Core 2 Duo. However, it doesn't have any PCI-e X16 slot, just an AGP....

Well thats even better because i can re-use my 9600 until i can buy a better AGP Gfx card.

I think it will be alot better than my old sempy 2800+

So looks like im gonna try if i can get my uncle to get me that mobo and a new psu and case.

Then re-use my ram and hard drive.
Missed anything else out?On board sound is fine.

Thanks for finding that motherboard out for me

Nevakonaza · 12-27-2006, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovely?

ooh that's really bad dont get it. dont even consider it

Yeah but im realy limited to cash and its gotta be better than my system im using now.

EDIT:Found one here in uk....

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114742

[-0MEGA-] · 12-27-2006, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

Just about the only motherboard that supports DDR and Core 2 Duo. However, it doesn't have any PCI-e X16 slot, just an AGP....

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovely?

ooh that's really bad dont get it. dont even consider it

I used to have that motherboard, it was great because I wanted to use my AGP card and DDR RAM. It actually performs very well, you just cant overclock too well.

Nevakonaza · 12-27-2006, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

I used to have that motherboard, it was great because I wanted to use my AGP card and DDR RAM. It actually performs very well, you just cant overclock too well.

Thats not a problem,Im not intrested in overclocking anyway.
Im sure the e6400 performes well without it been overclocked

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12-27-2006, 02:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,656	your hd would be fine, no use changing that. i do believe that using ddr400 ram would lower your performance a little, but not by too much. (also, i cant find any mobos that support it) EDIT: ok i found a few, on newegg, but they are very low quality, (~40$) __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth". Last edited by lovely?; 12-27-2006 at 02:55 AM.

12-27-2006, 02:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Just about the only motherboard that supports DDR and Core 2 Duo. However, it doesn't have any PCI-e X16 slot, just an AGP.... __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

12-27-2006, 02:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,656	ooh that's really bad dont get it. dont even consider it __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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