Memory compatibility

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rapser

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Hi,
Can I put : DIMM 240-pin - DDR II - 667 MHz / PC2-5300 memory
on the following motherboard:
ASUS P5VDC-MX LGA 775 VIA P4M800 PRO Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

the specs of the board:
FSB 800/533MHz
Supported CPU Technologies Hyper-Threading Technology / EM64T
(Note: Due to chipset limitation, the Intel Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, C1E, and TM2 are not supported in this model)
Chipsets
North Bridge VIA P4M800 PRO
South Bridge VIA VT8251
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 2×184pin + 2×240pin
Memory Standard DDR 400/DDR2 533
Maximum Memory Supported 2GB


Thanks alot.
 
Yes you can, it will just back clock to 533 speeds. But you cant run DDR and DDR2 at the same time on that board
 
The question was if he could run DDR2 667mhz PC2-5300 memory on that model board. The correct answer is yes. There was no mention of DDR memory being used. That model just happens to support both types.
 
As far as I know, all modern ram is backwards compatible (except physical size of course). It will just run at the slower speed.

If it fits, it will work!
Like that time I forced an agp card in a pci slot just for the hell of it...
let's just say that the card had a nice strong voltage current.
 
Memory is backward compatible generally to one speed slower. You probably wouldn't be able to run DDR2 800 memory since it's not supported. Your best memory is going with the fatest supported by the board itself. If you still haven't bought the board you can easily choose a model that supports the faster 667 or 800 memory and save a few steps there.
 
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