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    ddr 400 on core duo?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by LuckyST, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. LuckyST

    LuckyST Notebook Consultant

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    i was given 1024 mb of DDR2-400 ram.
    I'm interested if they will work with my core 2 duo 1.83 cpu?
     
    LuckyST, Jul 6, 2007
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    Nope. The chipsets for the Core processors only support DDR2.
     
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    Throw it in your computer and see if it works.
     
    fxrron, Jul 6, 2007
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    this is a ddr 2 memory.
    but only diference is, it's 400, not 600.
    how will it work with 1.86 ghz processor.
     
    LuckyST, Jul 6, 2007
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    Read his post he said DDR2-400. It actually exists, it'll work but it'll bottle neck your computer. CoreDuos are already bandwidth staved as it is.

    It'll work by the chipset using a different divider.
     
    tebore, Jul 6, 2007
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  6. LuckyST

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    aha. so instead of
    3x600
    it will be 4x400... or something like that.

    thanks.
    and is it wise to use 400 and 600 ddr2 memory at the same time?
     
    LuckyST, Jul 6, 2007
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    I hope you mean unwise because mixing memory will result in the faster RAM running at the same speed as the slower RAM.
     
    tebore, Jul 6, 2007
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