2006-06-22 16:50:13 · 3 answers · asked by Craig G 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
The technical answer... DIMM = Dual Inline Memory Module. DDR = Double Data Rate. Really, they are independant of each other. To really confuse you, DDR (and DDR2 for that matter) memory comes on a DIMM. The DIMM can have different configurations, and as mentioned already... different speeds, different timings, etc etc. So, the answer is not a simple one. The best thing to do, as mentioned already, is to check your motherboard manual to figure out what kind of memory will work. If you bought a "manufactured" PC from a big company, this may not be in your manual. You may have to go to a memory manufacture's website to figure it out. See my link in the Sources section below.
Thanks,
Graham.
2006-06-22 17:17:09 · answer #1 · answered by Graham M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, they have different amount of pins, the alignment slot is different, 2 ona dimm, 1 on ddr, the speed is different. You have to use the one that works on your motherboard
2006-06-22 23:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is also a very slight difference in the pin layout for DDR and DDR2 ram as i found out this week :(
2006-06-22 23:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by Jody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋