I am upgrading and my mother board support DDR2 667, 800 So I bought a 2gb 2 X 1gb DDR2 1200Mhz all nice with heat sinks and my PC see's it as 800Mhz.
Do I have to buy another motherboard ? if so which one supports DDR1200.
Or did the salesman do a number on me.
2007-04-10 00:30:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Many boards designed for C2D Conroe support up to DDR2 800.
I believe what you got is a high performance dual channel RAM designed for enthusiasts who overclock their gaming rigs. At 800Mhz, its advantage could be low latency/tight timings. Your new RAM's full potential could be realized if you overclock your processor.
2007-04-10 01:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if I were u, I would first certify this is really a 1200 ddr2 ram
just like the days ddr2 667 first introduce, many product claim to be 667, but actually they can't run at that speed
if it's really a 1200 ddr2, there could still be problem
usually such "fast speed ram" claim to A speed, but will use another B speed as spd
worst situation is : it can only run A speed when u increase the voltage for the ram, it is actually overclocking no doubt
2007-04-11 09:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by Kylie Lover 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you buy another board, go to your present boards home page and see if you can find out any thing from them. Like going into the bios and making a change there. Is your processor able to use that much ram, if not change your ram to what your processor can use best.
2007-04-10 00:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by zypher 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sounds like you'd need a new motherboard. Something like the DFI Infinity NF UltraII-M2.
2007-04-10 00:35:16 · answer #4 · answered by Linux OS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋