Will a P4 dual core 2.8 GHz (820) work with DDR RAM?

Question

I just purchased it online and then thought Doh!

Will I have to add DDR2 RAM to my order also? Or can I just get by at a lower rate for now.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

Thanks for your answers guys...

The computer (comes with m/b) is a Shuttle SS59G V2.

It is a socket 775 like Pat says, as is the P4 D 2.8 820 processor on order.

I checked online and retailers were stating it could run dual core 775, but the RAM thought only hit me now.

Cheers guys for any more info you may have....

Answer 1

Your Pentium is a Pentium D (you're quoting 280, a type of Pentium D processor), which requires a socket 775 motherboard. The large majority of socket 775 motherboards support DDR2 RAM, so you should be OK. Of course, you can always use DDR400 RAM, which will always work, but obviously is not as efficient (and older than) as DDR2.

I hope this helps!

Pat.

Answer 2

Well this is largely dependent on the motherboard of the pc. i.e the RAM slots available. Some mother boards come with more than one slot type, guess if you're lucky it will work . If not get the specified RAM sticks needed for your pc.(my guess DDR SRAM)Good luck.

Answer 3

That depends on the type of mother board you are using.. Mostly it will have a DDR2 slot, then you cannot use DDR1 DIMM.

DDR and DDR2 are not compatible to each other as the voltage and the pins are different.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-012038.htm

Answer 4

Depends on the system board. The memory needed is not determined by the processor, but by the memory slots on the motherboard. Check the specs for the system board and it should tell you what type and speeds of memory the board supports.

Answer 5

It depends on the motherboard that you will use. This one uses either ddr or ddr2 but one at a time and can not be both.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=775Dual-VSTA&s=n