whats the difference between DDR1 and DDR2 ram?

Question

which ram do i use for my motherboard Intel D865GBF?
and btw which one is expensive ddr1 or 2
and can i use ddr2 even if my computer is made for ddr1?
cuz i plan on buying a 512kb slot and a fx 5500 geforce video card to play some games

welll Hi i play call of duty 2 it works fine, i bought both... and btw b4 mocking... :P i got 1 gb ram and a 256 mb card... the most games work on it... that enough

Answer 1

i think for that board you would beed ddr1 and the difference would be that ddr2 is way faster...ddr1 is speeds of 200, 266, 333 and 400 while ddr2 has speeds of 533, 667, 800 and 1066 and no you can't use ddr2 in a ddr1 slot...ddr2 has 240 pins while ddr1 has 184 pins and to the question about which one is more expensive that would be ddr1 since its an older technology

Answer 2

ddr1 anDDR2 memory requires much less voltage to achieve similar clock speeds, which means lower power consumption. DDR2 memory also has on chip termination which yields better EMI characteristics, and DDR2 memory can be clocked significantly higher than DDR1 memory given the right circumstances; three very sought after traits. For a more comprehensive explanation on the differences between DDR1 and DDR2 memory, take a peekd ddr2 are fundamentally simillar.ddr2

Answer 3

Usually ddr2 is higher end.

Your computer will take DDR400, DDR 333 and DDR 266 SDRAM Memory... at 184 pins.

You can't use ddr2 on your computer if its made for ddr sry..

you have to know what speed the ram is currently in teh computer, that will tell you which speed to get.

Answer 4

"512kb slot and a fx 5500 geforce video card to play some games"

1st u must mean 512mb which isnt that much. a 5500 geforce lol what u plan on playing tetris

Answer 5

Your motherboard manual will tell you if it requiresDDR or DDR2, and you NEED to use the right stuff.

IF you already have memory in there, you need the same SPEED as well as same type.

U will not find a 512kb stick of RAM, 512MB maybe . . .

Answer 6

Hi. That board supports PC3200 DDR memory. http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d865gbf/index.htm . DDR2 has a different slot configuration. http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=DDR2&gwp=13