Hi, I have a motherboard ASROCK G31M-GS R2.0 socket 775, a processor Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8300 2.5Ghz and Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.
I would like to have 8 Gb RAM but the motherboard only has 2 slots:
ASRock > G31M-GS R2.0
In that spec page I can read in RAM section:
- Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB*
I have, therefore, to buy 2x4Gb DDR2 Dimms. However they are quite expensive (new) and even in the used market, like Ebay, the prices are not great.
Looking in ebay I can see this:
NEW 8GB 2X4GB DDR2 800MHZ PC2-6400 240 PINS DIMM MEMORY RAM FOR AMD MOTHERBOARD | eBay
In the specs it says:
"NEW 8GB 2X4GB DDR2 800MHZ PC2-6400 240 PINS DIMM MEMORY RAM FOR AMD MOTHERBOARD"
Sorry for the questions but I'm quite illiterate in RAM terminology:
- The expression PC2 is the same than saying DDR2, right ? What about the 6400. What does it mean ?
- About the 240 PINS I think it's common to all DDR2 dims, correct ?
- If they say it's for AMD motherboard, it won't fit in another brand ?
Many thanks
I would like to have 8 Gb RAM but the motherboard only has 2 slots:
ASRock > G31M-GS R2.0
In that spec page I can read in RAM section:
- Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB*
I have, therefore, to buy 2x4Gb DDR2 Dimms. However they are quite expensive (new) and even in the used market, like Ebay, the prices are not great.
Looking in ebay I can see this:
NEW 8GB 2X4GB DDR2 800MHZ PC2-6400 240 PINS DIMM MEMORY RAM FOR AMD MOTHERBOARD | eBay
In the specs it says:
"NEW 8GB 2X4GB DDR2 800MHZ PC2-6400 240 PINS DIMM MEMORY RAM FOR AMD MOTHERBOARD"
Sorry for the questions but I'm quite illiterate in RAM terminology:
- The expression PC2 is the same than saying DDR2, right ? What about the 6400. What does it mean ?
- About the 240 PINS I think it's common to all DDR2 dims, correct ?
- If they say it's for AMD motherboard, it won't fit in another brand ?
Many thanks
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