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Are DDR2 RAM chips compatible with DDR3 slots?
There is this motherboard that I want that has DDR3 slots but I only have DDR2 RAM chips Can I put the DDR2 chips in the Motherboard?
There is this motherboard that I want that has DDR3 slots but I only have DDR2 RAM chips Can I put the DDR2 chips in the Motherboard?
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Best Answer 9 years ago
No 'fraid not. The board doesn't support both by any chance?
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Answer 9 years ago
No, only DDR3. Oh well, ram isn't that expensive compared to the rest to the computer.
Answer 9 years ago
It's a sod isn't it? Try to update your machine and you find that it's obsolete...
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9 years ago
Nope. If I remember correctly they have a different number/arrangement of pins to stop people using them in the wrong slots as they're incompatible.