Quick Ram question!

galwaydude18 · 13-12-2005 1:34am #1

I have just put my new pc together spent hours trying to hide all the wires to my horror find out that the mb only support DDR400! Now I have a DFI Lanparty LP NF4 SLI-DR mb and I have gotten DDR2 ram PC 4200! It's OCZ ram so it's good stuff!
Now the problem I have is that the pc will not boot up! I thought that it might downgrade its self but no look! Just keep getting long intermittent beeps! If I take out one stick (it's 2 x 1GB) the standby led on the mb wont flash but as soon as I stick in the second stick the standby led on the mb flashes like nuts!
Am i correct in thinking that this ram is not compitable with my mb and will have to sell it and get DDr400?

Thanks for your help in advance! Please no smart comments only helpful comments!:(

galwaydude18 · 13-12-2005 9:11am

anyone? Before I put it up for sale here!

aaf · 13-12-2005 9:18am

One time I mistakenly tried to fit ddr2 into a ddr motherboard slot and it didn't actually fit so....AFAIK it's not backwards compatible.

WizZard · 13-12-2005 9:21am

I'm surprised you even got it into the motherboard - it shouldn't fit.

It's no good to you. Sell or swap it. And learn from your mistake - research your purchases before you buy!

galwaydude18 · 13-12-2005 9:23am

ya it fit no problem at all! I know I know stupid on my part! Just needed to hear what I all ready knew! Fcuk it anyhow! That case of mine is very heavy now with parts in it!

aaf · 13-12-2005 9:32am

Also, a shameless plug here. If you're looking for some top quality tccd ram, I've got some for sale. Check out my sig.

galwaydude18 · 13-12-2005 9:40am

aaf your ok! Thanks for the offer though! I really want 2GB of good overclockable RAM for this beast of a machine! It's Dual Core after all..:D

TerrorFirmer · 13-12-2005 11:44am

I've been looking for some ddr2 pc4200 ram for ages for my dell 8400!

This could be a blessing for me if you wish to sell. Please consider me when selling!

galwaydude18 · 13-12-2005 12:01pm

Mobile you can this right now if you have the money! PM on the way to you!

TerrorFirmer · 13-12-2005 1:07pm

I checked my bank account to find a horrible sight.

Damn you christmas.....damn you

commited · 13-12-2005 1:40pm

Is it an AMD system?
AMD doesnt support DDR2 yet due to the memory controller being integrated into the chip and not the motherboard.
It's a mistake alot of people seem to be making - I think its a matter of "I have to buy the bestest fastest ram possible, omg this has a 2 after it!!"...
I miss the days of good old SIMM memory, and the joys of people asking why their PCs werent working with one stick of ram

galwaydude18 · 13-12-2005 7:00pm

Ya its an AMD system! Dual core! Anyone want this stuff? Its for sale in the for sale fourm! It's top of the line stuff with copper heat sinks and all!

Quick Ram question!

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