DDR2 Ram Upgrade?

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abhay6547

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I've got 4gb of Corsair DDR2 ram in duel channel and I was thinking of adding another 4gb but I see that DDR2 ram is waay more expensive than DDR3... I know its older and i've been meaning to upgrade but then I would have to upgrade my mobo too (doesn't support ddr2). So what should I do? Buy the ram or upgrade the mobo? Any good mobos that would work with the Core 2 Quad Q9300?
 
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Your motherboard supports upto 8GB of memory. It has 4 slots and max per slot is 2GB. The following is the link for compatible memory - Abit IP35 Pro.

Your motherboard supports upto 8GB of memory which should handle almost all the software's pretty well except the high memory intensive ones. So I think upgrading this motherboard's memory will enable you to work for another year or two but depends. It is pretty useless to upgrade a motherboard (maybe higher end) just to support the current CPU. Even though you may get the best upgrades for...
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Lemme know the motherboard model so that I can recommend you the correct memory or else try Memorystock or crucial.
 
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abhay6547

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Its an Abit IP35 Pro
 
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Your motherboard supports upto 8GB of memory. It has 4 slots and max per slot is 2GB. The following is the link for compatible memory - Abit IP35 Pro.

Your motherboard supports upto 8GB of memory which should handle almost all the software's pretty well except the high memory intensive ones. So I think upgrading this motherboard's memory will enable you to work for another year or two but depends. It is pretty useless to upgrade a motherboard (maybe higher end) just to support the current CPU. Even though you may get the best upgrades for your motherboard but your CPU still be your bottleneck. So I'd say go for a complete overhaul.. IMO, go for memory upgrade for now and when you 've the right budget get the latest mobo n CPU.

Good luck!!
 
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Sorry, it was a typo, i meant to say that it doesnt support ddr3
 
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abhay6547

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Awesome, thanks for helping :)
 
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