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Okay to put Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 in Acer M1200?

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September 24, 2014 2:40:39 PM

Thinking of upgrading really old computer; M1200 model, chipset AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+

Existing memory: PC2-6400 (400 MHz) 1024 MBytes, PC2-6400 (400 MHz) 1024 MBytes, PC2-6400 (400 MHz) 2048 MBytes (4gig total)

Possible replacement
2 of the following kit: XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5C 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN Memory Kit (8 gig total)

Chip information:
General Information
Brand Name: Corsair
Manufacturer: Corsair
Manufacturer Part Number: TWIN2X4096-6400C5C
Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.corsair.com
Product Name: XMS2 4GB DDR2 SDRAM Memory Module
Product Type: RAM Module
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Compatibility:

Desktop

Physical Characteristics
Form Factor: DIMM
Number of Pins: 240-pin
Technical Information
Memory Size: 4 GB
Memory Speed: 800 MHz
Memory Standard: DDR2-800/PC2-6400
Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Modules: 2 x 2 GB

Will these modules work okay or would you recommend something equal or better?

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September 24, 2014 10:33:42 PM

What's your motherboard model number. Identical model numbers of pre-built systems can have similar but different components inside which may determine what can and cannot be used with any given hardware. Not that they did so, but the Acer M1200 might have used board with different capabilities and specifications made by different manufacturers. This happens quite often with pre-builts.
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September 24, 2014 10:37:07 PM

Well, it seems, according to the manual that the kit you've outlined should work. Max module size compatibility is 2GB, with four slots and a max capacity of 8GB total. The speed is correct too.
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September 25, 2014 5:03:04 AM

darkbreeze said:
What's your motherboard model number. Identical model numbers of pre-built systems can have similar but different components inside which may determine what can and cannot be used with any given hardware. Not that they did so, but the Acer M1200 might have used board with different capabilities and specifications made by different manufacturers. This happens quite often with pre-builts.


Motherboard model is RS740DVF (0x00000220 - 0x00C7D238)
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September 25, 2014 7:02:32 AM

Seems like everything I can find on that motherboard says it only supports DDR2-5300 667mhz modules. It might be able to use the 800mhz modules but I'm not seeing it specifically stated that that board supports it.

The manual, which covers several models unfortunately, does indicate it supports it but I've seen errors in older multi-model manuals before so who knows. The manual is located here:

http://acersupport.com/acerpanam/manuals/acer/0000/serv...
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September 25, 2014 8:43:44 AM

darkbreeze said:
Seems like everything I can find on that motherboard says it only supports DDR2-5300 667mhz modules. It might be able to use the 800mhz modules but I'm not seeing it specifically stated that that board supports it.

The manual, which covers several models unfortunately, does indicate it supports it but I've seen errors in older multi-model manuals before so who knows. The manual is located here:

http://acersupport.com/acerpanam/manuals/acer/0000/serv...


Thanks darkbreeze. The 667 and 800 are the same price, but going with the 667 probably is the safer choice.
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September 25, 2014 4:50:41 PM

I agree. And you won't be likely to notice much if any difference between them anyhow. Good luck to you with your upgrade.
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