can I Use ddr3 ram in Intel DG41CN motherboard

Donprovath · Oct 27, 2016

Luminary · Oct 27, 2016

I'm afraid not.

From your motherboard specification page: DDR2 667/800

You'll need to use DDR2-667 or DDR2-800 on that motherboard. It can support a total of 2 RAM modules up to a total capacity of 8 GB.

Edit: Examples of RAM you could use:

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR2-800 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-27 15:04 EDT-0400

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) Registered DDR2-667 Memory ($67.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $67.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-27 15:04 EDT-0400

Saga Lout · Oct 27, 2016

No chance, I'm afraid. That board was made to work with Windows XP and that's fifteen years ago. DDR3 won't even fit in the slots.

It looks like you could use 8GB of DDR2.

lordmogul · Nov 26, 2016

Luminary :

Both of them are actually registered ECC modules which are not supported by the G41 chipset:
http://ark.intel.com/products/43798/Intel-Desktop-Board-DG41CN

Best bet for a big set of memory would be grabbing $40-60, going to ebay, and working of auctions of 2x 2 GB DDR2. (2x 2 GB DDR2-800 CL5 will be around that price. DDR2-800 CL6 and DDR2-667 will be cheaper.)
There are actually 4 GB sticks of DDR2 out there, but for complicatedtechnical reasons they don't work on Intel's LGA775 platform. Thats probably the reason why they sell for comparable less than those who do.

Saga Lout · Nov 26, 2016

The OP might have bought some RAM in the four weeks since he posted, lordmogul.

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