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I'm wondering if i get DDR3 240pin, and put it into a DDR2 motherboard... will it work???

Is DDR2 vs DDR3, the same thing, just higher clock speeds?

(both of these ?s are the same...) just wondering if i order this memory, and i get a ddr2 mobo, will it work?

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Nope. They use physically different slots, and require different memory controllers.

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bummer,

thanks man

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