Replacing DDR2 PC5300 with DDR2 PC8500?

cjbg

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Can I use DDR2 PC8500 (4GB) to replace my current DDR2 PC5300 (2GB)? I have an Asus P5L-MX mobo, Intel Core2Duo E6400 2.13GHz CPU and 2GB of DDR2 PC5300.

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cjbg

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Thank you very much for the replies. I was already aware that the newer, faster RAM would clock down to 667MHz to support the motherboard.

I was looking at local prices and 4gb (2gb x 2) of PC8500 was cheaper than 4gb (2gb x 2) of PC5300/5400.

I am hoping for the most bang for the buck on my aging 2yr old PC running Windows 7 32bit. Even my work issued laptop has a faster Core 2 Duo processor and 4GB or RAM! :cry: