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Wrong 240-pin memory?

Forum Motherboards & Memory : Memory Wrong 240-pin memory?

Tyan

I use this motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128034

And bought this RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310

It says 240-pin fits but it's not. What am I missing? Obviously I bought the wrong RAM, but how do I know which 240-pin is the right one? Thanks.

Reply to joe-ds

You bought DDR3 ram instead of DDR2 which your motherboard supports. DDR3 runs at a higher frequency, different timings, and different voltages. Send it back and buy some DDR2 800mhz ram because thats what your board supports.

Message edited by mightymaxio on 11-12-2011 at 03:16:40 AM

Reply to mightymaxio

your motherboard supports DDR2 (800 in particular) and you bought DDR3-1333. They have the same number of pins but they aren't compatible and they have a notch in different locations so you can't mix it.

You need to buy something like this - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820178395

you can get a 4GB single stick, but it is slightly more expensive than 2x2GB

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Reply to nordlead

as mightymaxio said, you bought ddr3 ram and a ddr2 mobo.
ddr2 and ddr3 are both 240 pin, but intentionally keyed/notched in different locations to physically prevent such mismatching.

Reply to Branden

Ahhh! Thank you all for the great replys. I see that DDR2 is a little more expensive but seems runs a little quicker. Anyways, thanks again! I hope I never make that mistake again .

Reply to joe-ds

Actually DDR2 doesnt run as quick its slower than DDR3. DDR2 has slower speeds but faster timings because of the clock per clock and voltage that DDR3 has.

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