RAM question upgrade

[Kuga]

Hey guys.

I have a family member running a ECS P4M800PRO-M Board with 256 megs of RAM. They want to purchase additional RAM but I checked on the website and the maximum supported is DDR2 -533 MHZ. I checked the Esquire price list and they are selling 1 gb DDR2 - 800 for R199 ex vat.

My question is, if I purchase DDR2 - 800, will it work on this board? I'm assuming the speed will be automatically dropped to 533?

 

[howardb]

It should work at the reduced speed of 533...

 

[Techrat]

I think it will probably work with a speed drop.

 

[howardb]

Also check what the maximum amount of ram is that the board can take - some older boards only take 2GB max (2x 1GB modules)

 

[Kuga]

Also check what the maximum amount of ram is that the board can take - some older boards only take 2GB max (2x 1GB modules)

Yeah I am worried about that. The board only has 2 slots. I tried looking on different sites for specs but they don't tell me what the maximum supported size is. I think I'll tell them to get 2 x 1GB modules and dump the 256 meg module.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Sybaritic still supplies DDR2 533 if you're worried about stability issues. Looks like the board supports max 1gb per slot (it states 2gb max with 2 slots, so I'm assuming).

 

[Kuga]

Hmmm..

Yeah they have the SuperTalent 1gb for R308.. Quite pricey considering I would have to pay for shipping as well. I think I'd just get 2 x 1 gb modules from Esquire. Will be cheaper. As for stability.. Well, from what I've read the speed will just be downclocked. Thanks guys for your help !

 

[ponder]

Yeah I am worried about that. The board only has 2 slots. I tried looking on different sites for specs but they don't tell me what the maximum supported size is. I think I'll tell them to get 2 x 1GB modules and dump the 256 meg module.

Let me google that for you,

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pr...=1&DetailName=Specification&MenuID=44&LanID=0

MEMORY
Single-channel DDR memory architecture
2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM socket support up to 2 GB
2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket support up to 2 GB
Support DDR400/333 DDR SDRAM or DDR2 533/400 DDR2 SDRAM

 

[kaaskop]

Dont worry about the ram speed. The mobo will run it at 533 anyway. The problem comes in when the mobo try to run the ram at a faster speed that the ram can handle.