DDR2 RAM on old mobo.

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hiya all,
I want to buy a new RAM module, can I use DDR2 RAM in normal motherboard(Gigabyte K8 for AMD64) as may be in future I wud like to upgrade to newer hardware. are the sockets same...?

No.. Firstly, DDR2 modules are bigger and won't fit in your DDR slots. Secondly, their frequencies are incompatible.

So, although you can buy DDR2 RAM modules, you cannot use them with a mobo based on socket 939( K8 ).

how much will DDR2 512MB x2 pieces cost..

I don't know exactly... but now-a-days, DDR2 and DDR modules are somewhat similarly priced... With DDR2 being marginally costlier...

I suppose that 512x2 DDR2 533 will set you back by around 3.5 k ... I miht be wrong.. but the actual pricing should be more or less the same..

Nope, DDR2 is cheaper than DDR these days.

1GB DDR2 667 will cost you about Rs 2000, 512MB is around Rs 1100

Oops.. I'm sorry about giving the wrong info..
Wow, RAM is damn cheap these days..

kaustav_geek said:
Oops.. I'm sorry about giving the wrong info..
Wow, RAM is damn cheap these days..

Yeah, Dirt Cheap. Vista being a Memory hogger, the RAM supplies have increased with 2GB Ram becoming a standard.

You should see international prices ---- too tempting

thx to all.
sorry for asking in this thread:
I've got a 256MB DDR-I simmtronics RAM stops working.I inspected it and found stickers of simmtronics-lifetime warrenty.can i get a replacement?where do i need to give this,if *YES*

Lifetime warranty mostly doesnt mean, our lifetime....it means they will replace as long as that RAM product is in production

So...where should i approach?

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Yeah That's right DDR2 is much cheaper that's why I wanted to know whether it can be used in DDR slots but it can't be used as DDR2 has bigger slot modules, here it costs Rs1050 for 512 module.

In my mobo asus p5vdc-mx,both ddr and ddr2 slots(2 no each) available.