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Will DDR2 RAM work on DDR3 supporting motherboard.

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sasuke Original post #1
May 10, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Guys I m planning to get a new motherboard for my processor: AMD X2 250.
Is there any Motherboard that supports both DDR2 and DDR3 types memory. I have a 2GB of brand new DDR3 memory lying in my house and i have a 3months old 2GB DDR2 memory. Now is there anyway i can use both these memories on one board.
Please tell me do DDR3 supporting motherboards support DDR2 memory????

Thanks For Your help Guys.

---------- Post added at 12:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 PM ----------

Ya also suggest me a Motherboard supporting both these memories. below 4.5k
ajayashish
ajayashish #2
May 10, 2010 at 12:49 PM
MSI 790GX-8D supports both DD2 and DD3
Jetway MA3-79GDG also serves the purpose
ajai5777
ajai5777 #3
May 10, 2010 at 1:24 PM
They will cost more than 6k.I would suggest you to sell your ddr2 ram and to go for a 785G based motherboard.
asingh
asingh #4
May 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM
^^
It supports DDR3/2. But they cannot be used together. So you either mount DDR3 DIMMs or DDR2 DIMMs. They cannot be mixed.


See this link.

Green and orange are DDR2, and blue and pink are DDR3. P45-8D Memory Lover
asingh
asingh #5
May 10, 2010 at 9:08 PM
^^
Of course. Correct.