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Urgent - What memory speeds for Athlon X2 4200?
I've suggested to my friend that he gets Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) memory for his new build PC, but he's going Athlon X2 4200 and I'm normally an Intel man. I've got myself in a bit of a panic that I might have suggested he buy memory that's just too darned fast for an Athlon (Giving that the CPUs run at slower clock speeds).
Have I done a silly? What speeds are suitable?
Have I done a silly? What speeds are suitable?
Lee W, MVP
Most Athlon boards I've seen don't support DDR2 - just DDR. What board does he have (I was just looking over this for an Athlon X2 3800+ I bought less than a month ago and I don't recall seeing any boards that supported DDR2.
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He's getting the Asus A8N-SLI Premium:
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=0&model=539&modelmenu=1
It says dual-channel DDR400. 6400 would be 800, I guess (been a while since I built, and never done an AMD)
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=0&model=539&modelmenu=1
It says dual-channel DDR400. 6400 would be 800, I guess (been a while since I built, and never done an AMD)
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Fears confirmed ;)
Cheers, chaps.
Cheers, chaps.
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How's about Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2? Sounds right...