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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: xscharm on July 23, 2009, 01:11:19 AM

Title: amd 710 x3 with ddr2
Post by: xscharm on July 23, 2009, 01:11:19 AM

The computer store guy sez the processor will lose some functionality if I use DDR2 memory with my amd 710 x3 instead of DDR3.  If the mobo (which I haven't decided on yet) is am2+ and/or am3 shouldn't the cpu & the memory both use all their major resources? 

Title: Re: amd 710 x3 with ddr2
Post by: geek hoodlum on July 23, 2009, 01:33:13 AM

I think the guy means that the CPU will be quite useless if you will use a low memory. (Not sure. Hehehe)


Something like this: You have a 2.80GHz dual-core CPU for example, but you only have 512MB DDR2 533

Title: Re: amd 710 x3 with ddr2
Post by: patio on July 23, 2009, 05:18:27 AM

He's full of it...
If your MBoard supports it then it will run with either...

Title: Re: amd 710 x3 with ddr2
Post by: computeruler on July 23, 2009, 10:26:02 AM

Agreed with patio.  Of course, if you get a motherboard supporting ddr3... then... well it wont fit.  800mhz ram should be good, unless you want to overclock then get 1066

Title: Re: amd 710 x3 with ddr2
Post by: patio on July 23, 2009, 04:59:16 PM

Not sure what that means...the form factor is the same.

Title: Re: amd 710 x3 with ddr2
Post by: computeruler on July 23, 2009, 06:18:46 PM

oh didnt know that