[olug] RAM compatibility

Obi-Wan obiwan at jedi.com
Mon Oct 25 22:34:45 UTC 2010


My mobo takes DDR2-800 (PC-6400) RAM, which is the only type that my
mobo's spec specifically lists.  A friend has offered to sell me a pair
of 2GB sticks of DDR2-1000 (PC-8000).  Will the faster RAM work, just
at the slower speed, or is not not at all compatible?

Mobo is an Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013

This is the RAM being offered:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145 

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       promise that You will pull me through.  -- Rich Mullins



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