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1163977	2010-12-22 07:06:00	HI All. Just curiosity is all. I see that Dick Smith has DDR 3 ramsticks. My comp has DDR2. Would a DDR3 make the comp work faster or would it work as DDR2? TIA PJ	Poppa John (284)
1163978	2010-12-22 07:10:00	Unless the mobo supports DDR3, you cant use it / its not compatible	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1163979	2010-12-22 07:10:00	Simply answered - wouldn't work. DDR2 and DDR3 slots on the motherboard are not compatible. The locating slots for starters are different As shown here (aviswebsite.co.uk)	wainuitech (129)
1163980	2010-12-22 07:11:00	The DDR2 and DDR3 have different bottom slots so they can only fit into a motherboard that takes that particular type of memory. That is, DDR3 will not physically fit into your DDR2 motherboard. :)	Jen (38)
1163981	2010-12-22 07:12:00	Sigh ... one minute too slow. :rolleyes:	Jen (38)
1163982	2010-12-22 07:12:00	Unless it supports DDR 3, you cant use it / its not compatible You are talking about the MB & CPU aren't you? In which case it won't , I doubt. thanks. PJ	Poppa John (284)
1163983	2010-12-22 07:18:00	Correct the mobo (the slots) needs to support DDR3. However, there are mobos that have slots for DDR 2 and 3. BUT, you cant use both of them at the same time. Its one or the other	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1163984	2010-12-22 07:20:00	OK a further question. What is different in the DDR3? Is it faster or something? PJ	Poppa John (284)
1163985	2010-12-22 07:23:00	Have a read of this (en.wikipedia.org). It is faster , I think it has the same amount of pins, but the notches on the sticks are different. Which is why they wont fit on a mobo that takes DDR2 ram. It is also electrically incompatible with DDR 2	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1163986	2010-12-22 07:39:00	OK Thanks everybody. I understand. Clearly the way to go if one was getting a new comp. Which I aint!! PJ	Poppa John (284)
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