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Title: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Wazzzer on 01 October 2013, 23:12

Anyone know where I could get some relatively cheap? I'm after a 2x4GB matched pair :wink:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Adam on 02 October 2013, 09:25

eBuyer.co.uk

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 02 October 2013, 15:59

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listmodule/DDR2/list.html

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: justalex81 on 02 October 2013, 21:07

doesn't matter where you look. you ain't getting it cheap!

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Wazzzer on 02 October 2013, 22:27

It seems I can upgrade to an AM3 motherboard with 8GB of DDR3 RAM for the same price as the DDR2 RAM.

I know what I'll be doing :afro:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Bellend on 02 October 2013, 23:05

Quote from: Wazzzer on 02 October 2013, 22:27

It seems I can upgrade to an AM3 motherboard with 8GB of DDR3 RAM for the same price as the DDR2 RAM.

I know what I'll be doing :afro:

Need a CPU too, the DDR2 type CPU isn't compatible with DDR3. I can't quite remember all the ins and outs it's been years but worth having a quick Google.

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Wazzzer on 02 October 2013, 23:20

My CPU is AM3 compatible :afro:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: clipperjay on 04 October 2013, 20:13

Try looking for corsair twins xtreme they are Alu with green hologram stickers or the newer ones with blue stickers, problem these days no one manufactures them so supply is short and us oldies hunt for stuff like this all the time I've got the last 4gb sticks off egay and paid more than I wanted too  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Wazzzer on 05 October 2013, 09:28

I think I've decided on a new mobo and DDR3 RAM now mate, at least I may get some of the cash back for the current 2x2gb sticks that are in there now.

New motherboard + 2x4gb sticks of DDR3 RAM comes to £95

2x4gb sticks of DDR2 RAM is around the same price!

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: clipperjay on 05 October 2013, 19:03

That's the stark reality only die hard fans of P4 and old AMD systems will pay for them.
I still have some Ram bus ram, they cost me a new computer in todays money back in late eighties  :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
I've got about 8 gigs of ram, but windows seven only shows 6.5 limitations of my mobo I'm afraid! :cry:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: justalex81 on 06 October 2013, 14:29

Jay ffs put it out it's misery. i'm upgrading again soon  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: clipperjay on 08 October 2013, 15:24

Quote from: justalex81 on 06 October 2013, 14:29

Jay ffs put it out it's misery. i'm upgrading again soon  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Never say Die  :laugh:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: golf-sib on 09 October 2013, 22:26

I've been looking for the same thing, I think I upgraded my mobo to DDR2 about 3/4 years ago and now want to up the RAM, but the price for DDR2 is crazy and surprise surprise I've got spare DDR3, DDR, SDRAM sticks laying about from working on peoples PC's but no DDR2 and I'm refusing to upgrade as spec wise I'm happy with my P4 and PCI-E mobo running a GT520, just the ram is what I could really do with!

Unless I can get a new DDR3 mobo that supports the 478 socket  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: clipperjay on 10 October 2013, 08:50

I upgraded my P4 to 64bit extreme dam thing was about £1000K got it off ebay for £60.00 its the only thing that makes it worth while to keep the Chipset, only other option is Dual core off an old Ausus mobo but even the latency sucks on Dual cores with DDR3 better off with I7 i5 quad which better utilises the DDR3 mem access.

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Wazzzer on 19 October 2013, 18:43

Got all the parts delivered on Weds, put them all together and... nothing.

Bit of head scratching later and I realise they've sent the wrong mobo out to me, it only accepts AM3+ processors and mine is AM2/AM3 :sad:

Soooo now this one has to go back and I'm waiting for the one I actually ordered to arrive. In the meantime I've been looking at quad core processors :grin:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: justalex81 on 20 October 2013, 19:32

send it all back and get an intel setup  :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

Title: Re: DDR2 PC memory
Post by: Wazzzer on 20 October 2013, 21:57

I have no preference with processors TBH, I'm only going with AMD as that's what originally came with the setup.

Just won a quad core processor for £25 lol