[olug] RAM compatibility

[Marc Mapes]

Any way around it it should be compatible just slower. You might have to
mess with the BIOS in the ram latency settings.

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> 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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