On 08/29/2011 11:33 PM, Tejas Guruswamy wrote:
A couple of points worked in your favour:
Different memory types (SDR, DDR, DDR2, DDR3 ...) are keyed differently - that is, they have physically different slots. So if it fits without forcing into your MB, it's the right type.
Also, memory speeds don't have to match. If you have multiple mismatching sticks on your mobo, they all run at the speed of the slowest. Hence the usual recommendation to buy matching ram speeds, but it's not necessary.
Ah, cool! I didn't know that - I thought they always had to be matching speeds. I am learning a lot through all this!
And if you stick with generic consumer RAM and consumer mobo's (no ECC, no crazy timing settings), you are very unlikely to encounter brand incompatibilities.
So if it fits in the slot, it'll probably work ;) the benefits of standardization ...
Regards, Tejas
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