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ChaoticMagician
ChaoticMagician
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Can I support GDDR3?

Confusion about motherbard...

October 20, 2008 5:45:11 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

I'm rather new to the upgrading computer thing, so please bear with me.

 

I own a MSI P6N SLI-FI (NOT platinum) which says that it supports DDR2 ram. However, it seems that most new cards today are "GDDR3". I was wondering if this would cause a problem, or is the rule "as long as it fits in the (PCI) slot, it's fine"?

Thanks in advance,

-ChaoticMagician

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Reply #1 October 20, 2008 7:32:51 PM
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The DDR2 memory that goes on your motherboard is in no way related to the type of memory the graphics card uses. They are independant of each other.

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Reply #2 October 20, 2008 9:24:14 PM
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So if it fits, it works. Wonderful! I wish I had known that earlier... Oh well, the card I have now works fine.

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Reply #3 October 21, 2008 5:45:38 AM
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I guess the trick is to ask, before you buy.

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Reply #4 October 21, 2008 8:41:52 AM
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Actually, in hindsight, it wouldn't have made a difference, since I couldn't afford it back then. I'm getting closer to being able to afford it now, so I wanted to know more about it.

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