Can I reuse my older PC133 memory on the new KT266A mobos with DDR support?

[cyberia]

Hello everyone,

My Socket A mobo died and I've been shopping for a new one. I would like to reuse my existing PC133 memory. Are these new KT266A mobos with DDR support backward compatible?

Thanks.

 

[pillage2001]

You need DDR ram to go with it. They are both in specs and layout.

 

[virusag11]

I dont think there are any KT266a boards that use either sdr or ddr. I know there are a bunch of kt266 boards that do allow the use of sdr or ddr. The pin counts are different, so they wouldnt even fit in the bank correctly. As cheap as memory is I would just get new memory for that extra kick in performance.

 

[LukFilm]

No. They have different number of pins.

 

[Mavrick007]

Originally posted by: virusag11
I dont think there are any KT266a boards that use either sdr or ddr.

All KT266a boards will use PC2100 ddr.

If you would like to get a mobo which uses your PC133 sdr ram, go for the ECS K7S5A which will use your sdr ram, and when you feel like going to DDR, you can take out the SDR and put some DDR ram in. This is not a Via chipset that the K7S5A uses, it's the Sis.

 

[TheWart]

now would be a good time to upgrade to DDR ram anyway, prices are at a six month low methinks.

 

[cyberia]

Thanks everybody for your replies. I feel dumb now. Obviously, I had not done my homework. I just assumed that DDR memory is physically similar to SDRAM.

Thanks again for the clarification.

 

[Ionizer86]

The K7S5A is one of those that can take SDR and DDR so you can upgrade easier. Another one of those is the Asus A7A266-E