DDR2 for Asus P5AD2 925xe??

[JoshRtek3]

Hey guys,

I'm looking into getting the Asus P5AD2 motherboard and some sites say I DDR2 memory specifically... How does this different from, say, two one gig sticks of Kingston Value memory of PC3200(400MHz) DDR SDRAM?

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

DDR2 will be the next interface. Itis like comparing SDR ram to DDR. Right now there is no performance gain and you will have to pay a price premium for it so IMO it is not worth it. In the future though it will be faster. The differnce between DDR and DDR2 is DDR2 is capable of running at higher speeds and uses less power. But right now they can not get the CAS latency low enough to see the advantage of it.

 

[JoshRtek3]

So I can use regular DDR memory and not DDR 2 memory with this board?

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

I think you will have to use DDR2 if you want this board. Sorry I was not clear before.

 

[KayKay]

no, this board only uses 240pin ddr2 memory, ddr1 won't even fit

 

[JoshRtek3]

Ah, thank you very much! Basically, I want this board because of its storage options and Firewire-800 support.

 

[JoshRtek3]

All this bring said, I can I trust Mwave.com brand memory? I want to get two 1 gig sticks so that I have the other two slots on this motherboard free for future expansion.