Motherboard Question

[Heusen77]

Hi,

I am about to purchase this motherboard and was wondering if anyone knew if it was anygood. Also, i see that the memory standard on it is DDR3 1333 and was wonder if it supports DDR2.



ASUS P5K64 WS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131200

 

[DaddyRabbit]

Nope, DDR2 and DDR3 are mutually exclusive

 

[Denithor]

If you want a board with support for both DDR2 and DDR3 go for the Gigabyte P35C-DS3R for $60 less than the ASUS board.

But note that there really isn't much real-world benefit from DDR3 at this point and it is very expensive. $200 for a 2x1GB DDR3-1066 kit is a bit ridiculous when you can get 2x1GB DDR2-1066 kits for as little as $75 (after MIR). Or, better yet, pick up a 2x2GB DDR2-800 kit for <$100 and be ready for a 64-bit OS.

2x1GB DDR3 kits available at Newegg

2x1GB DDR2-1066 kits available at Newegg

2x2GB DDR2-800 kit for $90 shipped at Newegg