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ASUS P5WD2-E Premium with 8GB DDR2 800MHz


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I want to buy 4GB DDR2 PC6400(800MHz) for my pc.

-The motherboard supports up to 8GB RAM(according to the manual). It has 4 slots, 2 for channel A and 2 for channel B.

-I run Windows XP 64-bit so i have no limitations from there

 

 

Something in the manual troubled me and got me thinking that i cannot install 2GB on a single slot unless it is 533MHz. Since my english is poor and i might be wrong, here is the exact statement:

 

"You may install a maximum of 2GB DIMMs on each slot, but only DDR2-533 2GB density modules are available for this configuration".

 

 

So that means i cannot use 2GB DIMMs at 800MHz? I do NOT mind if i buy 800MHz RAM and they run at 533MHz if and only if it is configured automatically by the motherboard.

 

 

Specifically i had these in mind:

 

CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 4GB (2X2GB) PC2-6400 (800MHZ) CL5 DUAL CHANNEL KIT

CORSAIR XMS2 DHX DDR2 4GB (2X2GB) PC2-6400 (800MHZ) CL5 DUAL CHANNEL KIT

 

In the case that i cannot use 2x2GB 800MHz, can i use 4x1GB 800MHz like this

CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 4GB (4X1GB) PC2-6400 (800MHZ) DUAL CHANNEL KIT ?

 

Thank you in advance for your time :):

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If you install 4 modules yes you would need to lower the memory frequency to run at DDR667 or DDR533. But I would suspect that MB can run 4 up of Twin2x4096-6400C5DHX at DDR667 at 2.0 Volts as long as you have a 1066 FSB CPU.
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