Flashing a Mobo to run ddr2?

Joined: Oct 11, 2006 Posts: 674

Hey guys, I currently have an Asus A8N-sli Deluxe mobo running ddr400, this is listed as it's max supported pc. A couple of people have mentioned that you can update the bios to support faster ddr2 but I can't find anythig to verify this. Anyone have any idea if its true or not?

I am thinking they might be pulling my leg tbh. :/

Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:49 pm

I don't think you can m8..........but I'm usually wrong Wink

Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:25 pm

only way you can check for sure is try there forums you may find more info on there or try posting on overclock.net they might beable too fill you in more detail

but i would second brune on that

Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:23 pm

personally it sounds like a load of ...

The memory controller on a AMD 939 socket board is found on the CPU, unlike Intel chipsets where the memory controller is on the motherboard.

One of the only plausible ways to get a DDR1 CPU to run DDR2 is by probarly changing physical components on the motherboard itself- but even that sounds more obsurd.

Aswell as the fact that DDR and DDR2 pins are completely different to each other- DDR has 184 pins, DDR2 has 240 pins
So putting DDR2 RAM in a DDR1 RAM socket IS impossible.

simply put- you want an AMD processor with DDR2 RAM -> AM2 Socket CPU with an AM2 socket motherboard.
(both which are quite cheap btw)

Joined: Oct 11, 2006 Posts: 674

Thought as much, sounded too easy. Smile

I dont want to go X2/C2D at the moment. My system runs everything including COD4 fine as it is and I seem to be doing OK (not brilliant but meh) with Conan too, only really after cheap boosts hence the RAM option nothing expensive as i am skint. Might just bang another gig of old crappy stuff in and see if that helps performanxce, They are only about £20.