DDR2 dualchannel p5wd2

[eric101]

if you have 1 gig stick of 4200 ocz gold,and you have it in a dual channel dim slot vs the other dim slot do you loose any performance?

[boshuter]

I don't think you will...... it's kind of a moot point since you are losing performance with only one stick anyway and that is not very good performing ram to start with. It takes some really good DDR2 to make it work well. I'm running the same board and using 2X512 OCZ PC5400EB Platinum. I'm running 330fsb and the ram at 1:1 DDR660 with 3-2-2-4 timings. About the only DDR2 that will run good timings is the ones with the Micron "fatboy" chips, they include the OCZ EB, Corsair UL, and PDP XBLK.

[AMDScooter]

Is DDR2 reverse compatable with standard DDR systems? I thought DDR2 was for Intel chipsets only ATM..??

[memoryman]

DDR2 is not reverse compatible - different pinout on the connector.
Different control signals. 240 pins instead of 184 (but it is the same length - 5.25 inches)
Different alignment notch, so you can't accidentally insert it.