[Answered] Motherboard and Ram compatibility!!! PLEASE HELP

adro_389 · 01-31-2007

Would someone please be able to tell me if all of these parts are compatible. esp. looking at the Motherboard and the RAM. Also if the motherboard supports OCing. Thanks in advance!!

AMD Athlon™ 64 4200+AM2 Processor Retail Dual Core AM2
DFI Infinity NF SLI- M2 DDR2 GbLan
DDR2 2048MB(2x1G)PC7200 900Mhz Hyper Memory with blue heatspread Kingston
Seagate SATAII NCQ 320GB 7200RPM 16mb Cache
Asus EN7900GS-2DHT 256M DDR3 HDTV Dual DVI
Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16X DVD-/+R/RW Dual Layer(OEM Black)(no software)
Thermaltake Soprano Black with 430W PSU

madmonkey · 01-31-2007

Hell adro,

Welcome to PCHF.

Everything appears to be fine here, except for memory. I far as I can see there are two different models of this motherboard, one wihch supports DDR2 667, and the other DDR2 533. This motherboard does support overclocking very well be all accounts (altough personally don't recommend overclocking myself).

upgrader · 01-31-2007

Welcome to PCHF adro!

What brand is that PSU?

I say this because if you buy a not so reputable brand PSU then if it dies it could take other components with it, i recommend getting a reputable brand name PSU like Enermax, Seasonic, Tagan, Antec, Silverstone.

adro_389 · 02-01-2007

thanks for the help guys

the PSU is supplied with the case, all i can find on it is, "Silent Purepower supply", though it is a Thermaltake. If the RAM speed is not supported, does that simply mean that it will not run at 900Mhz and be restricted to 667Mhz? Or will it not run at all?

madmonkey · 02-01-2007

No, the board is only designed for, and support 667's. Even if you did manage to get them working, there's no telling what problems these would cause. I'd expect constant BSOD's and data corruption.

upgrader · 02-01-2007

Originally Posted by adro_389

thanks for the help guys

the PSU is supplied with the case, all i can find on it is, "Silent Purepower supply", though it is a Thermaltake. If the RAM speed is not supported, does that simply mean that it will not run at 900Mhz and be restricted to 667Mhz? Or will it not run at all?

Thermaltake PSU's are good you should be fine and the case is pretty good. I got the 'next' one up - Armor jr.

adro_389 · 02-02-2007

oh ok. Thanks so much for that. So glad i didn't buy it as is!
Nice case as well.
I think i upgrade to a tsnami dream soonish though, or maybe get a Lian Li case.

Thanks again guys!

01-31-2007	#1
adro_389 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10	[Answered] Motherboard and Ram compatibility!!! PLEASE HELP Would someone please be able to tell me if all of these parts are compatible. esp. looking at the Motherboard and the RAM. Also if the motherboard supports OCing. Thanks in advance!! AMD Athlon™ 64 4200+AM2 Processor Retail Dual Core AM2 DFI Infinity NF SLI- M2 DDR2 GbLan DDR2 2048MB(2x1G)PC7200 900Mhz Hyper Memory with blue heatspread Kingston Seagate SATAII NCQ 320GB 7200RPM 16mb Cache Asus EN7900GS-2DHT 256M DDR3 HDTV Dual DVI Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16X DVD-/+R/RW Dual Layer(OEM Black)(no software) Thermaltake Soprano Black with 430W PSU

01-31-2007	#2
madmonkey Site Manager Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 8,873 PC Experience: ...	Hell adro, Welcome to PCHF. Everything appears to be fine here, except for memory. I far as I can see there are two different models of this motherboard, one wihch supports DDR2 667, and the other DDR2 533. This motherboard does support overclocking very well be all accounts (altough personally don't recommend overclocking myself). __________________ <br />

01-31-2007	#3
upgrader Site Manager Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: /home/upgrader/ Posts: 7,245 PC Experience: Some Experience	Welcome to PCHF adro! What brand is that PSU? I say this because if you buy a not so reputable brand PSU then if it dies it could take other components with it, i recommend getting a reputable brand name PSU like Enermax, Seasonic, Tagan, Antec, Silverstone. __________________ PCHF Rules--PCHF Prework--PCHF Downloads

02-01-2007	#4
adro_389 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10	thanks for the help guys the PSU is supplied with the case, all i can find on it is, "Silent Purepower supply", though it is a Thermaltake. If the RAM speed is not supported, does that simply mean that it will not run at 900Mhz and be restricted to 667Mhz? Or will it not run at all? Last edited by adro_389; 02-01-2007 at 12:44 PM.

02-01-2007	#5
madmonkey Site Manager Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 8,873 PC Experience: ...	No, the board is only designed for, and support 667's. Even if you did manage to get them working, there's no telling what problems these would cause. I'd expect constant BSOD's and data corruption. __________________ <br />

02-01-2007	#6
upgrader Site Manager Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: /home/upgrader/ Posts: 7,245 PC Experience: Some Experience	Originally Posted by adro_389 thanks for the help guys the PSU is supplied with the case, all i can find on it is, "Silent Purepower supply", though it is a Thermaltake. If the RAM speed is not supported, does that simply mean that it will not run at 900Mhz and be restricted to 667Mhz? Or will it not run at all? Thermaltake PSU's are good you should be fine and the case is pretty good. I got the 'next' one up - Armor jr. __________________ PCHF Rules--PCHF Prework--PCHF Downloads

02-02-2007	#7
adro_389 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10	oh ok. Thanks so much for that. So glad i didn't buy it as is! Nice case as well. I think i upgrade to a tsnami dream soonish though, or maybe get a Lian Li case. Thanks again guys!

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