A quick question

[chid76]

I have a AMD64 x2 5000+ (ADO5000DOBOX) and would like to buy 4gb of ram.
My motherboard say it is compatible with up-to ddr2 1066mhz, is the cpu compatible with that memory or am I being a noob and it doesn't matter?

I have tried searching with google etc, but cant find the answer. I just don't want to make a mistake when ordering my ram (was looking at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817).

Thanks for your help

 

[Howitzer]

It's all down to the mobo for compatible memory, it doesn't matter which CPU you have on it.

 

[RJC]

What motherboard are you using?

 

[chid76]

What motherboard are you using?

It's an MSI K9A2VM-F V2. I know its a cheap old thing, but im not in a position to upgrade it at the moment. I want to upgrade my ram as I'm moving from windows xp to 7.

 

[RJC]

The board supports 1066mhz memory, so hopefully the ram linked should work ok.

You will need to set up the timings, speed & voltage manually in the BIOS.

Link to board - http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1450

 

[Moeks]

Pretty much any regular DDR2 should do it. The Kingston you linked should work fine.

 

[cmndr_andi]

It's an MSI K9A2VM-F V2. I know its a cheap old thing, but im not in a position to upgrade it at the moment. I want to upgrade my ram as I'm moving from windows xp to 7.

Computer says yes .

Make sure you get the 64 bit version of windows 7 so you can make full use of all your memory.

 

[chid76]

Ok, thanks for your help guys