Does DDR work in DDR2 slots?
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DDR2 is not backwards compatible with DDR. You'll have to get a board that supports both or just get new RAM (the easiest and best option).
What's your CPU?
What's your CPU?
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As far as I know DDR2 won't even fit in a DDR board....
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There are motherboards which will take DDR1 & DDR2. Not at the same time but as an alternative, 2 slots of each. Same for AGP and PCI-E
Why are you worrying? You could upgrade your graphics card alone no problem, there are some excellent AGP deals out there such as the X1950 Pro which if you shop around can be had for the same price as the PCI-E versions (like this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-HT)
Your CPU is more than enough to keep up with such a card and there would be no need to change to a PCI-E mobo. I don't really know why your worrying about DDR2 ram either, what does that have to do with anything?
If your CPU is socket 754 then you can get PCI-E 754 boards and if it is 939 you can again get PCI-E 939 boards but there is no need, an AGP X1950 Pro is an excellent card at a good price!
The only thing you'd have to worry about getting one of those would be if your PSU is powerful enough to handle it (and that you have enough space in your case).
A 754 or 939 Athlon 64 3400+ won't be able to use DDR2 (the integrated memory controller on those CPUs supports DDR only!) so even if you went for a new mobo there would be no new RAM needed.
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No different number of pins, so as said above thats a negative.
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it different size and notch - DDR is 184 pins and DDR2 is 240pins so you cant mix it as it wont work neither - if you buy motherboard with DDR2 slots then buy DDR2 RAM -- next one will be new DDR3 with more than 300pins so DDR and DDR3 cant mix as well, just buy new motherboard to match same slot.
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Buy a Asrock 775Dual-VSTA, or 4CoreDual-VSTA, they run Core 2 Duo and DDR/DDR2, AGPx8/PCI-ex16 (PCI-x4 physical, so you lose some bandwith, and 8800 isnt supported IIRC)
Good platform to upgrade onwards from as you can swap to PCI-e and DDR2 in your own time.
Good platform to upgrade onwards from as you can swap to PCI-e and DDR2 in your own time.