Does Computer Memory type have to match the video card memory Type?
February 1st, 2008 | by computermemory |
Bumblebee asked:
If your motherboard uses ddr2, do you have to have a ddr2 video card? I know that Motherboard’s are required to have memory that matches them, ie ddr2 or ddr3. But does the video card you pick have to be ddr2 if your mother board is ddr2?
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If your motherboard uses ddr2, do you have to have a ddr2 video card? I know that Motherboard’s are required to have memory that matches them, ie ddr2 or ddr3. But does the video card you pick have to be ddr2 if your mother board is ddr2?
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9 Responses to “Does Computer Memory type have to match the video card memory Type?”
By Sandman on Feb 3, 2008 | Reply
No - my motherboard has ddr2 and video card has ddr3. Lots of modern computers have it like this. Remember ddr3 is very expensive for your mainboard and you can stick with ddr2. You don’t even need the fastest ddr2 - 800 mhz is fine - as the gains with faster memory are very low.
By CPU on Feb 7, 2008 | Reply
Nope, has nothing to do with it. The Video card determines what it needs, not the motherboard
By ɹǝsn ooɥɐʎ ǝɯos ʇsnɾ on Feb 8, 2008 | Reply
No. Memory on your graphics card is completely independent of memory on your motherboard. Think of your graphics card as another computer that gets plugged into your computer (kind of weird but it’s definitely the best way to visualize this) The only that matters is the motherboards’ capability to support the graphics card and the power supply’s capability to power the card.
By takashisenke on Feb 9, 2008 | Reply
Simple comparison. Your normal RAM is “DDR” and video card RAM is “GDDR”
G= Graphics.
Easy enough to remember and to note that its completely different.
By Samuel K on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply
No. Your video card runs through the PCI bus so it has no relevance to the performance of the RAM, or vise-versa.
By linktriscuit on Feb 13, 2008 | Reply
The video card works independently, so no it doesn’t matter.
By Hokai on Feb 16, 2008 | Reply
you don’t have to but if your motherboard can hold DDR3 RAM then you should get DDR3 GPU so it would quicker and smoother without overclocking it.
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