Anybody try ddr3 in MSI K9A2 Platinum??

[Titan7171]

just curious I see in Sisoft sandra that it says it supports DDR3 in the supported memory types section

[Aura89]

Would be impossible, even if somehow the motherboard was DDR3 capable (which i highly doubt that is the case), no AMD CPU has a memory controller for DDR3 yet

[Oliverda]

Would be impossible, even if somehow the motherboard was DDR3 capable (which i highly doubt that is the case), no AMD CPU has a memory controller for DDR3 yet

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2887/28188861cy4.jpg

[Titan7171]

hmm maybe it would work??

[Tom128]

I don't think it is possible myself. Is DDR3 even slot compatible with DDR2?

[EniGmA1987]

Same number of pins, but I think they key is in a different place and the pins are layed out slightly different. I have a K9A2 Platinum but no DDR3 memory, if someone wants to send me a stick (with the knowledge that it will probably fry and die) then I will stick it in and see if it works.

[demonkevy666]

I don't think it is possible myself. Is DDR3 even slot compatible with DDR2?

the drr3 would be in backwards.

from where the ddr2 would go in.

[GenTarkin]

its not possible, there are no DDR3 controllers on amd's current chips yet. If anything you risk frying stuff....

[Sparky]

Best case scenario: It won't work.

Worst case scenario: It fries stuff.

Since DDR3 runs at a lower voltage than DDR2, you are probably looking at worst case scenario and the DDR3 getting cooked, at minimum.

[Particle]

I can see McGuyver now:

"Maybe if I cut a notch to fit the appropriate keying and remap the traces to wire up like DDR2 and then replace the voltage regulator...and reverse the inverse polarity time shift using this paper clip and chewing gum to cause the proper complimentary resonance..."

*FRIED*

"Ah hell."

[EniGmA1987]

People run DDR3 at 1.9v and some even up to 2.1 or 2.2v, so if you set the voltage to 1.8v wouldnt it be fine power wise? I still think the pins are different and the key is in a different area, but Im just saying that shouldn't the voltage be fine theoretically?

[demonkevy666]

People run DDR3 at 1.9v and some even up to 2.1 or 2.1v, so if you set the voltage to 1.8v wouldnt it be fine power wise? I still think the pins are different and the key is in a different area, but Im just saying that shouldn't the voltage be fine theoretically?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nd&Order=PRICE

anyone willing to waste $30-40 ?

[roofsniper]

http://www.simmtester.com/page/news/...e+2007&num=150

The notch in a 240-pin DDR3 DIMM is in a different location than the notch for regular 240-pin DDR2 & FBDIMM modules.

A DDR3 DIMM will not fit into a standard DDR2 , DDR2 FBDIMM and DDR socket.

it doesn't look physically possible.

[largon]

It's possible K10 has had DDR3 support from the get-go as JEDEC DDR3 DIMM standard was set not long before Barcelona (and first Intel DDR3 mobos) launched.

[soundood]

It's possible K10 has had DDR3 support from the get-go as JEDEC DDR3 DIMM standard was set not long before Barcelona (and first Intel DDR3 mobos) launched.

now i was going to say this, but i was expecteing the 'ahhhh yah right' carry on, but i will back you on this, i heard on the grapevine way back when Phenom was launched that the IMC had the capacity to support DDR3.

and i know the 'road map' states that 'AM2+ = DDR2' and then 'AM3 = DDR2 + DDR3' but i remeber reading something about AM3 board offering DDR3 support for backwards Compatible K10's.

now please dont read this as gospal, all i was thinking is there anyone else who heard this? to add to the fact that Everest states the support for DDR3 too, i think there could be something in it.

anyone?

[EniGmA1987]

I heard that way back when too, but I dont know if they had decided to scrap that idea or not because they were having so many issues getting Phenom working in the first place.

[roofsniper]

well it could be able to support ddr3 but there are no boards that support it. the ram won't physically fit into the slot. maybe when am3 boards come out someone could try it but there are no boards today that will support it.

[Manicdan]

since the memory controller is in the cpu, the same chip might support ddr2 and ddr3

im no expert so yell at me if im wrong

but i did find this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_700_chipset_series
just search on AM3 and you will see the section saying the 790fx supports ddr3

[soundood]

im so sure the Phenom supports DDR3 1066, and i think we are in for a pleasent surprise when the AM3 boards are released, fingers crossed

[roofsniper]

since the memory controller is in the cpu, the same chip might support ddr2 and ddr3

im no expert so yell at me if im wrong

but i did find this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_700_chipset_series
just search on AM3 and you will see the section saying the 790fx supports ddr3

yea it supports ddr3 because the first am3 NB will be the 790fx. am3 will be coming out before rd800 and so the 790fx supports it.

im so sure the Phenom supports DDR3 1066, and i think we are in for a pleasent surprise when the AM3 boards are released, fingers crossed

idk about 1066. even everest says if it supports ddr3 its only ddr3 800. which i didn't even think existed. i thought 1066 was the slowest.

[Particle]

As far as the 790FX is concerned, it supports EDO as much as it supports DDR2 or Z-RAM. The memory controller is in the CPU.

[hlopek]

yea it supports ddr3 because the first am3 NB will be the 790fx. am3 will be coming out before rd800 and so the 790fx supports it.


idk about 1066. even everest says if it supports ddr3 its only ddr3 800. which i didn't even think existed. i thought 1066 was the slowest.

exactly as i snooped there's no such thing as pc3-6400 or 800MHz ddr3 first ddr3 approved by jedec was 1066MHz and they're around us for years (almost)

it just proofs that everest is black hole crap collector envisioned by dexter myguyver himself. in the days of poorely know aida32 there were maybe mistake or two but now it's db is filled with all kind of crap.

[charged3800z24]

If this is right, I don't see the Current Phenoms being able to use the DDR3.

[Manicdan]

from wikik "AMD confirmed that Socket AM2+ will have a compatibility path with Socket AM3; AM3 processors will work on AM2+ motherboards but AM2+ processors will not work on AM3 motherboards."

so if im smart ill buy an AM3 phenom and just upgrade to ddr3 as the prices come down. assuming ill want to upgrade the mobo and ram much earlier than the cpu. which probably isnt the case for me. will most likly get an am2+ 45nm and then upgrade it all next year after i see how the next windows changes things

[roofsniper]

i believe an am3 cpu could work in an am2+ slot if it had a ddr2 memory controller. i know at first they planned for it to have both ddr2 and ddr3 but i think lately i have seen that it doesn't have both. which would make sense as to why they are releasing an am2+ version of deneb and an am3 version if the am3 version would be backwards compatible anyway.