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Which ram for a Dell Dimension 4600

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Old 02-09-2008
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Which ram for a Dell Dimension 4600

i was wondering if i chould put PC4200 ddr2 ram in a dell dimension 4600 it says on the doc that it takes ddr2


any help whould be nice
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Old 02-09-2008
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ok maybe you can then, try it, see if it boots.
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Old 02-09-2008
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I tink you can only put PC3200 ram in it...check Dell's web site.
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Old 02-09-2008
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You can only use the older style DDR1 DDR2 will not work.

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1084976
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Old 02-09-2008
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yah cinders i think ur right but even my dell said ddr2 ready that was a bunch of ******* it only ran ddr thats it so heckman ur better just using ddr ecxept if u have some ddr2 modules that u can use to test if it works.
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Your board does support dual channel ram configuration though. This can boost your speed if you run identical ram modules.