"AMD Only" DDR2 from China for Use in Intel System?

[Shrek]

Yeah that "ONLY" is just a trick. You can use DDR2 on any Intel/AMD system. The whole "ONLY" is too scare you

There is single rank DDR3 that works on AMD but not Intel; DDR2 is different?

 

[AlwaysHope]

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Of course, but not many channels disclose this information.

So far, I've found:

• Core2 Quad Q9550
• Windows 10 Pro
• 6 GiB DDR3 instead of 8 GiB DDR2
• GDDR5 version of the GT 1030

• Core2 Quad Q6600 and Q8400
• Windows 10 Home
• 4 GiB DDR2
• GTX 950

No texture popping issues whatsoever.

I'm using the latest stable driver for both my RX 460 and RX 570, which is 22.5.1, but I also tried an older one (21.5.1) which was installed courtesy of Windows Update when I finished setting up Windows 10 21H2 on the machine. I replaced the driver using DDU, and the game is installed on a Crucial MX500, and not a hard drive like in some of these videos.




The issue wasn't whether it supported it, but rather the type of modules that it supports. The QVL list of course won't be exhaustive and there are only a few 4 GiB modules referenced in it that can be used for all four slots:

• Samsung M378T5263AZ3-CF7 (chip: K4T2G084QA-HCF7);
• Qimonda HYS64T 512020EU-2.5-A (chip: HYB18T2G800AF-2.5);
• Aeneon AXT960UD20-25D (chip: ?).

4 GiB modules seem quite expensive these days, and so I was asking about all this so-called "AMD only" memory that you see on the likes of eBay and AliExpress (because it's basically all there is), and wondering whether it truly was incompatible with Intel. They don't claim why it's "AMD only," but a little digging online seems to suggest that Intel chipsets don't enjoy the higher density modules, suggesting that these might be specifically for AM2 processors.

A one minute check on ebay Australia reveals vendors claiming 4GB DDR2 modules have been tested to run on Intel platforms as revealed in this listing here Do you trust a brand called "ZVVN"?
But your right, they are not cheap, at least compared to DDR3 or even DDR4!

 

[eidairaman1]

Yeah that "ONLY" is just a trick. You can use DDR2 on any Intel/AMD system. The whole "ONLY" is too scare you

Not true, what you wrote is no guarantee that it will work.

 

[xrror]

We just recently dealt with this in another thread. AMD only is guaranteed to work in AMD but a major crapshoot on intel.

Was wondering if you could pop a link to the other thread here, cause my search foo is weak.

 

[Dragokar]

AMD only High Density modules will not work with certain Intel chipsets. One source https://web.archive.org/web/2010021...dr2_pc2_5400_am2_special_high_density_kit-eol (there are more out there)

With 11 column address bit support by the AM2 memory controller, the number of addresses in each row or page can be as high as 2048 individual entries for a page size of 16kbit. Unlike modules based on standard 10-bit column address chips with an "8k" page size, the new Titanium AM2 Special modules take advantage of the AM2 controller's feature set and provide a single rank solution with 2GB density using 16k pages. This allows the controller to stay in page twice as long compared to standard memory architectures, thereby achieving unparalleled performance.