What memory to use with Phenom II

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Simple questrion, will all "i7" RAM modules work fine on DDR3 Phenom boards, just using 2 of the 3 sticks to effectively have a 4GB dual channel setup?
 
But why would you? Unless you already have the i7 kit lying around and need something to stick it in, just buy a 2x2gb DDR3 kit.
 
Simple..because you can then cherry pick the best two sticks and keep one in case you need it later. Plus more importantly, in my case the price after rebate was $79 for 6GB of RAM and the main thing...its LOW voltage ram that does 1600 7-7-7-24 with only 1.65v.
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I think someone mention before the triple channel kits have a slight different voltage.
 
yeah it will work perfectly fine.. i7 memory is undervolted and down clocked ddr3 2000mhz chips.. the motherboard might freak out with the voltage at first thinking it is wrong or setting it to high on first boot..
 
Considering the performance difference (nil) I still prefer ddr2 on the P2's. Nice cas5 1066 is $50 per 4gb.

I'd invest the 50 I save on midrange ddr3 into a faster video card or something.
 
Well, this is really only a partial rebuild, where all that is changing is motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

And I would just prefer moving forward with DDR3.
 
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