can i use fb-dimm ddr2 ram in casual desktop?(gigabyte p35 ds3 ver1.0 xeon 5450 3.0ghz)

[Vaggelis Pitsu]

hello!i have an old pc and i need new ram..can i use fb-dimm ddr2 ram in casual desktop?(gigabyte p35 ds3 ver1.0 xeon 5450 3.0ghz)

 

[Vaggelis Pitsu]

i found that the slots not the same with dimm ram so what? fb dimm ram works only at mac?

 

[Legohouse]

i found that the slots not the same with dimm ram so what? fb dimm ram works only at mac?

Hello,

FB-DIMM is not compatible with your motherboard, you know the reason why. The memory is notched differently from conventional 240-pin DDR2 (check the image below). Moreover, it uses a different technology compared to normal memory and it supports ECC function as well.

There are many other systems that use FBDIMM memory (Fully Buffered memory) but mainly I have seen them being used in servers or workstations using "Xeon 5000/5100 series and beyond".

There are many models that use this memory but I will list a few :
Lenovo Thinkstation D10
Dell PowerEdge 1950
Dell PowerEdge 2900
Dell PowerEdge 2950
etc.

Hope that helps.