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GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?

GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?
« on: February 25, 2014, 01:06:20 pm »
Mainboard :   Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev. 3.0
Chipset :   ATI RD9x0
Processor :   AMD FX 43000 @ 3800   MHz  (max : 4020)
Physical Memory :   6144  MB DDR3 1333 MHz. 3x2GB. Kingston Value ram. ( I want some other RAM but im not sure what to get )
RAM : http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-ValueRAM-1333MHz-KVR1333D3N9-2G/dp/tech-data/B0019MI1CW/ref=de_a_smtd/190-1737009-2163867
Video Card :   NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
Hard Disk :   Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 SATA Disk Device (1000GB)
Operating System :   Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit
I have 2 seperate fan's inside my pc. beside the one on the CPU.

I know i want 2x8Gb ram sticks. not 1333, Maybe 1600 or 1866?  No idea :)
Can someone please help me with this ? :)
Ive been looking at G.Skill, but im not sure what to get, or if it's the best choice for my other hardwares :) Smiles.


Chelle.  :D
« Last Edit: February 25, 2014, 01:12:57 pm by Chelle85 »

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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2014, 05:30:02 pm »
DDR3-1866 is supported with two sticks, DDR3-1600 with four sticks without overclocking. You can enable XMP memory profiles in the BIOS to set the correct memory parameters.

What retail store do you want to purchase from? How many Gigabytes of memory do you want? I have the rev. 1.1 motherboard and use a 2 x 4GB DDR3-1866MHz kit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460
1) GA-Z97X-Gaming 7, G3258,
2) GA-990FXA-UD3 Rev. 1.1, FX-8350
3) GA-AM1M-S2P, Sempron 3850 Kabini

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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2014, 08:36:48 pm »
Using here Kingston HyperX (XMP) ram on this board - works nicely
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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2014, 09:24:26 pm »
DDR3-1866 is supported with two sticks, DDR3-1600 with four sticks without overclocking. You can enable XMP memory profiles in the BIOS to set the correct memory parameters.

What retail store do you want to purchase from? How many Gigabytes of memory do you want? I have the rev. 1.1 motherboard and use a 2 x 4GB DDR3-1866MHz kit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460

Thanks for your answer :)

Alright, but in the long run, i want to end up with 32GB.
Thats the total of the board max, it support :)


I want to buy from a store i denmark.
Im not that happy to buy from internet, cus i always end up, not contacting them if something's wrong.
So i want to be able to visit then, if that happen :)

But i wont be able to run 4x8GB 1866 atm, but in the future maybe?
Right now, i only have a budget to buy 2x8Gb . =)

Chelle.

Re: GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2014, 09:28:25 pm »
Using here Kingston HyperX (XMP) ram on this board - works nicely


Thank you for your answer  :)

I must admit, with the RAM sticks i have now.
Im not even close to being happy. :(

It lock down my pc, and i have to wait, to use it :(

Like it freezes. :/
But i have not tryed anything else yet.

:/ The other RAM i got, is DDR2. :/ So yeah.
Not usable.

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Re: GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2014, 10:52:00 pm »
Never use 3 RAM sticks on a AMD board.
2 modules in best case scenario ,or 1 ,or 4 and they must be matched to avoid freezing.
Over & Out !

AMD FX (APU-s included) users should install - KB2645594 & KB2646060 under Windows 7

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4.ASUS AM1M-A + Athlon 5150

Re: GA-990FXA-UD3, need help with RAM choice. ?
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2014, 08:22:13 am »
Never use 3 RAM sticks on a AMD board.
2 modules in best case scenario ,or 1 ,or 4 and they must be matched to avoid freezing.

- Thank you for your answer :)

Yes, i know that now :D
Should have read a lille more before i bought this :(
But well, i know that when i buy the next kit :)

Chelle.