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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: orbeavhawk on November 30, 2012, 01:18:50 am
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I am thinking about buying the Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 for my new 'puter......I had already bought this DDR RAM: G.Skil16GB (2x8MB) 1866; F3-1866C10D-16GAB which is great with Intel boards. I go to the Gigabyte mobo site and the above RAM is NOT on their compatible list for that mobo......but I know that that does not mean it is not compatible [just not tested by them]. It says at the G.Skill site describing this RAM that it is compatible with AMD AM3/FM1 APU - - - as you probably know this Gig. board is FM2 or F2.?
Can someone please tell me whether I need to stay with Intel to use this RAM...or.....do you think it compatible with the Gig. board??
THANKS, michael
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I think you are safe mike. On the board i own my ram isnt listed and when i bought the ram it said made for intel boards but to tell you the truth after much research i found others using the ram with amd chips so i gave it a go. Has worked great for the last year all i had to do was set timing manually in bios.
Your board handles that speed and that size so you should be good to go.
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THANKS for some encouraging words, needed dat!
I just read on another site, I believe, that this person was using the very Gig. board I want to buy with the same RAM that I bought EXCEPT [only difference] the very last numbers were "16GSR" instead of "16GAB".
IF it did not work I guess I could sell it - but - I'd be "stranded" with an unuseable 'puter for awhile..........YIKES!!!!!!! :o
TKS michael
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You shouldnt have a problem once gigabyte releases the first version of board and post the first list they rarely ever update it. Have faith.