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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: cmegalodon on September 26, 2011, 04:28:53 pm
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hello. new to the forums. i am looking at purchasing a GA-990FXA-UD3 to replace my asus mobo. i currently have 8gb total ram. 2 sets of (2x2gb) g.skill f3-12800cl9d-4gbrl. in the memory qvl, it states that the 8gbrl will work. i want to know if the 4gbrl will work.
i hope someone can answer my question before i purchase this board. i don't know if it helps, but my processor is a c2, not a c3.
thanks.
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Hi there and welcome to the forum.
Not too sure about G-Skill as it is not a brand that I use myself and generally it is better to have a single matched kit of RAM rather than two different sets to give you a better chance of it working.
That, said, I don't see why it won't work, especially if it is already running OK on your current motherboard. The best advice I can offer is to try and keep the matched pairs together when putting them into the motherboard. I had a similar situation where I had 2 kits of 4GB Corsair RAM (when it was a lot more expensive) and they didn't appear on the QVL but they worked fine across three different motherboards.
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I figure that the fxa is an upgrade from the xa. Am I correct to presume this?
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Yes, pretty much. The main difference between the 990FX and 990X North Bridge chips are the number of PCIE ports they handle.
For a direct comparison between the GA-990FXA-UD3 and the GA-990XA-UD3 check here: http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=3996,3901
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thanks. i ordered the 990fxa yesterday. i am expecting it tomorrow!!!!!