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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 02:11:33 am

Title: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 02:11:33 am

Hi there, I want to upgrade my RAM to 16 GB and not sure if I can use 1866. The manual says  supported RAM is
4×240pin DDR3 1866(OC)/1333/1066
*To reach DDR3 1866MHz or above, you must install two memory modules and install them in the DDR3_3 and DDR3_4 memory sockets.

My sys is :
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
BIOS: AMD 870 BIOS for GA-870A-UD3 F2
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 HDZ965FBGMBOX
RAM: OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK
Vid: XFX Radeon HD 5770
PSU: stock with Sonata III case
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
OS: 64 bit Win 7 ultimate

thx in advance

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: autotech on December 28, 2012, 02:34:00 am

Limitations state that board can only handle 16 gig total that is 4 gig per sockett. So 2 x 8 gig sticks just wont work.

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 03:27:06 am

what do you suggest I do to get 16GB?

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: autotech on December 28, 2012, 03:56:29 am

New motherboard is the only thng i cab think of. wish i had good news but i am limited by the same thing.

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 04:43:59 am

right now I have the 4 GB (2 sticks) Can I increase to 8 at least?

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: autotech on December 28, 2012, 04:45:23 am

YES you can put in a 4 gig stick in each slot for a total of 16 otherwise it is 2 4 gig for the 1866

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 04:49:21 am

ok thanks. Happy holidays and a prosperous New year!

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: autotech on December 28, 2012, 04:50:09 am

Merry christmas and a good new year to you also.

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 04:52:52 am

sorry one more question: Which of these should I use if going with 4 sticks? DDR3 1866(OC)/1333/1066?

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 05:35:26 am

also do u know where I could find which brands are compatible with this mobo?

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: autotech on December 28, 2012, 03:54:02 pm

Cant use 4 sticks of ddr3 at 1866 only 2 slot will support it. Google the motherboard and go to gigabyts site it will give you specs there.

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 06:09:55 pm

awesome thanks

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 09:57:05 pm

do u think this ram is ok?

Kingston KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX 8GB Kit 2X4GB 1600MHz DDR3 240PIN DIMM Unbuff Hmp HyperX CL9

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70136&vpn=KHX1600C9D3B1K2%2F8GX&manufacture=Kingston&promoid=1033

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: Vezina on December 28, 2012, 10:21:41 pm

It should be ok ,but personally i would buy a different brand and not Kingston.

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on December 28, 2012, 10:40:16 pm

any suggestions? Is there something wrong with Kingston  RAM?

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: autotech on December 29, 2012, 11:22:34 pm

I havent had any problems with them personally and they are rated to simular ram also well priced. All ram usually carriers a lifetime warranty so if their is a problem it does have warranty so just consider how hard it would be to rma it as i have never had to rma kingstn i have gskill and the process was flawless and fast and the best luck i have had in rma is crucial but in 14 years in building computers never had but 4 stick set of gskill and 2 x 4 gig set of crucial that read errors.

but then Venzia might have had a personal experiance with them and rma service so his advice in that area i would listen to bnut i buy from newegg and never had a problem there either.

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: thexfile on December 30, 2012, 12:16:57 pm

Quote from: clixto on December 28, 2012, 10:40:16 pm

any suggestions? Is there something wrong with Kingston  RAM?

I'm using Kingston HyperX 16GB 1333MHz (4 sticks total) without any issues.
Kingston has a life time warranty on their memory for a good reason.

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on January 02, 2013, 10:25:10 pm

ok thanks everyone

Title: Re: Which RAM is recommended?
Post by: clixto on January 02, 2013, 10:28:21 pm

there aren't many options for 8 GB when I check the compatibility on the  website Gigabyte