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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: gto23 on December 27, 2010, 04:19:47 am

Title: GA-890GPA-UD3H memory compatibility
Post by: gto23 on December 27, 2010, 04:19:47 am

hi, im planning to buy this memory for a GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 890GX ATX (i dont konw wich revision is), i wonder if this will be allright, i had problems with ocz and patriot memory

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory w/ Red LEDs Model BL2KIT25664TR1608

thanks

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H memory compatibility
Post by: babdi on December 27, 2010, 08:19:56 am

AMD recommends use of a 1333 Mhz memory. If you buy a 1600 Mhz memory it is strongly adviced to run at 1333 Mhz

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H memory compatibility
Post by: Dark Mantis on December 27, 2010, 10:40:58 am

According to Crucial that memory is compatible with your motherboard but as babdi has just said it is not advisable to run it at 1600 MHz but would be better to run it at 1333 and tighten the timings to give you better performance.

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H memory compatibility
Post by: gto23 on December 28, 2010, 01:28:57 am

thats true but i'll oc my 1090t to 3.6ghz, the same for the memory just want to use them as the currently specs: cl8 ddr1600

Title: Re: GA-890GPA-UD3H memory compatibility
Post by: Dark Mantis on December 28, 2010, 10:51:40 pm

Yes it is usefull to have a higher rated memory module as it will enable you to have a bit more headroom when overclocking and maybe even tighten the timings.