Asus M4A785D-M Pro AMD 785G - max ram ?

TALON1973

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as topic really ........ the specs of my mobo say it can take 16gb or ram... but doing soem searching i cant find ANY that goes above 4gb

i'm i blind or is there nothing i can use ? just upgrading my cpu on this mobo so wanted to up my ram from 4 gb

any help would be appreciated
 
What exactly are you trying to do?

Are you trying to work out some way of getting 16GB while still using your existing RAM?

The motherboard has 4 RAM slots so the simplest option is to buy 4x4GB DIMMs which you can do for £80-£90.
 
Surveyor said:
What exactly are you trying to do?

Are you trying to work out some way of getting 16GB while still using your existing RAM?

The motherboard has 4 RAM slots so the simplest option is to buy 4x4GB DIMMs which you can do for £80-£90.
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can you ? i looked on asus rams compat chart and they dont list anything above 4 gb max :(

http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M4A785DM_PRO/#MSL

open up the options .. i cant find a single one in any type
 
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Long day....

It's a DDR2 motherboard :o

You can get 4GB DIMMs of DDR2 but they're expensive.

I suggest that if you're sticking with rest of your system you "make do" with 8GB and get another 2x2GB to match what you have now.

I assume you are running a 64 bit OS?
 
Surveyor said:
Long day....

It's a DDR2 motherboard :o

You can get 4GB DIMMs of DDR2 but they're expensive.

I suggest that if you're sticking with rest of your system you "make do" with 8GB and get another 2x2GB to match what you have now.

I assume you are running a 64 bit OS?
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yeah its 64 bit .. cant remember what ram i have in it off the top of my head tbh ( as in make ) but seems liek i'm stuck with 8 gb max .

16gb for ddr2 seems non exsistent

wil all teh sticks have to match ? as in make
 
TALON1973 said:
can i mix ram makes ?
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You'll have to match speed, timings and voltage.

Using 4 DIMMs may also affect any overclock you have (though it seems you're running at stock speed).

You may achieve a lower overclock or you may need to adjust the settings to achieve the same overclock.
 
well i just purchased :- AMD Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU

was lookign to clock the cpu soon after i get it fitted
 
Options:

1) Stick with 8GB, it's enough for most people

2) Search for some 4GB DIMMs of DDR2

3) Get a motherboard compatible with the AMD Phenom II X4 965 which supports DDR3
 
well option 1 will cost me about £60 ... and with the set-up i will have will last me about 2 years ...

dont really see teh point of gettign new mobo and whoel new set of ram .. as it will probably last just about as long before i'll ned to replace it all anyway

think i'll add to my kingston .. as just noticed ocuk stil stock teh ram i bought from them ... thanks for your advice :)
 
quick side question on this .....


i'm updatign the cpu to AMD Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU will i need to update teh mobo bios or is it a case of swap out dual core and put quad in ?

also any suggestions for a cpu fan ? probably best if i change stock one .. even tho it should cope
 
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