Cant find hardware that matches my motherboard?

fangster321 · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:08

Hi
I am getting a Asrock H77m Socket 1155 Vga Dvi Hdmi 7.1 Channel Audio Matx Motherboard and cant find good ram or processor that goes with it.
My processor budget is £100
My 8gb ram budget is £30
As much help as possible will be appreciated.
This is the ram i have been looking at but it does not come up in the list of supported ram for the motherboard. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS
Thanks
Jeremy

pgi947 · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:11

Probably looking at something along these lines:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
Total : £128.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).

Remote_zero · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:16

Surely..
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-430-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

fangster321 · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:25

I have just been on the asrock website to check the ram and it does not come up on the list of what works.
And i shall get the second CPU.

Remote_zero · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:32

Those lists are by no means exhaustive. There's so much RAM about nowadays, they cant possibly check them all. I'm sure you'll be fine with it.

fangster321 · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:33

I want to be sure though i dont want to just waste my money as i am on a very tight budget

Doomedspeed · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:35

fangster321 said:
I want to be sure though i dont want to just waste my money as i am on a very tight budget

You have 14 days satisfaction guarantee with OCUK anyway.

But aslong as it's 1.5V & DDR3 and Dual Channel you can't go wrong.

fangster321 · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:49

Ok then
Just wondering is there any that you are certain work with it.
I just dont want to go through all of the hassle of getting it sent back if it does not work as i need it built fairly soon.
If not i will just have to go for that.

Remote_zero · 21 Oct 2012 at 23:13

The 4gb kits of these are on your list, the 8gb will be the same. Only a few quid more than the geil.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

fangster321 · 21 Oct 2012 at 23:20

I could not find them on the list when i looked

Bacon? · 21 Oct 2012 at 23:21

They'll be fine.

fangster321 · 21 Oct 2012 at 23:26

What ones will be fine the Kingston or the Geil

Bacon? · 21 Oct 2012 at 23:28

fangster321 · 21 Oct 2012 at 23:31

Ok thanks guys i shall buy the Kingston as i am more familiar with the brand and the 2gb version is on the asrock website.

trickynickyuk · 22 Oct 2012 at 00:00

any DDR3 should work fine mate been building a while and had no problems at all with any of my memory from DDR DDR2 DDR3 and i have never looked at the spec list neither

nelviss · 22 Oct 2012 at 00:13

yes i have built a fair few systen in the past few years and the (recomended ram is a joke) as long as your MB can use that kind of ram it will work.

my system is using 2100mhz ram and yet the manule says 1600mhz i have it clocket to around 1880, and get much beter benth scores than peeps wit hthe 1600.

if its cheap get the fastes worst can hapen is you bord win clock it down.

OliverDavis · 22 Oct 2012 at 09:20

Yeah dont worry about RAM Compatibility, I bought some ram that claimed they were for Intel Systems only, yet I have them running in my AMD system, and managed to overclock them too.

If its DDR3, 1.5v and your motherboard says it supports the speed (1600, 1886, 2100oc) then it should work.

Just always try to run matching modules. And dont do what a freind of mine had done. He bought 2100Mhz 4Gb modules in a pair, then because he had an extra 1Gb laying around added that too. The 1Gb was only 1333Mhz, defaulting his 2100Mhz down to 1333Mhz.

Run matched!