Help with a compatibility issue please

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Hello,

Bought some RAM from here not so long ago (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-177-OC&tool=3) and also a MOBO (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS). PC kept giving me BSOD and after a lot of troubleshooting i found out the RAM is not noted as a "capability RAM" in the MOBO although the MOBO supports DDR3 etc. I was told this is most likely the problem. I'm just triple checking with you guys that it could be and how likely it is?

Ive had a master in BSOD working on it and he checked my dump files and everything and couldn't find anything wrong. Memtest86+ is throwing up like 11,000 errors and I'm told this can be caused by the MOBO having the RAM that isn't compatible.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.
 
You can try checking the voltage supplied to the ram is correct.

And the timings are set by SPD/auto.
 
like i said in my review, i have the non low voltage version, and they're running sweetly on a 790gx board.

i seem to recall someone having a similar problem some time ago and i did some digging. on the OCZ site, there are two kits, 4gig 1.65v platinum 1333mhz optimized for intel, and 4gig 1.65v platinum 1333mhz optimized for AMD. if you've got the intel one, that could be a potential problem...

on a side note, the ones i picked up at crimbo are actually about 18 months old (ie optimised for p35).
 
Here we go:

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr3_pc3_10666_platinum_low_voltage_dual_channel this is the RAM i have under the sub heading - "Dual Channel DDR3 - Optimized for the Intel Lynnfield Platform" "OCZ low-voltage DDR3 kits are designed specifically for the Intel® P55 Chipset and subsequent Intel® Core™ i7, i5, and i3 (Socket 1156) processors."

I'm guessing the one i need is the AMD one which is: http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr3_pc3_10666_platinum_amd_edition ?
 
thingemajib said:
like i said in my review, i have the non low voltage version, and they're running sweetly on a 790gx board.

i seem to recall someone having a similar problem some time ago and i did some digging. on the OCZ site, there are two kits, 4gig 1.65v platinum 1333mhz optimized for intel, and 4gig 1.65v platinum 1333mhz optimized for AMD. if you've got the intel one, that could be a potential problem...

on a side note, the ones i picked up at crimbo are actually about 18 months old (ie optimised for p35).
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urm, how could i find out if mine are the ones for AMD or Intel?
i have been getting Memory Management BSOD and even though i get no errors with MemTest i think it could have somethign to do with the RAM, i set the RAM at 1.65 which on the OCuk site says is the right voltage for it but i still get the BSOD - any ideas?

(PS : Sorry for hijacking the thread)
 
the way i did it was turn the pc off, take one of the sticks out and look at the part number. it should be on the sticker thats on the heatspreader. eg, mine is OCZ3P13334GK, intel one should be OCZ3P1333LV4GK and AMD one should be OCZ3P1333LVAM4GK
 
thingemajib said:
the way i did it was turn the pc off, take one of the sticks out and look at the part number. it should be on the sticker thats on the heatspreader. eg, mine is OCZ3P13334GK, intel one should be OCZ3P1333LV4GK and AMD one should be OCZ3P1333LVAM4GK
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Yea this is correct
 
I still think flashing new BIOS might help. They do a lot of ram compatibility improvements in new versions, so that may help even with intel optimised ram for amd platform.

In any case it wouldn't heart, so flash newest BIOS.
 
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