RAM Compatibility

petey89 · 18 Feb 2011 at 17:42

Hello,

I am looking to upgrade to 4GB RAM on quite an old motherboard.

I'm looking at:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-188-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

On my Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard it lists: DDR3: 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets

The RAM is listed at 1.5-1.6V, will my motherboard be OK with that.

Also, is there anything else I can check to see if the RAM will work with my motherboard?

Emphacy · 18 Feb 2011 at 18:29

XMP Profile 1: 1333MHz 8-8-8-20 1.6V
XMP Profile 2: 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 1.6V

Looking at their website, it's listed at 1.6V only. I suggest looking at other memory, you probably could use it if you lower the clocks and timings, but that defeats the object.

AFAIK, Gigabyte motherboards also don't like 'certain' types of memory, with no logical explanation to it.

petey89 · 18 Feb 2011 at 18:37

Fair enough. I was seduced by the price.

How about this?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-220-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

Emphacy · 18 Feb 2011 at 18:52

This is your motherboards memory support list. It contains all of the currently supported motherboard memory for stock BIOS.

After a BIOS upgrade however, it may make your board compatible with more memory, but I can't find the latest info. The memory in both of your links is not on the memory compatible list for your board.

It could work however, but I wouldn't put my money on it. I suggest looking at some reviews of your board, there's loads from a quick google, and see what memory they use in their setups.

petey89 · 18 Feb 2011 at 19:12

I tried using the Crucial memory checker and it recommended this. What are the general opinions on Crucial RAM?

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=5CDA2DC1A5CA7304