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Smiley Fishy   02-08-2012 at 02:11:59 PM

Hello, I am building a new computer and I am wondering what type of RAM I should use.

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Socket AM3+ AMD 760G/SB710 Chipset Dual Channel DDR3 1866(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz 1x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slots 8-Channel HD Audio GLAN 6x SATA 3Gb/s 10x USB 2.0 Micro ATX
http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=042789


Cpu: AMD Bulldozer X4 FX-4100 (95W) Quad-Core Socket AM3+, 3.6GHz, 8Mb Cache, 32nm (FD4100WMGUSBX)
http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=043085

Thats my Cpu and Motherboard and I'm looking for suggestion for RAM. Please try to keep the price under $50.

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itzdanielp   02-08-2012 at 04:50:57 PM

From your favorite vendor :P

http://canadacomputers.com/product [...] _id=044391

Any RAM kit that is DDR3 at 1333MHz or 1600MHz from Corsair, Kingston, G-Skill or Patriot will work though :)

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inzone   02-08-2012 at 07:21:25 PM

The motherboard states that the ram that is 1333 and 1066 is supported naturaly at those speeds and that the ram at higher speeds is supported if it is overclocked to those speeds so if you purchased a set of ram that was 1866mhz then the motherboard would default it to a 1333mhz speed and you would have to go into the bios and manually set the speed to the 1866mhz.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=033194

http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=045909

http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=035766

http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=035786

http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=035795

http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=037765

Here are a few choices for you to look through and choose from.

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itzdanielp   02-08-2012 at 07:24:15 PM

Don't forget that the Bulldozer CPU's support 1866MHz Natively...

------------------------------ AMD FX-8150 @ 5.03GHz, 8GB Kingston HyperX T1 DDR3, dual nVidia 560 Ti's SLI @ 985MHz, Kingston 3x HyperX 120GB SSD RAID 0, Corsair AX-850 PSU, Corsair H100 Water loop, Cooler Master HAF 932-Advanced case

 

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inzone   02-08-2012 at 08:41:59 PM

As long as the motherboard does as well..

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Smiley Fishy   02-09-2012 at 01:18:32 AM

inzone wrote :

As long as the motherboard does as well..


What do you mean 'as long as the motherboard does as well' ?

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inzone   02-09-2012 at 01:31:12 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131784

The motherboard in this link shows the memory that is supported and you see that it says 1866/1600/1333/1066

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813130605

If you look at the memory that is supported by the motherboard in this link you will see that it says 1066/1333/1600/1866(oc) , this motherboard supports the 1866 memory but when it is overclocked.

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inzone   02-09-2012 at 01:37:11 AM

The motherboard that you have says 1866 (OC) / 1600(OC) /1333/1066 , so it will support the 1600 and 1866 but when you put the ram in it will default to 1333 and you will have to go into the bios and change it to the speed that you want. When the other person posted that the Bulldozer supported the 1866 natively , it will but the motherboard has to as well or you will have to change it from the defaulted speed to the listed speed of the ram.

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Smiley Fishy   02-09-2012 at 01:55:46 AM

inzone wrote :

The motherboard that you have says 1866 (OC) / 1600(OC) /1333/1066 , so it will support the 1600 and 1866 but when you put the ram in it will default to 1333 and you will have to go into the bios and change it to the speed that you want. When the other person posted that the Bulldozer supported the 1866 natively , it will but the motherboard has to as well or you will have to change it from the defaulted speed to the listed speed of the ram.



Im fairly new computers, so just wondering if I use a ddr3 1333GHz RAM will I be able to use the 3 parts together without changing anything (I dont plan on overclocking).

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inzone   02-09-2012 at 02:04:29 AM

If you mean the cpu and motherboard that you listed along with the 1333mhz ram then yes you could. Don't be confused by what I have said it's just the way that they build these motherboards and the more you want to pay the better the features on the motherboard.
If you wqanted to get the 1600mhz or 1866mhz it is a fairly easy thing to set the correct rated speed it the bios , it's just a matter of selecting the speed that you want and saving and exiting the bios. There's not a lot to do but if you did buy the 1600 or1866 the motherboard would put the speed of the ram at 1333mhz untill you changed it.

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Smiley Fishy   02-09-2012 at 02:08:12 AM

inzone wrote :

If you mean the cpu and motherboard that you listed along with the 1333mhz ram then yes you could. Don't be confused by what I have said it's just the way that they build these motherboards and the more you want to pay the better the features on the motherboard.
If you wqanted to get the 1600mhz or 1866mhz it is a fairly easy thing to set the correct rated speed it the bios , it's just a matter of selecting the speed that you want and saving and exiting the bios. There's not a lot to do but if you did buy the 1600 or1866 the motherboard would put the speed of the ram at 1333mhz untill you changed it.


Thanks for your help :wahoo: I think I am going to just stay at 1333Mhz, because I dont have the money to get a better motherboard. I am going to use the G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1333MHz (PC3-10666) 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel Kit (F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL)
http://www.canadacomputers.com/pro [...] _id=035766

Should that work?

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inzone   02-09-2012 at 02:11:43 AM

Yes that is a good choice.

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