Hi everyone -- Had a quick question I'm hoping you can help me with...
I have a ASRock 870 Extreme3 on the way, which I'll be outfitting with an Phenom II X4 925.
I was originally planning a Sandy Bridge build and bought G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series RAM -- designed "specifically for 967 motherboards" (Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL)
The closest G.SKILL RAM that ASRock recommends for the Extreme3 on their website is the F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ memory (Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ)
I have an RMA number and can return the Ripjaws X Series to Newegg with no hassel.
Question is if I should swap out the RAM, or stick with the Ripjaws X. I can't tell any difference by looking at the specs, and I understand that generally RAM is RAM and either should work -- but I'm wary of using RAM not specifically recommended by ASRock for their board...
Thanks for any advice!
I have a ASRock 870 Extreme3 on the way, which I'll be outfitting with an Phenom II X4 925.
I was originally planning a Sandy Bridge build and bought G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series RAM -- designed "specifically for 967 motherboards" (Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL)
The closest G.SKILL RAM that ASRock recommends for the Extreme3 on their website is the F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ memory (Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ)
I have an RMA number and can return the Ripjaws X Series to Newegg with no hassel.
Question is if I should swap out the RAM, or stick with the Ripjaws X. I can't tell any difference by looking at the specs, and I understand that generally RAM is RAM and either should work -- but I'm wary of using RAM not specifically recommended by ASRock for their board...
Thanks for any advice!
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