Is this ram compatible with my cpu?

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 · Aug 4, 2013

I want to get corsair vengeance black 8gb to use with my build. It has an amd fx 6300 6core cpu, would it work?

Dylan1999 · Aug 4, 2013

its not the cpu that would depend on if the ram would work, its the motherboard

SeismicAltop · Aug 4, 2013

Yes. As long as the RAM is DDR3 it should work.

SNA3 · Aug 4, 2013

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 :

your chip works with DDR3 1866 and DDR3 1600 ...

best go for DDR3 1866 for fastest results.

also I need to know your motherboard choice , if it is a new machine , get 990FX chipset and not lower

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 · Aug 4, 2013

Dylan1999 :

The motherboard is an asrock mb970 ex4

Dylan1999 · Aug 4, 2013

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 :

as long as its a ddr3 and below 1866mhz ur fine

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 · Aug 4, 2013

SNA3 :

It's an asrock mb970 ex4, my first build is that ok? I chose these because I am trying to save some money.

SNA3 · Aug 4, 2013

Dylan1999 :

Where did you get this below 1866 mhz from lol

the CPU Supports DDR3 1866 , and the motherboard a well.

and no he is not fine not all Ram work .

Dylan1999 · Aug 4, 2013

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 :

SNA3 :

It's an asrock mb970 ex4, my first build is that ok? I chose these because I am trying to save some money.

yes, its ok if you want to save money

SNA3 · Aug 4, 2013

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 :

if you havent bought it yet better get 990FX chipset ,

her is the list of supported ram on your mobo :

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme4/?cat=Memory

choose memory from the list you will be fine

and pick 1866 ..

if you did not buythe mobo tell me.

Tradesman1 · Aug 4, 2013

Might want to look at 1600 sets, not all 6300s can run 1866, and the QVL is worthless as far as what will run at spec as they 'test' sticks for the QVL at the mobos default or 1333 I believe on this mobo, see here:

http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=10566

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 · Aug 4, 2013

SNA3 :

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 :

if you havent bought it yet better get 990FX chipset ,

her is the list of supported ram on your mobo :

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme4/?cat=Memory

choose memory from the list you will be fine

and pick 1866 ..

if you did not buythe mobo tell me.

So the corsair vengeance black 1600 wouldn't work? I don't have the cash for an 1866.

Tradesman1 · Aug 4, 2013

The 1600 Corsair will be fine, 1866 'Probably' would be too much for the CPU...QVLs are worthess unless you want to know if a set of DRAM will run at the mobo default of 1333, see here:

http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=10566

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 · Aug 4, 2013

Tradesman1 :

The 1600 Corsair will be fine, 1866 'Probably' would be too much for the CPU...QVLs are worthess unless you want to know if a set of DRAM will run at the mobo default of 1333, see here:

So a Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 2800) Desktop Memory (CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9) will work with an asrock mb 970ex4? I'm confused, many people say yes, but one person gave me a list of supported memory and I cant find it anywhere, heres the link I was given
asrock.com/mb/amd/970%20extreme4/?cat=memory

Tradesman1 · Aug 4, 2013

The 'supported' memory on that list is whatever they have laying around that will run at the mobos default of 133 - in other words if a set is 1600 or 1866 they simply test it at 1333 - so there is no way of knowing for sure if it will work at the true freq.

Also mentioned above, inaccurately, is that it is the mobo not the CPU that determines what DRAM you can run.....the mobo can handle most any DRAM..it's the CPU and it's MC (memory controller) that determines what DRAM you can run, you can't take say a plain jane 3570 and go run 2800 sticks with it at it's given spec any more than you can take a AMD 4100 and run 2133 DRAM with it at it's given spec

SNA3 · Aug 4, 2013

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 :

Does not mean it will not work , it means not tested .. the test report will say to you what will not work.

try www.Crucial.com and see if they tested a module on that motherboard :

by the way 99% memories work if you pick the same specs .. but when I give Advice I dont want to fall into the 1% lol thats all

here is your FX-6300 , it supports DDR3 1866

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-FX-Series%20FX-6300.html

The number of controllers: 1
Memory channels: 2
Supported memory: DDR3-1866
Other peripherals HyperTransport technology ?

and dont worry the DDR3 1866 is the same price , but you need to look for lowest price ...

here are the 1866 lowest prices ,

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#n=2&s=301866&sort=a8&v=1500&c=90

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 · Aug 4, 2013

SNA3 :

Christopher Somxanxay-1373793 :

Does not mean it will not work , it means not tested .. the test report will say to you what will not work.

try www.Crucial.com and see if they tested a module on that motherboard :

by the way 99% memories work if you pick the same specs .. but when I give Advice I dont want to fall into the 1% lol thats all

here is your FX-6300 , it supports DDR3 1866

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-FX-Series%20FX-6300.html

The number of controllers: 1
Memory channels: 2
Supported memory: DDR3-1866
Other peripherals HyperTransport technology ?

and dont worry the DDR3 1866 is the same price , but you need to look for lowest price ...

here are the 1866 lowest prices ,

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#n=2&s=301866&sort=a8&v=1500&c=90

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