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SD1995

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I'm building my first pc. I just bought some patriot viper ddr3 8gb 2133mhz ram, to go with my amd fx 8350 cpu and msi 990fxa-gd80v2 motherboard. The person who helped me at fry's said "it should work". It wasn't until I got home that I realized the box says "designed for intel 6/7/8". Can I still use this ram?
 
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SD1995

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8gb Patriot vapor ddr3 pc3 17000 2133 mhz Ram. Does "XMP" mean anything? I'm reading that I may have to adjust some settings manually, will overclocking do the job for me?
 
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swifty_morgan

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it may default to 1333. if the board supports xmp profiles you'll have to select that in the BIOS. some BIOS' will have options to set ram speed................ 1333/1600/2133, etc........... ( UEFI BIOS ) it's not as hard as you might think. look through booklet that came with your motherboard or view the pdf file at the motherboard manufacturers website. ( install foxit reader........ google it........ to read the file ).
 
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