Hey people,
I recently bought some new RAM for my computer, a single stick of corsair vengeance DDR3 1600mhz 4gb. I only planned it to be a temporary fix as my previous RAM sticks went dead on me (Corsair XMS3 1333mhz 2x2gb) and I plan to get a new motherboard and processor before new years. I decided to go with a 1600mhz module as I intend to use it in a brand new motherboard eventually and I read that 1600mhz RAM should work fine in a 1333mhz motherboard.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work, my computer turns on and makes all the usual noises but my monitor never receives a signal and the button remains red just below the screen. I have one old RAM stick still barely working which I am using right now so I am able to change bios settings and what not but this RAM is on it's last legs and regularly causes horrible BSOD when I begin multitasking or gaming. The other stick went through the same symptoms and eventually stopped POSTing completely so I fear I'm sitting on a time bomb here!
Wondering if there is anyway I can get this stick to work on the old motherboard before I replace it? I have a feeling that this RAM stick will fail soon and I will be stuck without a desktop before new years!
I will list all my specs below, many thanks for any replies.
Motherboard:Asrock G41M-VS3 R2.0
GFX: MSI GTX650ti BOOST 2gb
RAM:Corsair XMS3 1333mhz 1x2gb (Trying to replace with Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 1x4gb)
CPU: Intel e6750 @ 2.66ghz
HDD: Samsung 500gb
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
I recently bought some new RAM for my computer, a single stick of corsair vengeance DDR3 1600mhz 4gb. I only planned it to be a temporary fix as my previous RAM sticks went dead on me (Corsair XMS3 1333mhz 2x2gb) and I plan to get a new motherboard and processor before new years. I decided to go with a 1600mhz module as I intend to use it in a brand new motherboard eventually and I read that 1600mhz RAM should work fine in a 1333mhz motherboard.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work, my computer turns on and makes all the usual noises but my monitor never receives a signal and the button remains red just below the screen. I have one old RAM stick still barely working which I am using right now so I am able to change bios settings and what not but this RAM is on it's last legs and regularly causes horrible BSOD when I begin multitasking or gaming. The other stick went through the same symptoms and eventually stopped POSTing completely so I fear I'm sitting on a time bomb here!
Wondering if there is anyway I can get this stick to work on the old motherboard before I replace it? I have a feeling that this RAM stick will fail soon and I will be stuck without a desktop before new years!
I will list all my specs below, many thanks for any replies.
Motherboard:Asrock G41M-VS3 R2.0
GFX: MSI GTX650ti BOOST 2gb
RAM:Corsair XMS3 1333mhz 1x2gb (Trying to replace with Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 1x4gb)
CPU: Intel e6750 @ 2.66ghz
HDD: Samsung 500gb
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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