Can I proceed with this upgrade? All details are below with Additional Comments / Info. I think I need to go into BIOS, set the remaining two memory slots for 1.5V, disable any automatic configurations, power off, install memory, and hope the new memory didn't get fried when I first tried it..
Thanks for your help,.
Mike
MoBo: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
Approximate Purchase Date: 2/15/2012 the date of the MoBo RMA. It was out of warranty when I
finally put the system together.
Budget Range: Have all parts
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Devel and RHEL cert study
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Memory
* Currently installed: AMD Performance Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
Desktop Memory Model AP38G1338U2K
Timing 8-8-8
Cas Latency 8
Voltage: 1.5V
* Desired Memory Upgrade: I have new G.Skill RIPJAWS F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 4GBx2
DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL9-9-9-24 1.5V
Do you need to buy OS: No, but thanks for asking. Linux Rules!
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: n/a but newegg.com or ncix.com are fine
Location: Baltimore county MD 21219
Parts Preferences: AMD but whatever.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe - have other video card on the shelf, will ask about that later. I think it's NVIDA with SLI or xfire - whichever one NVIDA uses.
Your Monitor Resolution: n/a
Additional Comments / Info: The droids at ASUS (snort) had me replace the memory and CPU before they'd RMA the MoBo and the damned MoBo WAS the problem. They even had me return the MoBo to the wrong warehouse - delay. The DOA original MoBo didn't even beep out a POST error code. I had the G.Skill memory installed. When I replaced the memory to humor ASUS, I bought the AMD Memory (see above under "Currently Installed") since it was one of the few things in the MoBo QVL list that was available - not much available 16 GB solutions. The G.Skill memory that I have was not in the QVL, but I think it was here at Tom's Hardware that I saw a user who had the same ASUS MoBo and G.Skill memory working. Maybe it was the overclocker's site. When I put the system together With the G.Skill memory, BIOS showed that it was giving it 1.65V -- BIOS "thinks" it's 1.65V cause it read the G.Skill tag in firmware and made an assumption. I set it to 1.5V. But the MoBo was dead and I never tried the G.Skill memory again. The AMD memory currently installed has been obsoleted and it's sold out at NewEgg. What joy!
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Because I can
I need more memory, especially for running Virtual Guest OSs in KVM and QEMU. Also, Firefox sucks (memory) when I open 20,000 tabs. But 20 tabs per in 5 Chrome windows isn't too bad, except the tabs don't scroll and they're kinda tiny, so you can't read the page titles.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your help,.
Mike
MoBo: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
Approximate Purchase Date: 2/15/2012 the date of the MoBo RMA. It was out of warranty when I
finally put the system together.
Budget Range: Have all parts
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Devel and RHEL cert study
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Memory
* Currently installed: AMD Performance Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
Desktop Memory Model AP38G1338U2K
Timing 8-8-8
Cas Latency 8
Voltage: 1.5V
* Desired Memory Upgrade: I have new G.Skill RIPJAWS F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 4GBx2
DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL9-9-9-24 1.5V
Do you need to buy OS: No, but thanks for asking. Linux Rules!
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: n/a but newegg.com or ncix.com are fine
Location: Baltimore county MD 21219
Parts Preferences: AMD but whatever.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe - have other video card on the shelf, will ask about that later. I think it's NVIDA with SLI or xfire - whichever one NVIDA uses.
Your Monitor Resolution: n/a
Additional Comments / Info: The droids at ASUS (snort) had me replace the memory and CPU before they'd RMA the MoBo and the damned MoBo WAS the problem. They even had me return the MoBo to the wrong warehouse - delay. The DOA original MoBo didn't even beep out a POST error code. I had the G.Skill memory installed. When I replaced the memory to humor ASUS, I bought the AMD Memory (see above under "Currently Installed") since it was one of the few things in the MoBo QVL list that was available - not much available 16 GB solutions. The G.Skill memory that I have was not in the QVL, but I think it was here at Tom's Hardware that I saw a user who had the same ASUS MoBo and G.Skill memory working. Maybe it was the overclocker's site. When I put the system together With the G.Skill memory, BIOS showed that it was giving it 1.65V -- BIOS "thinks" it's 1.65V cause it read the G.Skill tag in firmware and made an assumption. I set it to 1.5V. But the MoBo was dead and I never tried the G.Skill memory again. The AMD memory currently installed has been obsoleted and it's sold out at NewEgg. What joy!
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Because I can
I need more memory, especially for running Virtual Guest OSs in KVM and QEMU. Also, Firefox sucks (memory) when I open 20,000 tabs. But 20 tabs per in 5 Chrome windows isn't too bad, except the tabs don't scroll and they're kinda tiny, so you can't read the page titles.Thanks again.
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