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I bought a computer with a FM2-A85XA-G65 Mobo.

My question is about upgrading RAM. Can I buy any 240pin ram and work?
I was thinking G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-16GXM.

Would this work? When I go to http://www.msi.com/product/mb/FM2A85XAG65.html#Support and support for memory, the above RAM isn't listed.

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Ideally, it should work just fine. The "supported memory" list is usually to show which ones they tested themselves to be guaranteed to work. It's a fair bet that as long as you meet similar specs i.e., brand and specs such as voltage (notice all the supported ones are 1.5V, so are the sticks you picked) to the supported modules.

Also, they list a Ripjaws X series as being compatible, so it's a safe bet that newer "versions" of the RipjawsX series will also work just fine. I'd say go for it if that's the RAM you're looking at. Should be just fine :)

Quick Edit: The only difference from the RAM you picked and the "supported" list is the RAM speed and module size. The other two are a 2x4GB 1333 Mhz model and a 4x4GB 1600 MHz model. The...
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Ideally, it should work just fine. The "supported memory" list is usually to show which ones they tested themselves to be guaranteed to work. It's a fair bet that as long as you meet similar specs i.e., brand and specs such as voltage (notice all the supported ones are 1.5V, so are the sticks you picked) to the supported modules.

Also, they list a Ripjaws X series as being compatible, so it's a safe bet that newer "versions" of the RipjawsX series will also work just fine. I'd say go for it if that's the RAM you're looking at. Should be just fine :)

Quick Edit: The only difference from the RAM you picked and the "supported" list is the RAM speed and module size. The other two are a 2x4GB 1333 Mhz model and a 4x4GB 1600 MHz model. The 2x8GB 1866MHz model should work fine.
 
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