RAM compatibility with motherboard

Naasdegunis

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Hi! I'd like to purchase 2x4GB RAM sticks, but I'm not sure if they are going to work with my motherboard after reading this topic:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2544288/hyperx-ram-red-mother-board-light-stuck-motherboard-screen.html#15329896

I have ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 motherboard which is based on AMD 770 chipset and I'd like to buy one of these kits:

1) CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 CL9 KIT OF 2 BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU
2) KINGSTON 8GB DDR3 PC12800 CL10 DIMM HYPERX FURY BLACK SERIES KIT OF 2 HX316C10FBK2/8

In the topic which I mentioned previously a member wrote that HyperX Fury modules doesn't work on all motherboards because of PnP.
I'd like to know if it's really like that and which kit should I go with?
 

Naasdegunis

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Apparently my previous RAM modules had been running with 1.6V which caused BSOD with my new RAM modules. Lowering voltage to 1.5V fixed the problem. I also had to lower the frequency from 1600 to 1333 because there was only 4GB usable memory with 1600MHz.
Thank you!