How to see if a RAM supports mainboard?

Roshen

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I found a RAM kit (GSkill F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2).
But under it's QVL, my motherboard wasn't listed.
Socket (DDR3) and Voltage (1.5v) are supported. No additional RAMs are included.
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How can I know if it works fine on my board?

Thank you!
 
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There is only one way to find out for certain: try it.

That's all the QVL is: the list of modules the motherboard manufacturer tested on their boards and can guarantee should work under tested configurations such as single slot/DIMM, DIMM pair and fully populated conditions. It is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of all possible DIMMs that will work.

Asus' QVL for my motherboard for example is very sparse for 16GB configurations, does not include the Kingston KHX1600 memory I bought and I have 4x8GB of it working perfectly fine.

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There is only one way to find out for certain: try it.

That's all the QVL is: the list of modules the motherboard manufacturer tested on their boards and can guarantee should work under tested configurations such as single slot/DIMM, DIMM pair and fully populated conditions. It is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of all possible DIMMs that will work.

Asus' QVL for my motherboard for example is very sparse for 16GB configurations, does not include the Kingston KHX1600 memory I bought and I have 4x8GB of it working perfectly fine.
 
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Roshen

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My board is Asus P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, and it can.
CPU is i3-3220, it also can.
So, it's a yes. Right?