RAM Installation Issue

MarxAthium · Sep 23, 2015

MOBO: Gigabyte Ga-78LMT USB3
PSU: EVGA 500b
CPU: AMd FX 6300
GPU: GeForce GTX 750 Ti

Just got a new stick of RAM for my PC, it already had 4Gb and I wanted to bump to 8Gb
I got this
hynix 4gb 2rx4 pc3-10600r-9-10-e1 4GB RAM Kit and put it in as usual
Very loud beeping happened, really long beep followed by another and it wouldn't display to my monitor yet all the parts were working. and this happened with the beeps until I powered off the machine. I tried to redo it and was sure it was in right but it kept beeping. I took it out and the PC booted up as normal. Is there something I'm Missing? Its DDR3 RAM and I put it in the same color slot as my original RAM stick? Could they be incompatible or the Motherboard be an issue? I don't knowq much about these things but basics. Thanks!

mcnumpty23 · Sep 23, 2015

mixing ram is never certain to work sometimes you get away with it sometimes you dont

Rogue Leader · Sep 23, 2015

MarxAthium :

When it freaks out and beeps like that its often from a bad memory stick, which is possible. However its also possible that the new memory is incompatible with the old memory because its significantly different.

First thing I would do is pull out your old memory and try to start the PC with just the new memory (in the 1 DIMM slot). If that doesn't work you have your answer. If it does work then your problem is its incompatible with the memory you have. You have 2 options then, 1 is to return it and buy an 8gb kit (which has 2 4gb matched memory dimms), or pull your original memory and match the exact model number and buy the same thing.

The second option is not guaranteed but most likely will work.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 23, 2015

RAM should be purchased in identical pairs.

Mixing and purchasing separately , produces a lower chance of compatibility.

iamacow · Sep 23, 2015

sounds like your computer does not like the mix of ram. It can happen and your best solution now is to get identical parts.

MarxAthium · Sep 23, 2015

Oh alright, I wasnt particularly sure whatn the problem was but that makes sense, I'll probably just keep it for a future system and just get a 2x4 kit. Thanks all!

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 23, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 17:35 EDT-0400

littleleo · Sep 23, 2015

MarxAthium :

MOBO: Gigabyte Ga-78LMT USB3
PSU: EVGA 500b
CPU: AMd FX 6300
GPU: GeForce GTX 750 Ti

Just got a new stick of RAM for my PC, it already had 4Gb and I wanted to bump to 8Gb
I got this
hynix 4gb 2rx4 pc3-10600r-9-10-e1 4GB RAM Kit and put it in as usual
Very loud beeping happened, really long beep followed by another and it wouldn't display to my monitor yet all the parts were working. and this happened with the beeps until I powered off the machine. I tried to redo it and was sure it was in right but it kept beeping. I took it out and the PC booted up as normal. Is there something I'm Missing? Its DDR3 RAM and I put it in the same color slot as my original RAM stick? Could they be incompatible or the Motherboard be an issue? I don't knowq much about these things but basics. Thanks!

Return the RAM and buy a DDR3-1600 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB), and move on.

MarxAthium · Sep 23, 2015

I could also just get a 1x8GB stick, right? That way later i could just get another 8GB stick and be good with more if i really wanted to, as long as the new stick is the same?

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 23, 2015

Yes , but it won't run in Dual Channel mode , it's best to purchase both at the same time.

socrtwo · Dec 5, 2016

The "r" next to the 10600 means it's server RAM. It will not work in a PC. It is ECC or error checking RAM I think which is incompatible with home PCs.

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