Motherboard and memory compatability

Dawis67_AE

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Didnt really know which section to put this on, but here is the deal. When i first built my pc (about 2 years ago) i bought some Crucial ram that i deciced to return because i found out that the memory wasnt compatible with my MSI Z97 Gaming 5 mobo. So i checked the compatability list and got Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB ram (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9).

In my 2 years of using my pc i havent really ran into any problems with my ram, other than my Cities skylines crashing because i dont have enough ram (mods n shit). So i decided to upgrade and just for sake of it i went to MSI website and decided to verify that the Corsair ram was compatible. To my surprise it wasnt because i recall finding the exact ram i on the compatible list. I ram doesnt have to be on the list to fit with the mobo, but since i have been wanting to buy another pair of the same ram and put it in and the ram hasnt been tested by MSI, do you think i would cause any problems. I just worry that it works now with 2 ram sticks and it wont with 4.

Do you think that if the ram is working fine now it will work fine if i add 2 more of the same ram?

Thanks
 
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The memory that they list is a very short list compaired with what will work in the board it's just a list of memory they have tested with the board and they have nothing close to all the memory made to test with.
Anytime you add more memory that was not sold in a matched set their a chance it eill not work together.
If you buy anouther set of the same memory you have it should either be plug and play or be able to be made to work together with a couple BIOS settings changes.

Zerk2012

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The memory that they list is a very short list compaired with what will work in the board it's just a list of memory they have tested with the board and they have nothing close to all the memory made to test with.
Anytime you add more memory that was not sold in a matched set their a chance it eill not work together.
If you buy anouther set of the same memory you have it should either be plug and play or be able to be made to work together with a couple BIOS settings changes.
 
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