What type of memory exactly is needed for my motherboard

Angelouss

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I have a Asus motherboard M5 a78 L - m plus / USB 3 I bought ECC server RAM for it and it's not working I didn't know I have 8 gigabytes of DDR3 1 333 megahertz in the motherboard now I think it's PNY brand so here's a link to my motherboard what kind and cheapest 8 gigabyte stick or 2 4gb sticks of ram should I get specifically
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A78LM_LX/
 
well you made a mistake in the choice of ram you bought...
according to the specs of your motherboard https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A78LM_LX/specifications/
you should of gotten NON-ECC ram.
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according to the QVL on ram listing by manufacturer, here is the list of rams tick compatible with your motherboard.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM3+/M5A78L-M_LE_USB3/M5A78L-Series_Memory_report_160427.pdf?_ga=2.16020799.827715876.1519666737-1793528967.1507551773