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Dirty Durden   08-06-2009 at 11:32:51 PM

Both is from Newegg

Motherboard-
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD
Item#:N82E16813130223

RAM-
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBPI
Item#:N82E16820231200

Thanks for any advice.

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Silver Home Brew badge hunter315   08-06-2009 at 11:34:18 PM
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yes, AM3 boards take DDR3 ram

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Dirty Durden   08-06-2009 at 11:40:41 PM
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hunter315 wrote :

yes, AM3 boards take DDR3 ram



I remember you, thanks for all your info. So these are compatible, great I was second guess myself because on MSI web site does not list G-Skill as compatible memory.

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Silver Home Brew badge hunter315   08-06-2009 at 11:46:27 PM
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Their compatibility list is the memory that they went through and hand tested to make sure they work properly straight out of the box. Often times they dont update that list as more products come out. As long as the board is an AM3 socket which it appears to be from the name, any DDR3 ram will work, the list is just the brands they promise will work.

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geofelt   08-06-2009 at 11:50:28 PM
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For any ram you are considering, do your own homework.
Go to the ram vendor's web site, and access their configurator.
Corsair, Kingston, Patriot, OCZ and others have them.
Their compatibility list is more current than the motherboard vendor's QVL lists which rarely get updated.
Enter your mobo or PC, and get a list of compatible ram sticks.

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Dirty Durden   08-07-2009 at 01:52:31 AM
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Thanks, I went to G-Skills configurator & they do not show my MoBo listed. Does this mean I have the wrong ram or they do not list all compatible mobo?

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