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Looks like on gigabyte website you should have an F7 or later BIOS. With older BIOS it probably wont post or wont be recognized.
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Compatible as it will work, yes.
But any ram mobo combination will not necessarily perform optimal. "DDR3" is a standard. That is why it is called DDR3 and not just some ram. ^^
But any ram mobo combination will not necessarily perform optimal. "DDR3" is a standard. That is why it is called DDR3 and not just some ram. ^^
Hi Kymf - I have just registered today, having found a post which seems to relate to your problem (although you don't actually say what the specific problem is). Have a look at:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/311850-12-z68xp-firmware-update-3770k
where it is claimed that a new build pc, with a core i7 Ivy bridge processor will not boot up if the BIOS version is too old. Gigabyte's BIOS support chart for my motherboard (Z68XP-UD3) shows that versions f4, f5 and f7 relate to support for 22nm cpus, but f9 is the first to explicitly mention Ivy Bridge. The killer reply (that yes, you have to boot up with a Sandy Bridge cpu in order to be able to update the BIOS) seems an absolutely absurd situation. I'm hoping that someone can throw some light on this as I am about to order a cpu for my build.
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What are you talking about? Any DDR3 DRAM will work on a mobo with DDR3 support.
The Joint Electron Devices Engineering Council (JEDEC) will confirm this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JEDEC
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You are giving misleading information here.
DDR3 Kits are different in voltage, as I have pointed out. You can´t place a DDR3 2.1v Kit, if CPU memory controller max voltage is 1.8 or 1.65v.
As you have posted the link for JEDEC, then have a look at it properly.
DDR3 Kits are different in voltage, as I have pointed out. You can´t place a DDR3 2.1v Kit, if CPU memory controller max voltage is 1.8 or 1.65v.
As you have posted the link for JEDEC, then have a look at it properly.
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Any DDR3 ram with a higher rating than 1.5v is normally high speed/performance ram over the standard PC3-6400 one's. And this higher voltage is ONLY required when the ram sticks operate at maximum Mhz.
If your motherboard can only produce a maximum of say ~1.9v it only means that the ram wil not be able to function at full speed.
The BIOS will detect ram timings according to what it believes to be maximum speed it can support, and adjust timings and voltages accordingly.
Enthusiast/extreme boards are however capable of over-clocking. They support the extreme ram range with higher speeds, like XMP.
Could you post this DDR3 2.1v Kit brand/model....
If your motherboard can only produce a maximum of say ~1.9v it only means that the ram wil not be able to function at full speed.
The BIOS will detect ram timings according to what it believes to be maximum speed it can support, and adjust timings and voltages accordingly.
Enthusiast/extreme boards are however capable of over-clocking. They support the extreme ram range with higher speeds, like XMP.
Could you post this DDR3 2.1v Kit brand/model....
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CORSAIR XMS2 DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145168
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