seekermeister
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- May 29, 2009
I'm thinking about getting some new RAM, not because I usually don't have enough, but occasionally for reasons unknown to me, RAM usage will spike and cause the system to freeze. It doesn't even have to hit 100%, because when it exceeds 80% it may freeze or at least cause things to become sluggish.
I started out to buy a couple of sticks matching what I now have (Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA) but it appears that version has been discontinued.
I then found some used Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C92x8GB Kits available at the right price, but it isn't listed on the QVL for my motherboard. I know that other RAM will usually work fine, as long as it is within specs, but it still makes me a bit hesitant to buy something unknown.
The Corsair RAM in the QVL that qualifies for my motherboard is of a lower CAS, but I think that the motherboard should handle it (9-9-9-24) 1.65v, but it never really has handled the Patriot RAM that I have very well, because I actually had to under-clock it slightly to get it to work.
Should this work, or should I anticipate having problems with it?
I started out to buy a couple of sticks matching what I now have (Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA) but it appears that version has been discontinued.
I then found some used Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C92x8GB Kits available at the right price, but it isn't listed on the QVL for my motherboard. I know that other RAM will usually work fine, as long as it is within specs, but it still makes me a bit hesitant to buy something unknown.
The Corsair RAM in the QVL that qualifies for my motherboard is of a lower CAS, but I think that the motherboard should handle it (9-9-9-24) 1.65v, but it never really has handled the Patriot RAM that I have very well, because I actually had to under-clock it slightly to get it to work.
Should this work, or should I anticipate having problems with it?