Recent content by ukrobochips

Cheers guys. @kanewolf - That MX500 you mentioned. I notice it doesnt have the usual connection type that I am used to (dinosour!), it looks like it fits into a slot on the mobo. Guessing the Asus M5A99FX PRO 2.0 motherboard that I own is compatible?

Wll, it actually looks as though that feature has been discontinued. So, Win10 here i come but bye-bye weekend i guess! Thanks for all the help.

Perefect! Thanks guys. Thanks for the help. Upgrading to a better version of Win7 doesnt cause any data loss... "Users who would like to upgrade their Home Premium edition to Professional can use the Windows Anytime Upgrade feature. Using this feature, you can easily upgrade to a higher...

Maybe we overlooked THIS??? >: https://ibb.co/2d2mtRx Is it saying my version of Win7 is capped at 16GB??? Jeez that would suck!

Ok, thanks. Maybe I should try differing combos of 2x8, just to check the sticks are good. I mean, they are brand new, I literally just opened the packet! :( Not heard of 'memtest', so again, thanks for the advice. Let's hope I havent just wasted £150 on something that's not going to work -...

Thanks for the help @kanewolf. So, I entered (F2) BIOS on start up and selected 'optimised defaults'. CPU now says: https://ibb.co/rwSx1dN That's now at 1333, right? Still only 16/32 available!

Asus M5a99fx pro 2.0 Fx-8370. Win 7. So, I replaced my GEIL RAM (2x8gb) with a brand new packet of Corsair Vengence RAM (4x8gb). Everything booted great, but 'computer > Properties' say: 32GB (16GB usable). I made sure to buy RAM at 1600 as I have been advised (by users on this forum) that my...

@Calvin7 Bless dude! Thanks for pointing that out - saved me awhole heap of issues when they turn up and dont work!!! Think I have cancelled that order and am going for these...

Thanks for all your help guys. Looking around at pcpartspicker I found a page where it only listed RAM's compatible with my motherboard... awesome! Have decided to go with these...

@13thmonkey Yeah, I get your point - after reading a few similar threads. If I do have to go for 4x8 New RAM units, is there anything in particular that you would advise as best? My CPU is only an fx8370, so I dont think i need top of the range stuff. In fact, that GEIL RAM I initially...

That 'CL' number is to do with the clock timings, right? Here is an image of CPU-Z's 'Memory' tab. Looks like my clocks are set to 11 anyway? This stuff is just too confusing until you understand all of the concepts in play! https://ibb.co/XLgXRcJ Maybe buying 4x8 new units would be easiest...

@lynx1021 Ah! Thanks for explaining/noticing that for me - appreciate your time. I followed that link you posted, but it appears all of the CL9 RAM units have been discontinued :( I'm guessing that mixing two units of CL9 with two units of something else is not advisable?

Thanks for your advice. Am I correct in thinking any DDR3 240 pin RAM will be compatible with my Asus mobo? Such as these ones...

Hello. Excuse my ignorance, but I am wanting to buy 2x8 GB RAM for my PC and am unsure what type I need. My existing RAM is: 2x GEIL 8GB PC3-14900 CL9-10-9-28 GEL316GB1866C9DC 1.65V So, basically I want to upgrade from 16GB to a total of 32GB by adding two more sticks. My motherboard is...