Ive just upgraded my i7 920 CPU to a Xeon 5670 and 2 slots of memory are no longer recognised. They were working perfectly before the cpu change so there are no issues with motherboard or the physical connection.
The motherboard is an Asus P6T SE . The 4 slots that are working contain 4x 2GB corsair TR3X6G1333C9 1333 mhz ( these came with the PC )
The Memory not recognise is an upgrade i bought in 2017 and is Crucial 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB) DDR3L-1600 UDIMM
I am not technical at all and its difficult for me to figure out the problem, however my limited brain capacity is thinking there is a difference in the speed.
I understand an X5670 is compatible with DDR3 800/1066/1333 memory types .
Is the "1600" in my Crucial memory spec the speed and am I right in thinking that's why its not recognised and I must replace it with "1333" ?
Is there anything else I need to watch out for in the specs if I am ordering new memory or is all DDR3 1333 desktop memory the same?
I don't want to spend a lot on an ancient system, so may look at second hand . I see DDR3 1333 4gb for 12.89 GBP on ebay, so if I buy a few of those will it work?
I note that sticks of 4gb and also 8gb are available, but somewhere in the back of my mind is the though that my set up is max 24 GB so I should stick to 4gb sticks. is that right?
Any advice appreciated.
The motherboard is an Asus P6T SE . The 4 slots that are working contain 4x 2GB corsair TR3X6G1333C9 1333 mhz ( these came with the PC )
The Memory not recognise is an upgrade i bought in 2017 and is Crucial 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB) DDR3L-1600 UDIMM
I am not technical at all and its difficult for me to figure out the problem, however my limited brain capacity is thinking there is a difference in the speed.
I understand an X5670 is compatible with DDR3 800/1066/1333 memory types .
Is the "1600" in my Crucial memory spec the speed and am I right in thinking that's why its not recognised and I must replace it with "1333" ?
Is there anything else I need to watch out for in the specs if I am ordering new memory or is all DDR3 1333 desktop memory the same?
I don't want to spend a lot on an ancient system, so may look at second hand . I see DDR3 1333 4gb for 12.89 GBP on ebay, so if I buy a few of those will it work?
I note that sticks of 4gb and also 8gb are available, but somewhere in the back of my mind is the though that my set up is max 24 GB so I should stick to 4gb sticks. is that right?
Any advice appreciated.