do all types of RAM fit into all motherboards

[blujaffa]

I'm starting to build my first (budget gaming) PC and when i was looking for some RAM and there was so many types to choose from (I'm looking for 8GB). I was hoping i could have some help on what type to get.

Motherboard:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/M5A97-R2-0-Motherboard-PCI-Express-Flashback/dp/B008V9959O/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1398013566&sr=8-4&keywords=asus+m5a97+r2

RAM??

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-1600-Beast-Desktop-Memory/dp/B00A77202C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398013667&sr=8-2&keywords=8gb+ram

AMD FX 6350 (6 x 3.9 GHZ - Turbo 6 x 4.2 GHZ) OR AMD FX 8320 (8 x 3.5 GHZ - Turbo 8 x 4.0 GHZ)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Corsair 600w psu

Zalman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Case


I would really appreciate some help.

 

[HEXiT]

for that build ddr3 1600 or 1866 would be perfect.
buy the lowest cas latency ram you can afford.
it should be listed as ddr3 1600 cas 8,9 or 10, same for ddr3 1866.
the ram you have listed will not work on that board at its full speed. as wolfshadow points out further down only up to 2133 is supported on your motherboard selection and thats only allowed if you oc.

 

[SoumyaHD]

Best Ram is ddr3 1600 or 1866 and would be perfect for your build.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yes, that RAM will work just fine. What you want to look for is the RAM speed that your motherboard supports. In your case:

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

As you can see from this (taken from the motherboard manufacturer's web site), you could use any DDR3 RAM of any of these speeds; up to four 8GB modules.

-Wolf sends

 

[TechCIDLC]

Yes, all those parts will work perfectly. BUT consider changing 2 things:

1) Change that Corsair PSU to either Antec, SeaSonic, or EVGA.

2) Change the GPU to Radeon R7 265.

 

[yyk71200]

Yes, all those parts will work perfectly. BUT consider changing 2 things:

1) Change that Corsair PSU to either Antec, SeaSonic, or EVGA.

2) Change the GPU to Radeon R7 265.

Why would you suggest EVGA when it is the worst of all four brands?

Example: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/11/evga_supernova_nex1500_classified_power_supply_review/9#.U1QMhFdBr4Q