I have always thought that DRAM/motherboard compatibility is not a big deal. If a DRAM stick is the right DDR type and has the right number of pins, and isn't something weird like parity memory, it works. Furthermore, as long as it is fast enough not to limit the speed of the board, one stick works pretty much like another. I know memory timings also affect performance, but it seems to me that those differences must be small. Different DRAMs use different voltages, but as far as I know, any motherboard will adjust its voltage automatically.
But lately I've been studying motherboard specs, and I see that many of them have lists of compatible brands and models of DRAM. How important is this? Are the board makers just trying to avoid having to diagnose some wacko DRAM maker's problems, or is are there practical reasons to use only memory sticks that have been "blessed"?
But lately I've been studying motherboard specs, and I see that many of them have lists of compatible brands and models of DRAM. How important is this? Are the board makers just trying to avoid having to diagnose some wacko DRAM maker's problems, or is are there practical reasons to use only memory sticks that have been "blessed"?