Is memory compatible to G41 chipset board.

[tony_cryst]

Hi
I wish to upgrade DDR3 ram to 4gb.

I am not sure whether below memory configuration is compatible with my Intel G41 chipset board.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-M378B5173QH0-CK0-1600Hz-PC3-12800-Warranty/dp/B00NGEEWLA

Please suggests

 

[COLGeek]

[strike]Yes, that memory should be fine with your motherboard. Good luck.[/strike]

 

[tony_cryst]

Thanks,

But question comes here that Samsung DDR3 specification says 1600 speed but G41 support till 1333 speed.

Not sure... can you confirm once again.. can it degrade to 1333 ?

 

[COLGeek]

Yes, it will run at the lower 1333 speed as well. No worries.

 

[tony_cryst]

Can you please help me to find out the exact speeds this RAM dim supports.. no official link i found.. Thanks for your time on answering but still I hope more exact answers

 

[COLGeek]

What is the exact make/model of your motherboard?

 

[tony_cryst]

My motherboard is GA-G41MT-S2P (rev. 1.3)

which i will be buying soon becoz i have Core 2 Quad Q8400S processor and i have very less budget to upgrade mb.

 

[COLGeek]

Go here to get the official supported memory QVL:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-G41MT-S2P-rev-13#support-doc

 

[tony_cryst]

Before posting query here...i checked above link and not found anything.

Stuck in decision whether to buy this motherboard or not. Becoz either ram/new mb not work then waste of money.

 

[COLGeek]

[strike]That motherboard will work with most generic DDR3 un-buffered memory. You really don't have to overthink it.

The original memory you linked will work.[/strike]

 

[BFG-9000]

If there are only 8 chips on a 4GB stick, or the chips themselves say K4B4G0846D on them then no, it will not work because those are 4Gbit chips for Sandy/Ivy Bridge or later.

All Intel C2D chipsets and Nehalem only support low density up-to-2Gbit DDR3 chips, or 256Megabytes per chip. So a 4GB stick would need 16 chips on it to work on G41 chipset, and a 2GB stick would need 8 chips.

That's why Sandy/Ivy can take up to 8GB sticks and Haswell/Broadwell can use 16GB sticks. DDR3 has been around for >10 years so it'd be unreasonable to expect modern DDR3 would just work with the earliest DDR3 chipsets.

 

[COLGeek]

BFG-9000 is correct.

The only 4GB modules listed on the QVL are also from Samsung. The part number is: M378B5273BH1-CF8

 

[tony_cryst]

Thank You all for answer.

Tested.. 12800 ... 1600 speed does not work with GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard.