Is this RAM compatible with MSI....

[mohit999]

I have MSI p55 gd55 motherborad that I bought in 2011. I want to upgrade my old ram with kingston fury 4gb ram (4 sticks = 16 gb total). I want to know if my motherboard is fully compatible with this memory ??

Motherboard :-
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/P55GD55.html#hero-specification

Memory:-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104446

 

[JamesLeaverland]

Hey !

Yes this should work 100% fine! You will only encounter a problem if you want to use quad channel memory but you are using dual channel so don't worry.

 

[azathoth]

Hey !

Yes this should work 100% fine! You will only encounter a problem if you want to use quad channel memory but you are using dual channel so don't worry.

Memory itself is not Dual or Quad channeled, that is up to the CPU+Motherboard. (You can buy a quad channel memory kit, to populate all four slots on a Dual channel board without issue.)

Just make sure if you are mixing memory types, that they have the SAME frequency and timings set in the BIOS, then it will work perfectly fine.

If your older RAM has slower timings/frequency, is it is better to ensure the memory matches by under-clocking the faster sticks rather than overclocking the slower ones.

 

[mohit999]

Hey !

Yes this should work 100% fine! You will only encounter a problem if you want to use quad channel memory but you are using dual channel so don't worry.

Memory itself is not Dual or Quad channeled, that is up to the CPU+Motherboard. (You can buy a quad channel memory kit, to populate all four slots on a Dual channel board without issue.)

Just make sure if you are mixing memory types, that they have the SAME frequency and timings set in the BIOS, then it will work perfectly fine.

If your older RAM has slower timings/frequency, is it is better to ensure the memory matches by under-clocking the faster sticks rather than overclocking the slower ones.

I will only use new memories from the same brand in the 4 available slots and throw away old memories so just want to confirm if my motherboard can support this.

 

[Tradesman1]

Yes, but get the entire amount of DRAM in a single package, that way they have been tested to play nice - getting two packages of the same model isn't guaranteed