Might have found a unusual mistake when buying new ram

[MLG_No_Scope]

So with my following problems i posted days earlier ( you can find them when typing my name in the author search bar ), I finally found the problem what cause the ram not work with the motherboard:

It had to do with the voltage level.
let me explain

When i was looking around the internet for new ram, i carefully looked around what ram i need, To avoid the common ram incompatibilty obstacles.
But unfortunalty, I got unlucky. the ram was not working, Either with one stick or with both, It wouldn't work.

So looking around and asking what could be the problem. It took me 2 whole days of troubleshooting and gave up in the end. But then i found a website where you can check the ram compatibilty with the motherboard!

Great 😀 . Refunded the current ram with one on the website. Waiting till tommorow. They arrived and when i opened them and installed it into the motherboard, At that moment, I couldnt believe it....

The exact problem with the ram i refunded.

I was confused, sweating, angry, emotional, defeated, searching for hours why it doesn't work. tried every single problem on the internet i could find, but nothing worked. the following day, i took some ram sticks from my own personal build and even in my current build. and by surprised, my old cards worked!

:0

interresting... ''my head says''.

I tried my current ram sticks of 8gb and the same effect happened, as expected. So looking around more and making an decision to buy more ram sticks of the exact same one that is already in the motherboard. when i wanted to purchease them, i was looking again and saw this in the specs:

1.8V

i was like, wait a minute.....

all this time, the motherboard only supports 1.8 volt cards?

The little puzzle pieces in my mind synced in and the missing piece was complete.

An 1.5 Volt card will not work with an 1.8 volt motherboard only.

i hope someone else who reads this thread will avoid the same mistake that i took.

😉

 

[Peter Martin]

If you use PCpartspicker.com you won’t have these issues

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

the parts are not available on PCpartspicker

 

[geofelt]

You might describe the make/model of your motherboard and ram.
Ram faster than stock needs to be overclocked and higher than stock voltage applied.
This is usually done via XMP settings.
The advertised ram specs will include the voltage necessary to achieve the speed as advertised for the ram.

 

[Peter Martin]

You can use crucial’s website to figure out what ram is compatible with your hardware

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

Okay to clear things up, as it seems you cannot understand the situation i was going through.

the motherboard is not overclockable, doesn't even have xmp.
the voltage speed cannot be ajusted.
the ram cards are the same as crucial.com describeds.

the ram voltage was the factor that defeated me.

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

but again, as all other thread, here is the specs:

MSI ms-7613 (iona-gl8e)
The ram sticks were Corsair XMS3 8GB ddr3 1333mhz ram cards

 

[TJ Hooker]

Where do you see 1.8 V listed in the motherboard specs?

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

https://www.ram-geheugen.nl/product/2gb-elpida-ddr3-1333mhz-pc3-10600/

use google translate, but you can see it