Motherboard RAM pins?

[Kian_6]

Hello! I have a Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 3 G1 Gaming motherboard but I have no ram installed on it, i have been looking everywhere for cheap ddr4 ram and found some answers. My question: what kind of ram supports my motherboard? How many pins does it need to have? Do you have any suggestions on where i can get 4gb of ram for this motherboard for under 40$?

 

[MnMWizard]

It only supports standard (not laptop) ddr4, which has 288 pins. You might want more than 4gb for gaming unless you already have some, but here's a good 4gb stick:
https://www.amazon.com/Ballistix-Sport-Single-PC4-19200-288-Pin/dp/B01DPZVP3W/

 

[MADVIU]

It supports DDR4 in dual channel in a variety of speeds... which is 288 pins.

Amazon Search for DDR4 4GB

 

[DRagor]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Kian_6 : "Motherboard ram help"

Hello, I have a gigabyte z170x gaming 3 g1 gaming and I am looking for ram. I know it supports any kind of DDR4 but I have encountered this deal: https://www.mediamarkt.se/sv/product/_corsair-value-select-4-gb-1600-mhz-ddr3l-sodimm-1275194.html in a local technology shop. Would my motherboard be compatible with this DDR3l?

No, DDR3L is the same size as DDR3, and will not fit in DDR4 slot.

 

[Isokolon]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Kian_6 : "Motherboard ram compatibility"

Hello! I have a Gigabyte z170x-gaming 1 g1 gaming and i am looking everywhere to buy ram. So far I have found this ram card that fits in my budget:
https://www.amazon.com/Avexir-288-Pin-Desktop-Memory-AVD4UZ124001608G-1COB/dp/B01CKP6628/ref=pd_sbs_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01CKP6628&pd_rd_r=RW7S0N9W3YM2NF6R78PF&pd_rd_w=yTYAD&pd_rd_wg=WEESu&psc=1&refRID=RW7S0N9W3YM2NF6R78PF
Would this ram card fit inside of my motherboard? Please answer in 2 hours or less

there is the memory support list for this board

any RAM listed is tested to work with it

http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z170X-Gaming-G1-rev-10#support-doc

 

[Kian_6]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Kian_6 : "Motherboard ram compatibility2"

Hello! I have a Gigabyte z170x-gaming 3 g1 gaming and i have found this https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC4-19200-Unbuffered-BLS4G4D240FSA/dp/B00MTSWEL4/ref=sr_1_78?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1489772531&sr=1-78&keywords=ddr4&th=1 ram. Is it compatible with my motherboard?

Yes it is, although I hope you're getting more than just 4gb, thats not enough.

Yes it is compatible.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MTSWEQE/ref=twister_B00N8HW3KC?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Get a 2x4 kit.

Yes it is, although I hope you're getting more than just 4gb, thats not enough.

Why is 4gb of ram not engough? Sorry but I am a big n00b when it comes to ram, Ethernet and cores... What i usually did on my old pc is play Overwatch. That is the heaviest game I had... My setup then was 2 gb ram and intel core duo vpro. Its very bad to say the least, it lagged horribly but i thought getting 4 gb ram would be engough since I am changing from intel core duo to intel core i5. What does the core difference do? Is it just the startup speed?

 

[Rogue Leader]

4gb ram is not enough for a modern Windows 10 Gaming system, many games require a minimum of 8gb of ram. You will experience slowdowns and other performance issues without 8gb of ram at a minimum.

I have merged all your threads here, please try not to keep making new threads. I have to ask you have a fairly expensive Gaming motherboard and yet you are trying as hard as possible to cheap out on the rest of the system based on your posts about memory and the CPU I have seen. Why would you buy a board like that? This could have all been done cheaper.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No build should have less than 8gb regardless of gaming.