New Corsair Memory won't fit into Mobo

[Spifferino]

Hello!

So I was quite excited to go buy some more RAM for my PC. I got it 3 years back and I decided it was time to upgrade my memory. I'm going from 8gb of DDR3 to 16gb of DDR4. I went to my computer shop, picked up a Corsair LPX DDR4 2400MHz kit, and went to go install it into my PC. To my disappointment, it didn't fit. At all. Either way. I have no idea what to do, I dropped 170 on this RAM and it doesn't even fit into my PC. Is it defective or is there something I missed? Something I'm not taking into account? I've checked multiple other threads with no result to my answer. It simply just does not fit. Picture provided below.
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[Dark Lord of Tech]

You need a board and CPU that supports DDR4 , DDR3 boards and CPU's don't support it.

 

[Spifferino]

@SR-71 Blackbird So I should return the ram? Any less expensive alternatives? How much of a performance difference would DDR3 pose against DDR4. 16gb in both scenarios.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Not a huge difference in performance so get a 2x8 kit that is compatible with your setup.

 

[weberdarren97]

If I can have the make and model of your motherboard, I can find you a compatible high quality kit of DDR3 that won't break the bank.

 

[Spifferino]

@weberdarren97 It's an MSI Z97. I could probably find something at Canada Computers, but if you have a better suggestion then I'm all ears.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

CPU is needed too.

 

[Spifferino]

Intel Core i5-4690 3.5Ghz

 

[weberdarren97]

This one looks to be the best bang for the buck: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xyjG3C/a-data-memory-ax3u1600w8g11dd