Hey there guys wondering if you can answer a lingering questions for me .
I've been building computers for myself for years, and I always check the motherboard's manufacture website for ram compatibility . But I have lingering questions I've never really seen or read the answer to .
So I'm assuming the compatibility list is Strictly ram that the manufacture has tested and deemed qualified as compatible .
My question is what makes the ram incompatible , if it falls under the speed requirements for a given cpu, motherboard combo .
For example a motherboard supports DDR4
4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3800(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz ram speeds
what would make 1 mem chip differ from another combability wise given it meets the above requirements . I'm not talking about mixing and matching sticks.
I'm talking about if I choose ram not on the combability list but it meets the above requirements what might make it incompatible with a particular motherboard . i was thinking about throwing together a workstation on x299 platform but i cant find any of the ram on the combability list . Well maybe some but boy that rgb stuff looks nice
I've been building computers for myself for years, and I always check the motherboard's manufacture website for ram compatibility . But I have lingering questions I've never really seen or read the answer to .
So I'm assuming the compatibility list is Strictly ram that the manufacture has tested and deemed qualified as compatible .
My question is what makes the ram incompatible , if it falls under the speed requirements for a given cpu, motherboard combo .
For example a motherboard supports DDR4
4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3800(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz ram speeds
what would make 1 mem chip differ from another combability wise given it meets the above requirements . I'm not talking about mixing and matching sticks.
I'm talking about if I choose ram not on the combability list but it meets the above requirements what might make it incompatible with a particular motherboard . i was thinking about throwing together a workstation on x299 platform but i cant find any of the ram on the combability list . Well maybe some but boy that rgb stuff looks nice
