RAM does not fit in motherboard

[LeonWBA]

Hello everyone, I just finished a thread when I thought I had solved it, however trying out the RAM by hand I find the notch in my DDR4 RAM is too far in the left for my motherboard, although it clearly states on PcPartPicker and Aria PC it does support DDR4 RAM:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170hd3
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket/Socket+1151+-+Intel+Z170/Gigabyte+Z170+HD3+Skylake+DDR3+CrossFire+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=64349&source=pcpartpicker
Have I made a silly error with some technical details unspecified in my mind or are there other problems:
RAM:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct8g4dfd8213

 

[koffeeshop77]

i am thinking you didn't slide them in straight enough and now they are stuck in there crooked, it also hard to get in that way too. but you can do it and they will snap in place. you may want to take the whole mother board out of the case and realign the ram sticks with the ram slots to make sure they are in there correctly.

 

[koffeeshop77]

have you tried taking the ram and flipping it? cause technically depending on point of view the notch can be too far to the right. ...

 

[LeonWBA]

i am thinking you didn't slide them in straight enough and now they are stuck in there crooked, it also hard to get in that way too. but you can do it and they will snap in place. you may want to take the whole mother board out of the case and realign the ram sticks with the ram slots to make sure they are in there correctly.

This is when it is placed in between the clips:
http://imgur.com/w8iAeAk
As you can see the gap in my ram is in a different place to the gap in the motherboard, does this mean I have the wrong RAM?

 

[geofelt]

You likely have the ram inserted backwards.

 

[LeonWBA]

You likely have the ram inserted backwards.

Nope, tried it both ways, the notch is just in the wrong place

 

[LeonWBA]

OK here is a question, when inserted the correct way is the notch in DDR4 to the right of the DDR3 notch?

 

[Supahos]

Did you check the sticker to make sure they shipped you the right ram? There is a zero % chance the notch is in the wrong spot.either you have wrong ram, wrong board, or are trying it the wrong way

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi

Can you put up a picture of this ram which shows the label with type or model

Did you buy it from crucial?
If you put in motherboard model they give the compatible ram and a guarantee that it works or swap for correct ram

If not from crucial or major supplier there is fake ram on the market possibly mislabeled. Ddr 4 instead of ddr 3

Regards
Mike Barnes

 

[LeonWBA]

OK this is the story- I have correct DDR4 RAM, 8GB crucial RAM:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct8g4dfd8213
I also have this motherboard which on the Aria PC website and PcPartPicker is labelled as being supported with DDR4 RAM.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga...
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket/Socket+1151+-+Intel+Z170/Gigabyte+Z170+HD3+Skylake+DDR3+CrossFire+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=64349&source=pcpartpicker
However the RAM slot is slightly to the right of where it needs to be to fit in the motherboard. Does this motherboard support DDR4 RAM or not? I thought it did by the labelling on the website you see...

 

[Supahos]

That board only supports ddr4

 

[geofelt]

The ram does not fit between the clips.
It slides into notches in the clips which are located at the extremes of the ram slot.
Post a pic of the whole wide view as you are trying to install.

 

[LeonWBA]

Hi

Can you put up a picture of this ram which shows the label with type or model

Here is the RAM:
http://imgur.com/1QjZoZa

 

[LeonWBA]

That board only supports ddr4

That's what I thought, I do have DDR4 RAM though

 

[Supahos]

Yes you do you have to be installing it backwards

 

[LeonWBA]

Yes you do you have to be installing it backwards

I have tried it both ways, trust me😉

 

[Supahos]

You do know those clips open up correct?

 

[LeonWBA]

You do know those clips open up correct?

Yep, don't worry lol

 

[koffeeshop77]

tak ram out hold it up turn it clock wise till it is 180 dgress and insert back in . and it will fit. promise.

 

[Supahos]

It does say z170 hd3 right above the pci express slot? (Motherboard)

 

[koffeeshop77]

or half an hour whichever is easier.

 

[LeonWBA]

tak ram out hold it up turn it clock wise till it is 180 dgress and insert back in . and it will fit. promise.

I've been trying that for the last 2 hours, I'm really struggling lol! No it won't fit no matter the rotation, I'm starting to think PcPartPicker and Aria PC labelled the motherboard wrong

 

[Supahos]

I got the info from gigabytes website not pcpartpicker so I know if you have right board it should fit

 

[koffeeshop77]

or even better the part with the stick goes towards the bottom of your board while the sticker is facing the cpu.

 

[Supahos]

Sorry for my shorter replies I'm currently letting satelights drive my 9410 https://s.graphiq.com/sites/default/files/1915/media/images/John_Deere_9410R_2061717.jpg around