What RAM Can I Use

[AfricanWarlord]

Hello i have a 760GM-P34 (FX) motherboard and im looking to upgrade my RAM right now i have just normal sticks of ram and i want gaming ram. I have 8GB and want 16GB i don't know if i can handle these ram here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231671. If i cant can you please tell me what kind i can handle? Thanks

 

[S4STINDUBZ]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

 

[Tradesman1]

Mobo is only rated up to 1866 and very few AMD CPUs can even run 2400. I'd look at the 2x8GB 1866/9 Ripjaws X or Sniper series, both from GSkill

 

[AfricanWarlord]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

 

[S4STINDUBZ]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

 

[AfricanWarlord]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

Thanks! Well will this RAM benefit more than the 8GB of ram i already have? On new egg the ram i have is just desktop ram should i just stick with it or should i upgrade to the ram you showed me??

 

[S4STINDUBZ]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

Thanks! Well will this RAM benefit more than the 8GB of ram i already have? On new egg the ram i have is just desktop ram should i just stick with it or should i upgrade to the ram you showed me??

Can you provide the link to your current RAM please?

 

[Tradesman1]

There are games out already that call for 16GB, i.e. Star Wars Battlefront, Star Citizen.....16GB will be the norm before long

 

[S4STINDUBZ]

There are games out already that call for 16GB, i.e. Star Wars Battlefront, Star Citizen.....16GB will be the norm before long

Star citizen is a bit of an ambitious game in my opinion. None the less it also calls for an I7-5960X and an FX 9590. I have a hard time believing those will be the norm before long. SWBF confused me. it did recommend 16GB but I was fine running it on my secondary rig with just 8. a bit bizarre. Regardless most AAA games out next year top out at 6GB.

 

[AfricanWarlord]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

Thanks! Well will this RAM benefit more than the 8GB of ram i already have? On new egg the ram i have is just desktop ram should i just stick with it or should i upgrade to the ram you showed me??

Can you provide the link to your current RAM please?

well no clue how to post a screenshot but it says DDR3 8GB NB Frequency 1999.9 MHz
Manufacture is A-Data Technology

 

[S4STINDUBZ]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

Thanks! Well will this RAM benefit more than the 8GB of ram i already have? On new egg the ram i have is just desktop ram should i just stick with it or should i upgrade to the ram you showed me??

Can you provide the link to your current RAM please?

well no clue how to post a screenshot but it says DDR3 8GB NB Frequency 1999.9 MHz

'NB' is northbridge frequency which should be 2000mhz. Can you not just copy and paste the website link?

 

[S4STINDUBZ]

If not you're looking for "DRAM frequency".

 

[AfricanWarlord]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

Thanks! Well will this RAM benefit more than the 8GB of ram i already have? On new egg the ram i have is just desktop ram should i just stick with it or should i upgrade to the ram you showed me??

Can you provide the link to your current RAM please?

well no clue how to post a screenshot but it says DDR3 8GB NB Frequency 1999.9 MHz

'NB' is northbridge frequency which should be 2000mhz. Can you not just copy and paste the website link?

http://imgur.com/VEWmfuT

 

[S4STINDUBZ]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

Thanks! Well will this RAM benefit more than the 8GB of ram i already have? On new egg the ram i have is just desktop ram should i just stick with it or should i upgrade to the ram you showed me??

Can you provide the link to your current RAM please?

well no clue how to post a screenshot but it says DDR3 8GB NB Frequency 1999.9 MHz

'NB' is northbridge frequency which should be 2000mhz. Can you not just copy and paste the website link?

http://imgur.com/VEWmfuT

Okay so with memory being double data rate (DDR), your current memory speed is 1333mhz. Upgrading to 1866mhz will yield a slight performance increase yes, however your money might be better spent somewhere else.

 

[AfricanWarlord]

There is no issue running that memory with your system as it is compatible with 2400mhz RAM. However I don't think that upgrading your memory to "Gaming RAM" is going to be very beneficial to you. Modern AAA games don't utilize 16GB of memory so you wouldn't see any performance increase in that, and unless your memory has a speed of under 1300mhz, the speed upgrade wouldn't do much good either. Out of curiosity what are you system specs? I know what a pain a lower end AMD CPU can be, perhaps a CPU upgrade could do more help to you?

My specs are:
760GM-P34
AMD FX-6300 3.6GHZ
GTX 960 FTW
2 Sticks of 4GB ram no clue what they are they are just green
CX600M psu
Sorry i'm kinda new to this just wanting a good gaming pc and its pretty good where it stands if you recommend any upgrades like motherboard or stuff like that? Thanks

Ah I see. I do have to apologize, MSI's site lead me to believe the board can handle that memory speed but as Tradesman1 said, it only runs up to 1866. Personally I don't have experience with GSkill memory, but I still want to urge that 16GB will yield no benefit to 8GB in modern gaming. Kingston Hyper X memory is my choice in memory:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8YSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1451515442&sr=8-7&keywords=hyperx+1866

Thanks! Well will this RAM benefit more than the 8GB of ram i already have? On new egg the ram i have is just desktop ram should i just stick with it or should i upgrade to the ram you showed me??

Can you provide the link to your current RAM please?

well no clue how to post a screenshot but it says DDR3 8GB NB Frequency 1999.9 MHz

'NB' is northbridge frequency which should be 2000mhz. Can you not just copy and paste the website link?

http://imgur.com/VEWmfuT

Okay so with memory being double data rate (DDR), your current memory speed is 1333mhz. Upgrading to 1866mhz will yield a slight performance increase yes, however your money might be better spent somewhere else.

Alright Thank you so much for all of this!