Will this RAM fit my motherboard?

llcj27

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Good day.

I never had the intention of asking the following question here, however, recently I bought some RAM which was supposed to fit my motherboard but it wasn't even close to fitting. So, before I buy a replacement for it, I want to know that I am buying the right one.

I own an MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard. I would like to buy 8Gb of RAM. Would these two RAMs work for my motherboard?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KFN7CL2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3LKWIQ3PBTNT2&psc=1
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ddr2-8gb-2x4gb-ddr2-800-for-intel-and-amd-mobo-support-memoria-ram-ddr2-pc2-6400/32639407920.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.7m9faT

If you are interested in helping me out some more, would the following graphics card work with my motherboard?

http://www.sapphiretech.com/productdetial.asp?pid=76B1DA6D-2B50-4BAF-BDC6-4B5B869BF277&lang=eng

Any help in answering these questions would be very appreciated.

Regards,
llcj27
 
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Greetings.

What are full system specs? What brand model is your PSU?

That's a lot of money to spend on DDR2 RAM. If an option you need to upgrade to a relevant platform. Motherboard supports a maximum of 2 X 4GB (1600Mhz) RAM:

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/G31TMP25/Specification

Some RAM configurations and whether they would run in dual-channel mode depends on the CPU too because of the north bridge being G31.

That board's PCIE slot is X16 speed bit is a gen 1 slot. That would restrict the graphic card and it would not run at full speed and will also be bottlenecked by the Core 2 CPU.

What's more, that card requires 1 x 6-pin AUX PCIE Power Connector. I don't think your PSU has one and can provide that much power on the 12V rail.
Greetings.

What are full system specs? What brand model is your PSU?

That's a lot of money to spend on DDR2 RAM. If an option you need to upgrade to a relevant platform. Motherboard supports a maximum of 2 X 4GB (1600Mhz) RAM:

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/G31TMP25/Specification

Some RAM configurations and whether they would run in dual-channel mode depends on the CPU too because of the north bridge being G31.

That board's PCIE slot is X16 speed bit is a gen 1 slot. That would restrict the graphic card and it would not run at full speed and will also be bottlenecked by the Core 2 CPU.

What's more, that card requires 1 x 6-pin AUX PCIE Power Connector. I don't think your PSU has one and can provide that much power on the 12V rail.
 
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