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Ram Upgrade

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/ram-upgrade.204964/

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arian29 Original post #1
Dec 31, 2018 at 7:15 PM
I am looking at upgrading my ram to 16GB. Currently i have 8GB (Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3 x 2). I was wondering if i can use a DDR4 16GB ram instead ? My motherboard is - M5A97 R2.0 | Motherboards | ASUS Global
Can one check and suggest please.
Desmond
Desmond #2
Dec 31, 2018 at 8:37 PM
From the link you posted:

Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
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Doesn't look like your motherboard supports DDR4 memory.
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whitestar_999 #3
Dec 31, 2018 at 10:44 PM
Your mobo is AM3+ socket which doesn't have ddr4 support,ddr4 support of AMD was introduced with AM4 socket mobos.
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arian29 #4
Jan 1, 2019 at 8:59 PM
Thanks all.. guess will upgrade the mobo processor graphics card n ram all together..
Randy_Marsh
Randy_Marsh #5
Jan 9, 2019 at 10:10 AM
arian29 said:
Thanks all.. guess will upgrade the mobo processor graphics card n ram all together..
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Depends on your usage. If you are happy with the performance of your system and just lacking the memory, get a new DDR 3 8GB stick (preferably Corsair Vengeance, the same you already have) and you should be good. On normal usage, you would hardly see any performance difference between DDR3 and DDR4 sticks.