need RAM recommendation - please help

Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).

"Adam" wrote in message
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Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3
2133 Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).


Why are you crossposting this to a Windows XP group? It is a hardware
question. Try posting to an Asus motherboard group or web forum, or any
number of hardware groups and forums.... besides just the pc-homebuilt
group you included as the only hardware-oriented forum.

If you need "at least 8 GB" as you stated, then get at least 8 GB, and
better yet, up to whatever you can afford while not exceeding the
maximum per slot for the board. The more RAM, the better, if you are
using a 64-bit operating system that can utilize it and are using VM.
Since XP 64-bit is relatively rare, I suspect you aren't even planning
to use XP, so again, why post here?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

Host OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Guest OS: Windows XP Pro SP3


"glee" wrote in message
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"Adam" wrote in message
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Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).


Why are you crossposting this to a Windows XP group? It is a hardware
question. Try posting to an Asus motherboard group or web forum, or any
number of hardware groups and forums.... besides just the pc-homebuilt
group you included as the only hardware-oriented forum.

If you need "at least 8 GB" as you stated, then get at least 8 GB, and
better yet, up to whatever you can afford while not exceeding the maximum
per slot for the board. The more RAM, the better, if you are using a
64-bit operating system that can utilize it and are using VM. Since XP
64-bit is relatively rare, I suspect you aren't even planning to use XP,
so again, why post here?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

Host OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Guest OS: 32-bit Windows XP Pro SP3


Thanks, I have added an Asus motherboard group. Actually, I do need to
use 32-bit WinXP (as a development platform) and other Windows variants.

Now I'm considering ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3
- Corsair Vengeance 240-Pin DDR3

How do they compare?

From: "Adam"

Host OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Guest OS: Windows XP Pro SP3

"glee" wrote in message
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"Adam" wrote in message
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Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).

Why are you crossposting this to a Windows XP group? It is a hardware
question. Try posting to an Asus motherboard group or web forum, or any
number of hardware groups and forums.... besides just the pc-homebuilt
group you included as the only hardware-oriented forum.

If you need "at least 8 GB" as you stated, then get at least 8 GB, and
better yet, up to whatever you can afford while not exceeding the maximum
per slot for the board. The more RAM, the better, if you are using a
64-bit operating system that can utilize it and are using VM. Since XP
64-bit is relatively rare, I suspect you aren't even planning to use XP,
so again, why post here?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

Host OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Guest OS: 32-bit Windows XP Pro SP3

Thanks, I have added an Asus motherboard group. Actually, I do need to
use 32-bit WinXP (as a development platform) and other Windows variants.

Now I'm considering ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3
- Corsair Vengeance 240-Pin DDR3

How do they compare?


Their equal.


--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

From: "David H. Lipman"



Their equal.


LOL They're equal. ;-)


--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

On 30/06/2012 14:02, Adam wrote:
Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).



The easiest way to get the compatible make and model for your system is
to use Crucial Scanner which you can get from the following link:

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/

Don't try to second guess the model for your system because you might
get the wrong one and it won't work.

Good luck.


--
Good Guy
Website: http://mytaxsite.co.uk
Website: http://html-css.co.uk
Forums: http://mytaxsite.boardhost.com
Email: http://mytaxsite.co.uk/contact-us

Adam schreef:
Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).



Take a look at the Asus Site

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD...us/M5A99X_EVO/

You can download a list of supported/recommended memory modules.(pdf)
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD...5A99X_EVO/#MSL
click global.

Zanqeutil

Adam wrote:
Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).



Check the customer reviews on Newegg, for each product you are
interested in.

Some RAM has a high enough failure rate, you should stay away
from it.

The customer reviews, tells you what to avoid.

Paul

"Paul" wrote in message
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Adam wrote:
Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).



Check the customer reviews on Newegg, for each product you are
interested in.

Some RAM has a high enough failure rate, you should stay away
from it.

The customer reviews, tells you what to avoid.

Paul


Thanks (Guru Paul et al), for all the good suggestions.

"Good Guy" wrote in message
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On 30/06/2012 14:02, Adam wrote:
Need RAM recommendation for the following motherboard ...

- ASUS M5A99X Evo - AM3+ - 990X - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX DDR3 2133
Motherboards

I am thinking about the following ...

- Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin DDR3

but need help with the specific model and amount (at least 8 GB due to
VirtualBox/VM usage).


The easiest way to get the compatible make and model for your system is to
use Crucial Scanner which you can get from the following link:

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/

Don't try to second guess the model for your system because you might get
the wrong one and it won't work.

Good luck.


--
Good Guy
Website: http://mytaxsite.co.uk
Website: http://html-css.co.uk
Forums: http://mytaxsite.boardhost.com
Email: http://mytaxsite.co.uk/contact-us




Thanks, but the system is yet to be put together. I still need to buy the
CPU and memory.
And, entering the make/model of the motherboard did not give me enough
information to
make a decision.