hi, i have the MSI NF980-G65 with a AMD phenom ii 965 3.4ghz
can i use corsair Corsair 4GB 2 x 2GB PC3 10666 Dual Channel DDR3 1.5v or corsair dominator ram at 1600mhz 1.85v or if theres any other recomended ram for this motherboard please say
i need to know asap
Jump to PostEither of those should work fine, but MSI have not done any official tests with them. This is their list of tested RAM modules. which I found by following the link from
Jump to PostCPU-Z is a quick and easy way to check what settings your RAM has, and what it should have.
Either of those should work fine, but MSI have not done any official tests with them. This is their list of tested RAM modules. which I found by following the link from the motherboard page.
After installing them it would be a good idea to go into the BIOS and ensure it's detected their settings correctly, particularly with the 1600 version which require and overclock apparently (see here).
There's not a great deal of difference between 1066 RAM and 1600 for a casual user, but you may get benefit from the more expensive stuff.
Thanks, I decided to go for the corsair 4gb 2x2gb at 1333mhz ddr3 sdram as i shouldn't have to do any manual overclocking
CPU-Z is a quick and easy way to check what settings your RAM has, and what it should have.
i have my pc set up and running- how do i view the tempurature of the cpu and other componants
Get CoreTemp. There is a 64bit version (which I assume you have installed?).
That will give you the cpu temp.
Everest free for the rest.
thanks it seems fine, but on speed fan im getting readings
temp-30 around about
temp2-90c
temp3-30 around about
what is temp 2 and why is it so high
Possibly the chipset. Does the temp2 figure change? Try directing a fan onto the motherboard to see if the temp drops.
It could also be a bios problem or a software problem.
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