I need some help with compatibility. I'm a noob and just started building my first PC. The 8 pin connector from my psu and the socket on my mobo do not fit... Please help!!
Start your own thread instead of hijacking someone else's. You're more likely to get a proper response that way.
Yeah, it sucks man. My next kit most likely will be Crucial Ballistix. I've used them in the past and were good.
I believe that RAM sticks nowadays with good heat spreaders and no overclocking don't require a fan to cool them off,
It would be helpful if you put a cooling fan on the RAM. sometimes the air flow is just too bad in your chassis,.
Just to give some follow up to this thread, I'd like to say that I upgraded to a Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB kit. It's DDR3 1600, with XMP timings at 8-8-8-24. It's working really well so far.