What Memory for 970 Performance?

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   I bought Kingston HyperX 1866 DDr3 and found I had issues using it on the Performance 970. So much so I bought a ASUS board.
 Well the ASUS board has failed, I am doing a new build and the choices for a AM3+ Motherboard with M.2 socket is only the two Performance 970 boards I already bought. As far as I know; well, there is ebay where I can spend $600 for a AM3+ m.2 motherboard now. 

So What memory can I buy that will make the 970 Performance happy?

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Ernst0 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2018 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ernst0 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: What Memory for 970 Performance? Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 7:15am
	I bought Kingston HyperX 1866 DDr3 and found I had issues using it on the Performance 970. So much so I bought a ASUS board. Well the ASUS board has failed, I am doing a new build and the choices for a AM3+ Motherboard with M.2 socket is only the two Performance 970 boards I already bought. As far as I know; well, there is ebay where I can spend $600 for a AM3+ m.2 motherboard now. So What memory can I buy that will make the 970 Performance happy?

xhue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2018 Status: Offline Points: 634	Post Options Post Reply Quote xhue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 7:26am
	Where do I start? For 600 USD you will get a brand new Ryzen + mobo + RAM. Why do you care about AM3+? Also, the M.2 is NOT a NVMe capable slot, so basically you have a fancy SATA port.

Ernst0 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2018 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ernst0 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 7:33am
	You could start by answering my question. I am waiting on the Ryzen upgrade for Gen 3 or even Gen 4.

xhue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2018 Status: Offline Points: 634	Post Options Post Reply Quote xhue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 7:39am
	Well, you should start by learning some damn English grammar, so people can actually understand what is the real question, but that is none of my business. Ryzen 3 is coming rather soon, so maybe it's worth the wait. AMD are also keeping AM4 till 202, so a current-gen mobo should serve you well anyway.

Ernst0 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2018 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ernst0 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 8:11am
	Well, allow me to restate the question. What brand of DDR3 does the ASRock 970 Performance work well with? Kingston HyperX seems to cause it problems.

Ernst0 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2018 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ernst0 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 3:47pm
	The Dram mode goes into single channel mode and motherboard never beeps on boot. This is dual channel 1866 mhz dram.

xhue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2018 Status: Offline Points: 634	Post Options Post Reply Quote xhue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 3:25am
	I had a great times back in the day with the so called Radeon RAM. It was some OEM memory, branded as Radeon. I was running 4x4GB @ 2133MT/s, but again, it was on a A88X board.

xhue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2018 Status: Offline Points: 634	Post Options Post Reply Quote xhue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 3:29am
	When in doubt, one should stick to QVL. I doubt you'd get quick and accurate responses anyhow, as this mobo of yours is quite dated (if I can use this term here).

Ernst0 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2018 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ernst0 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 6:32am
	Yes I can see I may have to wait for an informed answer and advice. Perhaps a long time as you point out.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 26933	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 2:57pm
	https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/Fatal1ty%20970%20Performance/#Memory You can also check the QVL on the RAM product page to make sure it lists AM3+ support. G-Skill is pretty good with it's QVL lists. Generally speaking, if any ASRock 970 based board is listed you should be good to go.