DDR 3 RAM question, pc3-10700, 2400mhz etc what works with what.

[thetransporter]

I have an ASUS Maximus extreme motherboard
(- Dual-channel DDR3 1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066)


Will this this ram work with it?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EUPV2RQ

I was told it says 2400mhz but will only work at 1800 or 1333.



this memory just gave a black screen
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Techn.../dp/B0037TO5C0


but this one worked.
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Techn.../dp/B004JO3L0Y




what am i not understanding?

[elite]

the one that gave you the black screen should have worked. Maybe they werent seated correctly? Or am I missing something.

[RNB11]

They should all work, the only thing is it will always under clock to the highest speed your motherboard can handle.

[colsankey]

I use a lot of asus ROG boards but havnt seen that one in particular.

Did some digging, it supports up to a max (at release) of 4 dimms and 8GB of 1800 memory.

How/where was the memory? 2x4 gb in slots b2 and a2?

What i would suggest is to clear your your bios settings to get rid of any bound timings for ram since the RoG boards have a ton of options. Try a single stick in slot a2, let it post, check its registering the correct amount of memery and power it off, try slot a2, then b2 ans b1 and verify all 4 channels work ok.

Then double check your manual. My new asus boards default slots were a2 and b2 for a pair of ram sticks, not 1 like most people would assume.

If you do get the 2 sticks to work, then go in and enable xmp which will allow your board to use the most compatible ram timings which in your case should be 1800.

[colsankey]

To directly answer your queation, i do not think that 16GB kit will work in your machine. Unless asus did a firmware/bios update to support more than 8GB of memory. Or the model you gave is incorrect and theres a roman numeral like iii or vii missing.