Hey there guys. I'm having trouble with my RAMs not being compatible with each other. I'm no tech expert so i could use some help.
First and foremost I'm using a P8Z77-m mobo and I have a Kingston 4GB ddr3 1600mhz value ram pre-installed in the mobo. Since I just got my battlefield4 game last weekend, I wanted to play the game but because of the lack of ram and the lags I've been getting, I decided to get a pair of 2GB ddr3 RAM. I tried finding for the same model but apparently there wasn't any and the only RAMs left at my local IT shop was the TEAM elite 2GB ddr3 1600mhz rams. So from what i know, basically all types of ram should work if its the same type of memory (ddr3) and its running on the same frequency (1600mhz). When I went home to install my ram, my pc just didn't boot. There wasn't any display and the dekstop kept on rebooting by itself. I assumed at 1st it was a faulty ram but when I just installed the newly bought 2GB ram onto the mobo and removed the 4GB ram, it worked just fine. I did it together, BAM the same thing occured, I was not able to boot it up.
I tried installing both rams all the possible way and tested out both of the em' together and no luck. Anyone know why is this the case? Does this just mean the Team Elite 2GB ram which I bought is just not compatible with my Kingston 4GB ram?
PS, the 4GB ram was not able to run the PC when i installed it @The 2nd slot of the RAM as shown in the manual book for the mobo but the 2GB ram is able to boot the PC up when its placed over there. Not sure if that'll help but just thought I'll say it anyways.