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Question

Ram compatability

Sep 19, 2018 6:21PM PDT

First time doing nee build. Havinv trouble...wondering if my ram may not be compatible with mobo. Can't find solid answer online. Its a asus prime z270-a. Ram is team elite plus 16G (2XCool DDR4 2400. Plz help

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There are a few ways about this topic.
Sep 19, 2018 6:28PM PDT

You can go "official" and use only sticks on the maker's list Link:https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-Z270-A/HelpDesk_QVL/
Of use Crucial.com or Kingston.com to see what they offer.

I didn't find "team elite plus" on the list. A lot of memory does work but more often I find issues with a build such as the CPU isn't just right in the socket, motherboard mounting errors and a jumper on the board where it doesn't belong. Over half the time it's not the RAM.

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Sep 19, 2018 7:02PM PDT

Thank you!!!!
I went to pc part picker web site and they listed it as compatible. Guess i may have put trust in wrong site. Sad