I have a RAM question, would be nice for some help.

Ok, so for starters I have a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P motherboard. Now my owners manual that came with the motherboard states that it can support 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8GB of system memory. Also support for DDR3 1333+ (O.C.)/1066/80 MHz memory modules, while the website says it can support up to 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory and also the DDR3 1333+ support.

Now my actual question is, is what does it mean by the 1333+ support? Can I run high end gaming memory sticks at higher than 1333, and if so how would I go about doing that? Also, how can I tell if I have the latest BIOS that means I can support the 16GB of memory if that's true now with my motherboard.

Could you maybe give me some good memory options that would be great for a gaming experience? I'm slowly building up this PC.

This is what Crucial thinks your motherboard will handle:

Computer memory upgrades for Giga-Byte GA-78LMT-S2P Motherboard from Crucial.com

(Includes 2X8GB, 16GB total.) Crucial lists speed through DDR3-1866, although it's possible that the RAM won't actually be used at that frequency. (I don't know about AMD boards, but on the Intel boards I've used all RAM above DDR3-1333 runs at 1333 by default. BIOS settings must be changed to use XMP profiles, or the frequency set manually, to get higher frequency operation.)

Well can anyone give me a good idea of some RAM? I just need the 8gb but would like a higher end gaming ram than what I have, as Crucial.com states I can use : DDR3 PC3-10600, DDR3 PC3-12800, DDR3 PC3-14900, DDR3 (non-ECC) RAM. Can you point me in the direction of a good Newegg.com setup for 8gb worth or sticks? I can handle a maximum of 2 stick so they would have to be 4gb a piece.

This is kinda what I was looking at earlier, Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1339DS1S00 - Newegg.com any thoughts?

or if I really felt like indulging myself? Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT8G3D1339DS1S00 - Newegg.com

ICit2lol said:

Actually Bob I had that board in a prebuilt and I know it will not run at more than 1333. The Sandy Bridge I did I have got with a Giga H67 in I have 4x4GB of 1600RAM in and it will not run at more than 1333.

I don't own the board. The QVL (qualified vendors list) states that RAM faster than DDR3-1600 will be downclocked to that frequency. The manual for the motherboards also lists memory multipliers through 8X, which (I suppose) means that the RAM can be set up to 800 MHz (1600 MHz equivalent, for DDR).

The manual also mentions that the CPU has to support this. The FX-6100 is supposed to support up through DDR3-1866, so the risk in getting DDR3-1600 (PC 12800) is small. At worst, you'd be stuck at 1333. There is basically no cost premium for DDR3-1600.