Question 1

Hi there! does the voltage matter for compatibility? I'm using with a dell optiplex 980, and I am not sure how to find out what voltage I should be using. The other specs seem to be right. thank you!

Accepted Answer

Be careful with the Dells.  They used to use proprietary memory in some machines...

I have run the voltage up a little playing at overclocking these without issue, but they are part of a HTPC and i am going energy efficient, so i returned them back to stock, so don't know the long term...  Other G.Skill memory i have had in the past were pretty flexible

Question 2

Does this item support, or is compatible with all of the below?

industy standard 240-pin

unbuffered non-ECC PC3-8500 DDR3-1066 MHz-compliant or PC3-10600 DDR3-1333 MHz-
compliant
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1.5 volt DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs
The DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs must also:
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support CAS latency 7 DDR3 1066 MHz (7-7-7 timing) and CAS latency 9 DDR3 1333 MHz (9-9-9
timing)
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contain the mandatory JEDEC SPD information
In addition, the computer supports:
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512-Mbit, 1-Gbit, and 2-Gbit non-ECC memory technologies
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single-sided and double-sided DIMMs
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DIMMs constructed with x8 and x16 DDR devices; DIMMs constructed with x4 SDRAM are not
supported

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apologies, that answer was supposed to be for a different product, please ignore.

Question 3

Will this work with the following?
Motherboard Intel DP43BF
CPU E8400 Freq. 3 GHz, FSB 1333MHz L2 Cache 6MB
I have tried two different types of memory and they do not work.

Accepted Answer

Yes, they will. The DP43BF board accepts standard four 240-pin DIMMs, which these are. I'm not sure what memory you've tried previously, as 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs are the far-and-away standard for desktop memory.

I would suggest you look at a 4x2GB set. It will likely be cheaper, and will more effectively use the memory bandwidth available. It's a trivial cost difference and the performance increase is likely negligible in practice, but $5 is worth two minutes to look into.

Question 4

Can anyone tell me whether these are "single sided" or "double-sided?"  I'm planning on using these on a motherboard with the Intel G41 chipset.  My understanding is that the motherboard will only accept double-sided modules.

Accepted Answer

These are double sided

Question 5

Is this memory compatible with m.b. ASRock G41C-GS? Ther is requirement for highest speed to use the memory with 2-sided plasement of cheps

Accepted Answer

Probably... It may work if it is Over-clocked... double-check the motherboard documentation though...

Question 6

Does this work for the intel q57 express chipset?

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I used that RAM on a Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2V Micro ATX LGA1156 Motherboard.  That mobo  has a H55 chipset. The CPU I'm using  is Intel Core i3-550 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor. I think those chipsets are pretty closely related. It seems to me that the RAM should work but I'm no pro.

Question 7

Is this compatible with Lenovo H50-50?

Accepted Answer

I am not familiar with a Lenovo H50.  But please be advise that this memory is for a desktop computer.  So if the Lenovo H50 is a desktop computer, it might.

Check with your computer's users guide for the answer to your question.

Question 8

Would this be compatible with a Del Optiplex 380?

Accepted Answer

Should be just fine!

Question 9

Are there any Dell Optiplex 780 owners out there who can say this set, or two sets for 16GB total, will work.

The MB is finicky about what RAM is does & doesn't accept, and I'd like to stick with GSkill RAM if at all possible. Have had nothing except success with the GSkill brand since Black Friday weekend 2011, when purchasing a 8GB set of notebook RAM for $29.99.

One thing's for certain, it won't run the Ripjaws series, so this will be the set that works or doesn't with 4GB per slot. Only one thing concerns me & that's when looking up the MB P/N Dell 0200DY, several site has the MB, and all says the max RAM is 8GB total (2GB x4). The Optiplex 780 specs states otherwise, max of 16GB if non-ECC RAM sticks are used. Which concerns me, meaning I won't purchase a set unless someone gives the green light to.

Does anyone know for certain this is the set for Dell Optiplex 780?

Thanks for taking the time to read & hopefully say this is THE set!

Accepted Answer

Bad news, though I cannot provide links, the Dell Optiplex 780 MB's that'll take 16GB RAM are the ones with DDR2 slots, though the speed of this expensive RAM is still lower (12.8GB/sec) than the ones that'll accept 8GB DDR3 RAM (17GB/sec). The info, I found on the Intel website for the Q43/45 chipsets, mine's the Q45.

I found this information due to looking up the MB P/N, and it's what I came up with about the 8GB max for DDR3 & researched the chipset itself (Intel Q45 Express chipset w/ICH10DO), and that sealed the deal.

Just Google search 'Intel Q45 Express chipset w/ICH10DO' & that will take one to an Intel link with the specs in PDF form. Title of link is 'Intel Q45-43 Product Brief (dot) qxp', read on down & see the differences. I intend right now to pass this on to GSkill product support.

Thank You Newegg, for providing us with the best products possible with excellent customer service & thanks to the community for providing answers to consumer's questions.

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