Question 1

Would this RAM work on Asus ROG Strix 390-E motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Hello, Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question. The best way to confirm specs is actually by checking the manufacturer's website. With many of our products you can click on the "Warranty & Returns" tab and you will find the Manufacturer's contact info, including the manufacturer's website. The memory does appear to be within spec, however as your fellow customers have mentioned this kit is not validated by ASUS to work with your motherboard. If you are looking to have minimal compatibility concerns, you may want to check the provided QVL list for a kit of validated memory. https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z390-E-GAMING/HelpDesk_QVL/ Thank you, Newegg Support

Question 2

I bought 2x8gb of these for my new System. However, I have a quad memory X2999 board. Can I run 2x8gb now and add 2x8gb later? And are there meanwhile any performance reductions using two banks only? Thanks!

Accepted Answer

Yes you can just look at your book for the motherboard it should tell you what slots to use for only 2 sticks of memory.

Question 3

Does this work with the new KabyLake  i7 7700 4.2 processor?  Intel states supported memory up to ddr4 at 2133?

Accepted Answer

Your CPU can take the memory, but you need to check your motherboard compatibility chart to see if it can handle frequency this high.  As of writing this reply only the Asus Apex z270 board officially handles ram freq this high.  If you don't see compatible ram running this high of frequency, you might not be able to boot when the frequency is set this high.  Few motherboards will run these sticks of ram.

Question 4

I put this ram into a Z390 Gigabyte Aorus Pro WiFi.  I'm having issues with finding a stable overclock environment to get to the advertised 4266.  I realize that these RAM sticks are not listed to support Z300 series motherboards, specifically, but is there a way to make this work on this mobo?

Accepted Answer

I don’t overclock my CPU or my RAM. Especially with theses at 4266. No reason you would. I have an MSI carbon pro wifi. Works flawless on that. Did you update your bios? You should be able to set the intel XML value to its default of 4266 and work perfectly.

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