My build is as follows:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Graphics Card: XFX Radeon HD 5850
Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W
Mother Board: ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
CPU Cooler: XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm Rifle
Old Ram (8GB 4 x 2GB): G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
New Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Not sure if the Case/SSD/HD/CD drive matter but I can add those too if needed.
The reason I need a new MOBO is that I am currently using the (old) RAM noted above, but the game that I play, and is actually 80+% of my computer usage, uses about 7-7.5 GB of RAM (due to what many call memory leaks, but that is beyond my comprehension), so I decided to upgrade.
I purchased the above (new) RAM seeing how my current MOBO can hold 16gb, but after constant crashes, I was told that it CAN hold 16GB, but only in a 4x4GB format, not 2x8GB, so since my MOBO is a couple years old already, I was wondering if there was a cheap alternative that can fit my build and work with the 2x8GB sticks that I have.
I am looking for something around the $100 range, but have a little flexability in price.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Graphics Card: XFX Radeon HD 5850
Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W
Mother Board: ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
CPU Cooler: XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm Rifle
Old Ram (8GB 4 x 2GB): G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
New Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Not sure if the Case/SSD/HD/CD drive matter but I can add those too if needed.
The reason I need a new MOBO is that I am currently using the (old) RAM noted above, but the game that I play, and is actually 80+% of my computer usage, uses about 7-7.5 GB of RAM (due to what many call memory leaks, but that is beyond my comprehension), so I decided to upgrade.
I purchased the above (new) RAM seeing how my current MOBO can hold 16gb, but after constant crashes, I was told that it CAN hold 16GB, but only in a 4x4GB format, not 2x8GB, so since my MOBO is a couple years old already, I was wondering if there was a cheap alternative that can fit my build and work with the 2x8GB sticks that I have.
I am looking for something around the $100 range, but have a little flexability in price.