GA-P35-DS4 (rev2.1) Best 4GB RAM?

[carlthulhu]

Hi,

What is the recommended 2x2GB RAM for GA-P35-DS4 (rev2.1)?

According to the Gigabyte website here:

http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/MemorySupport/motherboard_memory_ga-p35-ds4_2.1.pdf

There's no 4GB option.

Thanks,

Carl

[Chike]

Re: GA-P35-DS4 (rev2.1) Best 4GB RAM?

According to the Gigabyte website here:

http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/MemorySupport/motherboard_memory_ga-p35-ds4_2.1.pdf

If a 1GB module was tested with 4 modules installed I think it makes 4GB.
This motherboard is old and GIGABYTE probably not testing new memory for it's competability list.
Those QVL lists do not mean these are the only modules that have been tested. They just show which have been tested successfully.

[Nickel020]

Re: GA-P35-DS4 (rev2.1) Best 4GB RAM?

Brand name kits should run fine on this board. I was running 2x2GB OCZ Platinum XTC 1066 without problems on the very similar P35 DQ6 board.
Lsdmeasap reviewd two 2x2GB memory kits on this board:

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f58/crucial-ballistix-memory-stability-testing-review-30086/

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f58/mushkin-996587-memory-stability-testing-review-30282/

The differences between the different versions of the board are very small and should not affect memory compatability.
You should also be able to find out whether a certain kit works by googling its name along with your board name.