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JustAnEngineer wrote:There has been no reason to have PCI on most motherboards since mid-2008. We should not waste space and resources on the obsolete slots and the traces to support them.
Percussionist wrote:I was hoping someone here could lend some insight on my situation. I'm interested in upgrading my motherboard (and CPU) and have been looking at the ASUS Z97-A. I have some RAM from a previous build that I couldn't find on this new board's QVL but was wondering if any of you who knew more than I about such things -- probably most of you -- could tell me (1) if this RAM might work with the board although it's not on the list and (2) if not, would it fry/brick the board if I gave it a shot anyway? The RAM in question is G.Skill model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ (I have four 2GB sticks of DDR3-1600 total). Any info would be much appreciated; thanks in advance!
Hz so good wrote:The QVL was last updated on May 21, 2014. Percussionist started this thread on June 25.Percussionist wrote:Easiest way to know for sure is to go to the Asus support site, and download the manual for that mobo. It'll have a multi-page list of fully tested memory modules in there, from all the usual vendors.I have been looking at the ASUS Z97-A. I have some RAM from a previous build that I couldn't find on this new board's QVL. It's not on the list. The RAM is G.Skill model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ (I have four 2GB sticks of DDR3-1600 total).
Percussionist wrote:Mid-2008 was when Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium arrived with native PCIe support. However, if you own a kilobuck professional sound card that requires a PCI slot, then you should definitely look for that legacy feature.JustAnEngineer wrote:My sound card has a PCI interface so I've been looking at boards that include the obsolete slot(s).There has been no reason to have PCI on most motherboards since mid-2008.
JustAnEngineer wrote:There has been no reason to have PCI on most motherboards since mid-2008. We should not waste space and resources on the obsolete slots and the traces to support them.
Chrispy_ wrote:I think the key thing here is that you are running ancient hardware. It has been hard to buy PCI devices for the last 6-7 years
Chrispy_ wrote:and even as far back as 2008 it was rare to find a board with more than one legacy PCI slot, included to appeal to the fringe cases where people stubbornly refused to update one old card.
Chrispy_ wrote:Sure, your PCI cards may still work, but I have a dot-matrix printer that still works - it doesn't mean its a good idea to still use it.
just brew it! wrote:On the other hand, a PCI-based soundcard or SCSI scanner adapter still works just as well as a PCIe one (assuming you can get drivers for it that work with your current OS).
JustAnEngineer wrote:Hz so good wrote:The QVL was last updated on May 21, 2014. Percussionist started this thread on June 25.Percussionist wrote:Easiest way to know for sure is to go to the Asus support site, and download the manual for that mobo. It'll have a multi-page list of fully tested memory modules in there, from all the usual vendors.I have been looking at the ASUS Z97-A. I have some RAM from a previous build that I couldn't find on this new board's QVL. It's not on the list. The RAM is G.Skill model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ (I have four 2GB sticks of DDR3-1600 total).
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97A/HelpDesk_QVL/