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So, I bought a tri-channel set of RAM with my build. The ram came from newegg and was:
"G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ - Retail"
Recently, a (single) stick died and I RMAed it successfully. However, Gskill returned a stick to me that, at first, I thought was also dead. However, after I took it out and reseated it, it showed back up. After i restarted the computer, it disappeared again, and i reseated it again and swapped my sticks around and it showed up again. I downloaded some freeware software to see if the stick matched. BIOS (version 1.40 of a Asrock x58 Extreme mobo) said the sticks were all running the same. However, I've taken screenys of what the software says is in my computer.
After seeing the pictures, Please tell me if i should send back this stick they sent me and get a stick that matches my other 2, or if i should just hang onto it because its running? Is this stick truely different then the original two, or does it just have a different serial number or something? It says they're all running the same in BIOS and I've restarted about 4 times and it seems stable and has showed up every time. Advice?
Listed differently - has longer title
Listed differently - different numbers. Original Ram is 12800U, returned stick is 10700U?
Listed differently
Take note of the headings of my original ram (red lettering at top explains)
"G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ - Retail"
Recently, a (single) stick died and I RMAed it successfully. However, Gskill returned a stick to me that, at first, I thought was also dead. However, after I took it out and reseated it, it showed back up. After i restarted the computer, it disappeared again, and i reseated it again and swapped my sticks around and it showed up again. I downloaded some freeware software to see if the stick matched. BIOS (version 1.40 of a Asrock x58 Extreme mobo) said the sticks were all running the same. However, I've taken screenys of what the software says is in my computer.
After seeing the pictures, Please tell me if i should send back this stick they sent me and get a stick that matches my other 2, or if i should just hang onto it because its running? Is this stick truely different then the original two, or does it just have a different serial number or something? It says they're all running the same in BIOS and I've restarted about 4 times and it seems stable and has showed up every time. Advice?
Listed differently - has longer title
Listed differently - different numbers. Original Ram is 12800U, returned stick is 10700U?
Listed differently
Take note of the headings of my original ram (red lettering at top explains)
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