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I think I may have possibly made a first time builders mistake and purchased RAM that may not be compatible with the motherboard I got to go along with it. I got the numbers mixed up and had two wish lists going on Newegg and submitted the wrong one. Anyway 
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I purchased:
RAM Set: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231279
Slated to run @ 1.6v
Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX
Slated to run RAM @ 1.5v
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 Black Edition 3.4GHZ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
Also I'm nearly 100% certain that it does, but I did get the right SSD that will work with my MOBO correct? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
My main concern though is with the RAM; is that .1 difference in voltage going to hinder my ability to post or eventually have any in-game repercussions with performance? Are the 7-7-7 timings going to be possible? I also didn't order a floppy drive because I was told they are obsolete, this made sense to me because my last MOBO was an EVGA and you could update the Bios I believe with a CD. If this is not the case do I need to hit up MicroCenter and pick up a Floppy drive for BIOS updates?
Meh... maybe I'm just suffering first time buyers jitters or I just didn't do enough research or a combination of both
Anyway some reassurance or validation would go along way into settling me down. Thanks in advance.
. I purchased:
RAM Set: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231279
Slated to run @ 1.6v
Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX
Slated to run RAM @ 1.5v
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 Black Edition 3.4GHZ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
Also I'm nearly 100% certain that it does, but I did get the right SSD that will work with my MOBO correct? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
My main concern though is with the RAM; is that .1 difference in voltage going to hinder my ability to post or eventually have any in-game repercussions with performance? Are the 7-7-7 timings going to be possible? I also didn't order a floppy drive because I was told they are obsolete, this made sense to me because my last MOBO was an EVGA and you could update the Bios I believe with a CD. If this is not the case do I need to hit up MicroCenter and pick up a Floppy drive for BIOS updates?
Meh... maybe I'm just suffering first time buyers jitters or I just didn't do enough research or a combination of both
Anyway some reassurance or validation would go along way into settling me down. Thanks in advance.
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