Is this RAM compatible w/ my mobo

[Nick.D]

I got a new cpu/mobo/psu recently. All the parts are here, and I just want to double-check that the memory will work with this one.
It only has 4 slots, so the best I'll be able to get will be 16gb. (4 4gb ones)
The sticker on the front of them says:
4gb 240 - pin dimm 512mx72 ddr3


The motherboard I got is the 970-gaming mobo
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/970-GAMING.html#hero-overview

 

[Nick.D]

It doesn't seem like it. It won't go into the slot correctly.

 

[Deadpool]

It doesn't seem like it. It won't go into the slot correctly.

Why not? That motherboard uses 240-pin DIMMs.

Could you provide make and model of the RAM? I would recommend getting 2x8Gb instead of 4x4Gb. If you want to upgrade in the future you'll have some free slots.

 

[Nick.D]

It's weird. Only one side of the slots open, and there's a cracking noise if I try putting them in (yes they're facing the right way). I could probably force them in if I pushed on it hard enough, but that seems like a bad idea.

And I have no idea what the make/ model is... I'll try uploading pictures.
They were too large. The manufacturer is Crucial. That's all I know about it.

 

[johnb35]

When you only have one side that unlocks its a little harder to insert them. Have to put both sides in at same time. Also make sure you have the ram the right way, will only insert one way because of the notch.

 

[Deadpool]

Always the RAM is a motive for disconfort and fear among new builders. It always requires more force than you expect. Always make sure the notch on the RAM matches the notch on the slots. If you push it when that is not the case, you'll damage your RAM.

 

[johnb35]

you'll damage your RAM.

and/or motherboard!!!

 

[Nick.D]

I did get them in correctly, now I have a new issue...
There's no areas on the motherboard where I can plug in a sata cable... I need 2.
1 for the hard drive, another for the dvd player.

Been searching for about 30 minutes, and there isn't a single one there.

Now that I post online about not being able to find it, naturally I find it immediately afterwards. They're sideways, hidden in boxes on the edge of it...

 

[Deadpool]

At the right of the motherboard. It's facing outwards.

Sorry about the crappy picture. Too much work to edit on my phone.

 

[johnb35]

Now that I post online about not being able to find it, naturally I find it immediately afterwards. They're sideways, hidden in boxes on the edge of it...

A lot of motherboards are moving towards that. Some are even called Sata Express.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA_Express

 

[Intel_man]

SATA Express is weird... in the sense that no one really adopted it and manufacturers just went straight for the M.2/U.2 interface.

 

[beers]

SATA Express is weird... in the sense that no one really adopted it and manufacturers just went straight for the M.2/U.2 interface.

I laughed pretty hard when I first saw that long azz 'multiplexed legacy sata' connector.