Issues installing RAM

Right now, my rig is running on 4 GB of RAM. View on imgur
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I picked up another stick from the same manufacturer—4 GB, DDR3, identical specs. But here’s the problem: the second I seat it in the slot and hit power, the system just spits out a series of beeps. Then, about thirty seconds later, the fans kick into overdrive like they're trying to take off. I've cycled through every single slot on the motherboard, but nothing changes. Even when I try running the new stick entirely on its own, the result is the same failure. This is the memory I'm trying to install:
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Kevin Kim7 said:Right now, my rig is running on 4 GB of RAM. View on imgur
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I picked up another stick from the same manufacturer—4 GB, DDR3, identical specs. But here’s the problem: the second I seat it in the slot and hit power, the system just spits out a series of beeps. Then, about thirty seconds later, the fans kick into overdrive like they're trying to take off. I've cycled through every single slot on the motherboard, but nothing changes. Even when I try running the new stick entirely on its own, the result is the same failure. This is the memory I'm trying to install:
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I've dealt with something similar before—for me, it turned out the old and new RAM sticks just didn't want to play nice together. Once I pulled the old one out and just used the new stick, the computer booted up just fine. It is a bit strange, though, that the new stick won't even let your PC start on its own... that usually points to either a faulty module or maybe your motherboard just doesn't support it. Have you checked the sticker on the RAM for the speed? You should probably cross-reference that with your motherboard's specs to see what speeds it actually supports.

Larry Ortiz5 said:I've dealt with something similar before—for me, it turned out the old and new RAM sticks just didn't want to play nice together. Once I pulled the old one out and just used the new stick, the computer booted up just fine. It is a bit strange, though, that the new stick won't even let your PC start on its own... that usually points to either a faulty module or maybe your motherboard just doesn't support it. Have you checked the sticker on the RAM for the speed? You should probably cross-reference that with your motherboard's specs to see what speeds it actually supports.

The specs say this type: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM PC3-10600 (1,333-MHz) Non ECC

Here's the catch: the one I picked up runs at 1600 MHz, and it’s PC3L, not standard PC3.

If the stock value is set to 1333, go into the BIOS and manually adjust it back to 1333 if it’s currently sitting at 1600, from what I can tell.
What motherboard are you using? It also looks to me like those memory sticks aren't an identical match.

Look, if you want the standard DDR3 or PC3 setup, you're looking at the 1.50V modules that stick strictly to JEDEC specs
But if you're running DDR3L or PC3L, that’s the low-voltage version designed to run at 1.35V per JEDEC standards

Bryan Rivera83 said:Look, if you want the standard DDR3 or PC3 setup, you're looking at the 1.50V modules that stick strictly to JEDEC specs
But if you're running DDR3L or PC3L, that’s the low-voltage version designed to run at 1.35V per JEDEC standards

So, there's your answer. Your issue likely stems from needing 1.50V memory modules.

Eric Alvarez said:So, there's your answer. Your issue likely stems from needing 1.50V memory modules.

I figured out the voltage was the culprit once I actually looked at the specs on the PCB.
Since I swapped it in and out a few times, I'm hoping I didn't fry the thing by hitting it with too much juice.

Kevin Kim7 said:I figured out the voltage was the culprit once I actually looked at the specs on the PCB.
Since I swapped it in and out a few times, I'm hoping I didn't fry the thing by hitting it with too much juice.

I find it hard to believe you're being serious. Just tell me the truth—did it fail to work when you tried putting it back in? xD