DDR3 RAM for X38 - any?

[4keatimj]

Looking at RAM options for my desktop rig (in sig). It's an X38 Maximus Extreme board with 4x1GB Corsair Dominator in them. Starting to find that 4GB of RAM is a bit prohibitive at times. My question - will any DDR3 kit work? I will probably stick to 2GB sticks, I don't need more than 8GB in total.

I'd be looking at performance kits for sure, but I'm just not sure what will and won't work Indy board. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[TheGardenTool]

I'd start with the QVL from ASUS on the board.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/Maximus_Extreme/#MSL

I own and used a Maximus Formula and it did fine running 2x2GB DDR2 but I never tried filling all 4 slots. I think most boards don't overclock as well once all 4 slots are populated but you could get lucky and still be able to do your overclock since you have all the slots filled at that overclock.

 

[4keatimj]

Cheers - I've been over the QVL and the manual, but it's pretty dated. I guess my biggest concern is the voltages - the Dominator that I've got runs at 2V (!!) but I'm guessing newer RAM shouldn't be an issue?

I've only got the RAM @ 1600MHz at the moment, and I'm not sure if it's the RAM or the board holding it back.