DDR3 RAM upgrade question for my old Asus P5G41T-M LX mobo

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Can anyone advise me, I've been wanting to upgrade to 8GB RAM for ages now. I bought fancy 'Crucial Ballistix S XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866MHz DDR3 Gaming - Memory Module' RAM over a year ago and it wasn't compatible with my mobo (bought in 2010). How do I go about finding compatible RAM to go into my seemingly ancient mobo? The QVL (qualified vendor list) of appropriate RAM is really small and I wouldn't even know where to get that limited selection in SA.

And am I really restricted to 8GB total if that is what the specs say? Help please!

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5G41TM_LX/specifications/

Chipset
Intel® G41 /ICH7
Front Side Bus
1333/1066/800 MHz
Memory
2 x240-pin DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 1333(O.C.)/1066/800 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
** Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)
*** When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
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It seems the Kingston products for that board are discontinued:
http://www.kingston.com/en/memory/s...ype=2&Mfr=ASU&Line=P5 Motherboard&Model=64717

Is there any computer shop in your area that might sell used RAM - if so take the machine there and test.

The Kingston RAM on that page is 1066, so maybe try to find some of that if you can, or try 1333 if you can find some.

It might end up being better replacing board, CPU and RAM.
 
TS512MLK64V3H Transcend 4GB DDR3-1333 240-Pin Desktop DIMM : CL9, 1.5V, Top tier name-brand DRAM chips and materials - Ultimate cross-platform compatibility and stability - Life-Time Warranty

See Rectron list these on there pricelist
 
Thanks guys, am reluctant to replace the mobo and cpu, i did consider it briefly.

Second hand RAM did cross my mind.

@Ronnie, is that Transcend RAM likely to be expensive?
 
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